Global residential rental regulation updates

Regulatory changes regarding residential leases are emerging across multiple jurisdictions. In France and Luxembourg, new standard lease models for unfurnished, furnished, and single-lease cohabitation are set to take effect on October 1, 2026. These updates include specific notice period requirements—allowing tenants in furnished primary residences to terminate with one month’s notice, while landlords must generally provide three months’ notice and a legal reason. New clauses regarding non-payment of rent and property servitude requirements are also being integrated.

In India, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has circulated a draft Model Tenancy Act designed to balance landlord and tenant rights through the use of Rent Courts and mandatory registration of agreements. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the government is consulting on extending ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the private rented sector. This proposal aims to establish specific timescales for private landlords to address hazards such as damp and mould, potentially extending social housing safety mandates to private tenancies by 2027.