Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Private Landlord Redress Schemes (Approval and Designation) Regulations 2026.

These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Renters’ Rights Act 2025;

• “closure event” means—

  1. (a)

     a withdrawal of the approval of a scheme under regulation 5(1);

  2. (b)

     a revocation of the designation of a scheme under regulation 6(1);

  3. (c)

     closure of the scheme under provision included in a scheme in accordance with Part 2 of the Schedule;

• “enforcement order” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(1)(a)(ii) of the Schedule;

• “private rented sector” means—

  1. (a)

     premises that are let, or intended to be let, under a residential tenancy^f1;

  2. (b)

     the common parts of such premises;

  3. (c)

     the activities of a landlord under a residential tenancy;

  4. (d)

     the activities of a superior landlord in relation to such a tenancy;

  5. (e)

     the activities of a person carrying on English letting agency work within the meaning of section 54 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016^f2 in relation to such premises;

  6. (f)

     the activities of a person carrying on English property management work within the meaning of section 55 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in relation to such premises;

• “redress order” has the meaning given in paragraph 4(a) of the Schedule;

• “responsible individual” means, in relation to a scheme, the individual who is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the investigation and determination of complaints under the scheme;

• “scheme administrator” includes a proposed scheme administrator;

• “tenant” means a prospective, current or former residential tenant^f3;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or a Sunday,

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day or Good Friday, or

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f4.