LeaseSafe is a UK platform helping private residential landlords manage their day-to-day obligations under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. This page has the company facts, founder bio, quotable lines, and contact details for journalists. For anything not covered here, email [email protected].
LeaseSafe is a productivity platform for UK private residential landlords, organising the day-to-day obligations that come with the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
LeaseSafe was built to address a gap that became obvious in the run-up to the Renters' Rights Act: most small private landlords run their tenancies on memory, ad-hoc notes, and ageing AST templates. The new regime — periodic tenancies, Section 13 notices, the Information Sheet deadline, response timeframes for tenant requests — quietly pushes the volume of small obligations past what memory can hold. LeaseSafe organises a landlord's obligations in one place, prompts the right action at the right time, and keeps a clean record of what was sent and when. The platform launched on 1 May 2026, the day Phase 1 of the Act took effect.
LeaseSafe is a UK productivity platform for private residential landlords, launched on 1 May 2026 to coincide with Phase 1 of the Renters' Rights Act. The platform is designed for the small landlord market — individuals and small portfolios — rather than for institutional or build-to-rent operators.
The product organises the obligations that come with running a tenancy under the new regime: the Information Sheet that has to be served by 31 May 2026, Section 13 rent-increase notices, tenant pet requests and the response timeframes that go with them, the new discrimination provisions, and the possession grounds that have replaced Section 21. It tracks what's been sent and when, prompts upcoming deadlines, and produces a clean record of activity. It is positioned as a productivity tool rather than a compliance authority, legal adviser, or records custodian; users remain solely responsible for their own compliance.
LeaseSafe operates a pay-per-action pricing model: there is no monthly subscription. Landlords pay only when they take a billable action, such as serving a notice or sending a postal communication. The platform is otherwise free to use. It is operated by CallMonitor Ltd (Companies House 03844878), trading as LeaseSafe, founded by Richard Offenbach.
Richard Offenbach founded LeaseSafe to address a gap that became obvious in the run-up to the Renters' Rights Act: most small private landlords run their tenancies on memory, ad-hoc notes and ageing AST templates, and the new regime quietly pushes the volume of small obligations past what memory can hold. Richard is the founder of CallMonitor Ltd (Companies House 03844878), under which LeaseSafe operates.
Richard does not give legal advice and is not a solicitor; LeaseSafe is a productivity tool, not a compliance authority, and quotes should not attribute legal conclusions to either.
The following lines are available for use, attributed to Richard Offenbach, founder of LeaseSafe.
"Most landlords will be fine. The ones who'll struggle aren't bad-faith operators — they're good landlords who haven't translated the headlines into a checklist."
"The Information Sheet is the cheapest mistake to avoid in the entire Act. It's a specific PDF, served by 31 May, and the fine for missing it is up to seven thousand pounds."
"Memory is not a system. Whether you use a spreadsheet, a notebook, a piece of software, or a managing agent, the point is the same: somewhere obligations live, and check it weekly."
"Section 21 going doesn't mean evictions are over. It means the route is different. The bar is higher and the paperwork matters more."
"The trap on pet requests isn't whether you say yes or no — it's saying neither, or saying it informally."
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A summary of what changed on 1 May 2026 and what's still to come.
| Section 21 abolished | The no-fault eviction route is closed. Possession requires a specific ground under amended Section 8. |
|---|---|
| Periodic tenancies | All assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) automatically converted to assured periodic tenancies. Fixed terms no longer apply. |
| New possession grounds | Existing fault-based grounds preserved. New grounds include landlord intent to sell or move family member in. Twelve-month re-let restriction applies if served on intent-to-sell grounds. |
| Section 13 rent increases | One increase per twelve-month period, by Section 13 notice, with at least two months' written notice. |
| Rental bidding | Banned. Adverts must show a clear asking rent; offers above that figure cannot be accepted. |
| Rent in advance | Maximum one month's rent in advance at the start of a tenancy. |
| Pet requests | Must be considered on merits; reasoned written refusal required if declined. Pet-damage insurance can no longer be required from the tenant. |
| Discrimination provisions | Refusing tenants on grounds of receiving benefits or having children is unlawful, including via a letting agent or indirect filtering. |
All landlords must serve the official "Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026" (published on gov.uk) to every existing tenant by 31 May 2026. The exact PDF must be supplied — as a hard copy or as a PDF email attachment. A link is not sufficient. Failure carries fines of up to £7,000 per tenancy; continued non-compliance can rise to £40,000.
| PRS database | Central register of landlords and properties. |
|---|---|
| Landlord Ombudsman | Statutory dispute resolution scheme. |
| Decent Homes Standard | Extended to the private rented sector. |
| Awaab's Law | Application extended to the private rented sector. |
Sources: gov.uk "Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet 2026" · gov.uk "Renting is Changing" · NRLA guidance.
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For all press enquiries — interview requests, comment, fact-checking:
Richard Offenbach
Founder, LeaseSafe
[email protected]
020 7120 0123
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