Every confirmed compliance date for UK housing providers across 2026 and 2027 — Awaab's Law phase 2, the 1 November EICR deadline, Decent Homes, MEES and the devolved timetables.
Between now and the middle of 2027, UK housing providers face the densest run of compliance commencement dates in a decade. Two of them land within thirty days of each other this autumn, and both carry statutory clocks that start whether or not you are ready for them.
This page is the single calendar we keep for our own reference. It is updated as each date is confirmed, and every entry links to the primary legislation or guidance rather than to commentary. Where a date is expected but not yet fixed in law, it is labelled as such — that distinction matters more than it might appear, because several widely-cited 2027 dates are not actually in any instrument yet.
| Date | What changed | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2026 | Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 — PEEPs duties begin | Responsible Persons, 11–18m residential buildings |
| 1 May 2026 | Renters' Rights Act phase 1 — assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 abolished; periodic tenancies, rent-in-advance and bidding restrictions | Private rented sector, England |
| 1 May 2026 | Electrical safety duties extended to all existing social tenancies granted before 1 Dec 2025 | Registered providers of social housing, England |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Awaab's Law phase 1 — emergency hazards and damp and mould | Registered providers of social housing, England |
| Date | What changes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 come into force | In force date set |
| Oct 2026 | Competence and Conduct Standard takes effect, with three- and four-year qualification transition periods | Confirmed |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Further tranche of Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 provisions commences | Commencement regulations made |
| Before 1 Nov 2026 | First EICR for every social tenancy granted before 1 Dec 2025 | Transitional provision, reg 7 |
| 30 Nov 2026 | Awaab's Law phase 2 — seven further hazard categories | Confirmed in guidance |
| 31 May 2027 | First local authority Rent Condition Assessment reports due | Scotland |
| 1 Oct 2030 | Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard rises to EPC C or equivalent | Policy confirmed |
These are widely reported and worth planning around, but we have not been able to tie them to a commencement instrument. Treat the timing as indicative.
If you read nothing else here, read these two rows. They fall within a month of each other, they overlap on electrical hazards, and they are the only entries on this calendar with a hard enforcement consequence before Christmas.
Every social tenancy in England granted before 1 December 2025 needs a completed electrical installation condition report before this date. Not booked — completed. The statute says before 1 November, so the operative working deadline is 31 October 2026.
Statutory investigation and repair clocks extend from damp, mould and emergencies to seven further hazard categories, including electrical hazards and fire.
Read together, they mean that from 30 November an electrical hazard reported by a resident starts a ten-working-day investigation clock — in a portfolio where, if the October deadline slipped, you may not hold a current EICR to investigate against.
Every entry is checked against legislation.gov.uk or the relevant departmental guidance before it goes on this page, and re-checked when a linked post is published. Where trade press and primary sources disagree, we follow the primary source and say so. If you spot a date that has moved, we would genuinely like to know.
Before 1 November 2026, every social tenancy granted before 1 December 2025 must have had its first electrical installation inspection and test. Awaab's Law phase 2 follows on 30 November 2026.
No. The phase 2 guidance confirms the intention to extend to all remaining HHSRS hazards apart from overcrowding, but does not give a date. Published timelines citing 2027 appear to be inference rather than announced policy.
1 October 2030 for privately rented homes in England and Wales, with a grandparenting provision for properties scoring C on an Energy Efficiency Rating before 1 October 2029.
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