Nearly four in five landlords are now operating exclusively with rolling tenancies, while around 90% have not had their most recent tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor, according to Lendlord.

Data from the property management and finance platform, covering 5,235 UK landlords with a current tenant, found that 79% were using rolling tenancies only.

A further 5.7% had a mixture of rolling and fixed-term tenancies, taking the proportion of landlords with at least one rolling tenancy to 84.7%. Just 14.5% of those sampled were running an entirely fixed-term book.

Across the 15,622 individual tenancies included in the sample, 86.1% were recorded as rolling and 12.3% as fixed-term.

Lendlord’s figures also indicate how quickly the shift has taken place. Among live tenancies grouped according to their starting month, fixed-term agreements accounted for 31.3% of those beginning in October 2025, compared with just 0.9% of tenancies starting in August 2026.

The figures follow the introduction of tenancy reforms in England under the Renters’ Rights Act. From 1 May 2026, existing assured shorthold tenancies became assured periodic tenancies, while new assured tenancies are also required to operate on a periodic basis.

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However, a separate survey carried out by Lendlord suggests the widespread move to rolling tenancies has not been matched by landlords seeking legal scrutiny of their tenancy documentation.

Around nine in 10 landlords surveyed said their most recent tenancy agreement had not been reviewed by a solicitor, while about 45% said they had obtained the agreement directly from a letting or managing agent.

About a quarter said having the agreement reviewed by a solicitor would increase their confidence in its legal wording, making this the most common response when landlords were asked what would make them trust an agreement.

Aviram Shahar, co-founder and chief executive of Lendlord, said: “Landlords have adapted quickly, with 79% of those in our sample now using rolling agreements exclusively. But moving to a rolling structure is only one part of staying compliant – landlords also need clear agreements and an understanding of their ongoing obligations.

“For landlords managing their tenancies through Lendlord, the rolling structure is applied by default, alongside notifications through our Compliance Hub to support ongoing compliance. Our periodic tenancy agreement, with all 17 clauses reviewed by a solicitor, is also free to generate.

“The survey highlights a gap between the agreements landlords use and the reassurance they would like. Around nine in 10 respondents had no solicitor review of their agreement, yet this was the most commonly cited way to increase confidence in its wording.

“It points to a wider need for clarity and confidence for landlords and tenants alike.”