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May 1 2026 - Renters' Rights Act Commencement Day

You have 0 days to:

Serve any final Section 21 notices

Stop accepting above-asking rent offers

Prepare for the rental bidding ban

Remove “No DSS” from adverts

Remove “No Children” from listings

Show one clear rent price

Stop using fixed-term agreements

Switch to periodic tenancy templates

Check which tenancies go periodic

Stop taking rent before signing

Take no more than one month’s rent

Move all evictions to Section 8

Train staff on new notice rules

Create Section 13 process flow

Add two months to rent reviews

File court claims for Section 21s

Update landlord move-in grounds

Update landlord selling grounds

Send the RRA Information Sheet

Create written terms where missing

Update How to Rent processes

Review tenant screening questions

Update pet request processes

Stop backdating rent increases

Discuss rent protection backbooks

Act now before it is too late...

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Jun 2, 2026

Data

Landlords

Rents bounce back but year-on-year inflation remains at ten-month low

Average rents in England rose in May, as it remains too soon to say whether the Renters' Rights Act will bring about the turbulence many have predicted

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May 28, 2026

London

Licensing

Kamma

Property licensing fines UK 2026: Inside the £25m London crackdown | Kamma

Property licensing fines in the UK have hit £25m in London alone as councils adopt aggressive new tactics. Inside the data, council rankings and what the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 means for landlords.

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May 27, 2026

Tenants

Referencing

Tenant referencing checklist: What letting agents should be checking (and why It matters)

Tenant referencing is an essential part of agreeing a tenancy. With the advice and the referencing checklist in this article, you’ll get it right every time.

May 21, 2026

Compliance

Renters' Rights Act

The How to Rent Guide is going away: Here’s everything you need to know

A clear guide to how the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 changes tenant information rules, the future of the How to Rent guide, and what landlords must do by May 2026.

May 11, 2026

Section 21

Section 8

Possessions

Renters' Rights Act

Section 8: All the grounds replacing Section 21 and what agents need to know

Learn how Section 8 works under the Renters’ Rights Act, including every mandatory and discretionary ground, notice periods, and evidence requirements.

May 6, 2026

Data

Landlords

Rental market shows no sign of thawing as stakeholders brace for change

Average rents in England fell in April, as landlords and letting agents braced for the Renters’ Rights Act.

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Apr 27, 2026

Renters' Rights Act

PRS

The Renters’ Rights Act starts this week. Now the real work begins

The Renters’ Rights Act transforms the PRS, abolishing Section 21 and reshaping tenancies, compliance and risk for landlords and agents in England.

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Apr 24, 2026

Technology

PRS

How AI could fix the UK rental market

When used in concert with tools like Goodlord, AI has the potential to revolutionise how agents approach their roles.

Apr 16, 2026

PRS

Goodlord Leaders Forum

RRA

Is Renting Broken? The limitations holding the lettings sector back, and what needs to change for it to break free from those limits

Goodlord's new research reveals four structural limits fracturing the rental market. Here's what the data shows and what experts at the Goodlord Leaders Forum 2026 said about it.

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