Four in five landlords are now running rolling tenancies exclusively, according to platform data from Lendlord, but a separate survey by the company found that around nine in ten had never had their tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor.
The figures come from two distinct datasets. The first covers a sample of 5,235 UK landlords with a current tenant on Lendlord's property management and finance platform. The second is a separate Lendlord survey of UK landlords examining how those agreements were sourced and scrutinised.
Across the platform sample, 84.7% of landlords with a current tenant run at least one rolling tenancy. Of those, 79% operate on rolling agreements only, while 5.7% run a mix of rolling and fixed tenancies. Just 14.5% maintain a fixed-term-only book.
At tenancy level, the shift is sharper. Of the 15,622 tenancies within the sample, 86.1% are recorded as rolling and 12.3% as fixed-term. Among live tenancies grouped by start month, the fixed-term share fell from 31.3% for October 2025 starts to 0.9% for August 2026 starts, a trajectory that reflects the legislative change in England. Assured tenancies moved onto a periodic system from 1 May 2026 under the Renters' Rights Act.
The survey data sits alongside those figures and raises questions about the agreements underpinning them. Around 45% of surveyed landlords obtained their most recent tenancy agreement directly from a letting or managing agent. Nine in ten said it had not been reviewed by a solicitor, yet a solicitor check was the single most commonly cited factor that would increase their confidence in the agreement's legal wording, named by around a quarter of respondents.
"Landlords have adapted quickly, with 79% of those in our sample now using rolling agreements exclusively," said Aviram Shahar, co-founder and chief executive of Lendlord (pictured).
"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."
Shahar noted that the platform applies rolling agreements by default and supports ongoing compliance through a Compliance Hub. "Our periodic tenancy agreement, with all 17 clauses reviewed by a solicitor, is also free to generate," he added.
On the gap the survey revealed, Shahar said: "Around nine in ten 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."
Lendlord says the findings form part of its ongoing work to provide data-led insight into the UK rental market for landlords, brokers and lenders.
