Letting agents are adjusting to a new tenancy landscape, with rolling agreements now dominating the rental market.

New data from Lendlord shows 79% of 5,235 UK landlords with a current tenant now use rolling tenancies exclusively.

A further 5.7% use both rolling and fixed agreements. Just 14.5% operate a fixed-only portfolio.

The shift is particularly significant for agents in England. Assured tenancies moved onto a periodic system from 1 May under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Lendlord’s figures suggest the transition has happened rapidly.

Among live tenancies starting in October 2025, 31.3% were fixed-term. By August 2026, that figure had plunged to just 0.9%.

Across all 15,622 tenancies analysed, 86.1% were recorded as rolling. Fixed-term agreements accounted for just 12.3%.

The figures cover Lendlord users rather than the entire private rented sector. However, they show how quickly landlords are moving away from fixed terms.

Agents under spotlight over agreements

The changing tenancy structure also puts greater emphasis on the paperwork agents provide to landlords.

A separate Lendlord survey found around 45% of landlords obtained their latest tenancy agreement directly from a letting or managing agent.

However, around nine in ten landlords said a solicitor had not reviewed their latest agreement.

That gives agents an important role in ensuring their documentation reflects the new tenancy regime. Agreements also need to set out the terms clearly.

Around a quarter of landlords surveyed said solicitor review would increase their confidence in the legal wording. It was the most common response.

Aviram Shahar, co-founder and CEO 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.”

He added: “The survey highlights a gap between the agreements landlords use and the reassurance they would like.”