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Hi all.

So after reading numerous conflicting information online, and given the vagueness of the actual wording of the RRA, I decided to reach out to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to get some official clarification on how much notice tenants now need to give to landlords if a pre-RRA contract suggests a notice period less than two months as set out in RRA.

See their response to my query below:

>Dear [redacted],

>Thank you for your correspondence dated 11 May 2026.

>Where a fixed-term assured shorthold tenancy has ended and become a rolling tenancy, the tenant’s notice period is generally determined by the terms of the existing agreement and the legislation in force at the time the tenancy became periodic.

>The Renters’ Rights Act does not apply retrospectively and its provisions will apply only once the new regime has formally commenced. It does not automatically override existing contractual terms unless the legislation explicitly requires this.

>As the application of the law depends on the specific tenancy agreement and circumstances, tenants may wish to seek independent advice, for example from Shelter or Citizens Advice.

>Thank you for taking the time to write to us.

>[Redacted]
Correspondence Unit

As you can see from the above, provided that the terms of a pre-RRA tenancy do not contradict what is newly ordained in the RRA, the previous terms should still apply.

Therefore, if you previously had a 1-month notice period to exit your tenancy, that should still be in place

Hi all.

I posted a while back regarding a breakdown I had due to an engine misfire.

I’ve finally been able to get the car repaired but I post here today to get a sense check to see if I have been overcharged or not.

For context, my engine (Ford 1.5L ecoboost) continued to experience misfires even after a faulty coil had been replaced. I went to a local garage who diagnosed it as a faulty spark plug. However, this spark plug was also seized in place and it was not possible to remove it without breaking it. This was nearly a week ago, and we’ve been waiting on them to receive a tool that finally arrived yesterday to allow them to remove the broken plug without having to open up the engine.

Overall, they’ve charged me £350 to remove this spark plug, re thread the mount(?) and install new ones.

Does that sound like a reasonable price?

They mentioned that if they would have had to open the engine head I would have been looking at close to £1,000 for the repair.

Thanks in advance for any responses.

EDIT: Looks like the answers are unanimous, in that it was a fair price. Thanks all.