{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assured-tenancies-private-rented-sector-prescribed-forms-and-transitional-provisions-england-regulations-2026/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assured-tenancies-private-rented-sector-prescribed-forms-and-transitional-provisions-england-regulations-2026/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/354",
  "legislation_title": "The Assured Tenancies (Private Rented Sector) (Prescribed Forms and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/assured-tenancies-private-rented-sector-prescribed-forms-and-transitional-provisions-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Prescribed forms for private assured tenancies",
  "text": "(1) In relation to private assured tenancies, the forms prescribed for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1988 Act are—\n(a) for a notice under section 39(9)(a) of the 1989 Act (statutory tenants: succession) proposing different terms, and if appropriate an adjustment to the amount of the rent, for an assured tenancy arising by way of succession from a tenancy under the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, Form 1A in the Schedule,\n(b) for an application under section 39(9)(b) of the 1988 Act (statutory tenants: succession) referring a notice under section 39(9)(a) of that Act to an appropriate tribunal, Form 2A in the Schedule,\n(c) for a notice under section 8 of the 1988 Act (notice of proceedings for possession) informing a tenant or licensee that the landlord intends to begin proceedings for possession of a dwelling-house let on an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy, the version of the form published by the Secretary of State that has effect at the time the requirement applies (in this regulation “Form 3A”),\n(d) for a notice under section 13(2) of the 1988 Act (increases of rent) proposing a new rent for an assured tenancy of premises, Form 4A in the Schedule,\n(e) for a notice under section 13(2) of 1988 Act (increases of rent) proposing a new rent or licence fee for an assured agricultural occupancy of premises, Form 5A in the Schedule,\n(f) for a notice under section 24A(2) of the 1988 Act (opting out) by the landlord to the prospective tenant, stating that the tenancy is not to be an assured agricultural occupancy, Form 9A in the Schedule,\nor a form substantially to the like effect.\n(2) Form 3A referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must be—\n(a) published by the Secretary of State on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and\n(b) made available for inspection by members of the public during normal office hours at the principal office of the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1976 c. 80."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/354/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:03:25.275860+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}