Past tenancies and your copies
When a tenancy ends it moves to Past tenancies. Every notice and letter you were sent stays readable and downloadable, free.
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Ended tenancies stay in your view. You keep your own copies, even if the agent changes or the landlord stops using Abide.Rent.
Who this is for: tenants.
Past tenancies: dates and last rent, with your copies.
What you are deciding
Which document you need from a past home.
Your options
- A notice or letter. Open the past tenancy and download it.
- Your deposit details. Open the tenancy's rent and deposit.
- A home is missing. It may still be recorded as current; ask the landlord or agent to record the end date.
How to do it
- Open Past tenancies (from your tenancies, or More).
- Choose the home.
- Open a notice or letter and select Download PDF.
A worked example
Kiran moved out of 15 Derby Close on 28 February 2026. On Monday 19 October 2026 a new landlord asks for his previous rent increase notice as a reference. He opens Past tenancies, chooses 15 Derby Close and downloads the Form 4A served in September 2025.
What Abide.Rent does for you
- Keeps your copies free, for good.
- Shows the dates and last rent for each past home.
If something goes wrong
- A past home is missing
What to do: It may still be recorded as current. Ask the landlord or agent to record the end date.
Common mistakes
- Asking the new agent for an old notice: it is already in your Past tenancies.
What to do next
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