Download Assured Periodic Tenancy Agreement (APT) for Free

What is an APT?

To start your tenancy on a sound legal footing, you’ll need an up-to-date contract signed by all parties: landlord, tenants and guarantors. Most new rental contracts in England are Assured Periodic Tenancies (APT).

Assured Periodic Tenancies were introduced by the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Despite being defined in law, not all APTs are the same. Although tenancy agreements tend to look broadly similar, there can in fact be quite a lot of variation in language and structure.

Download our sample APT for free below!

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Latest elements of housing law
Editable with Custom Clauses
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Feel free to use our APT sample provided below

Sample our best-in-class APT
Industry best practice
Latest elements of housing law
Editable with Custom Clauses
Integrated in Rent Now
Stored online for safekeeping
Digital Signatures (learn more)
Professional Tenancy Creation Process

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Renting in Scotland or Wales?

Under Scottish law, the standard contract is called a Private Residential Tenancy (PRT). To find out more you can view our dedicated page.

Scottish PRT Information

In Wales, the standard tenancy type is an "Occupation Contract". Again, you can find full details by clicking below.

Welsh Occupation Contract Information

Live-in Landlord?

If you're a live-in landlord, the standard contract is a "Lodger Agreement". You can find more details on our dedicated page.

Lodger Agreement Information

Free Sample APT

Here you can download OpenRent's template APT for free. It's the rental lease agreement that we use with our Rent Now landlords. You can trust it - OpenRent creates thousands of tenancies, it incorporates the latest elements of UK housing law, and it has been designed by English property lawyers so you can use it as a reference for your own APT.

Choose whether to see a sample of our joint tenancy agreement (for a whole property) or for shared houses. You can download a PDF of each APT free of charge. Our Rent Now users can add their own custom clauses, and collect signatures digitally, as part of our complete tenancy creation process.

Standard APT for whole property APT for individual in a shared house

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Detailed Tenancy Agreement Overview:

For a full introduction to our APT and its different versions, please see our introductory blog post:

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