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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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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

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Feb 7, 2019

Business

3 ways your agency could create new revenue streams in 2022

Identifying opportunities to create new revenue streams will be one of the keys to running a profitable letting agency in 2022.

Jan 24, 2019

Compliance

Revenue

Management fees

Legislation

ARLA CEO David Cox urges letting agents to prepare for Tenant Fee Ban

David Cox emphasised the extent of the penalties for not complying with the new legislation at our webinar on the Tenant Fee Ban.

Jan 14, 2019

Marketing

Business

Landlords

Growth

Letting agents

Stop talking about yourself to win new landlords, says Christopher Watkin

Consultant Christopher Watkin advises letting agents to take a "completely different" approach to winning new landlords.

Jan 8, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Tenants

Property management

Why long-term tenants are better for landlords - and their property managers

Long term tenants tend to treat properties better, which helps to protect landlords' investments, says the director of a UK-wide property management company.

Oct 22, 2018

Compliance

Business

Growth

Legislation

Letting agents think the fee ban could wipe out rogue agents

The "unregulated market could fall away" as a result of the Tenant Fee Ban, leaving the best agencies to rise to the top and improving the industry overall.

Oct 8, 2018

Landlords

Tenants

Revenue

Management fees

Meet the Manchester agency incentivised to find tenants who will stay "forever"

A different approach to charging management fees is one reason why Settio Property Experience seeks out tenants who will stay for the long term.

Oct 2, 2018

Business

Landlords

Revenue

Management fees

Letting agents could be "devaluing" themselves by discounting fees

Being able to clearly demonstrate to landlords the value of your service could be the key to charging your full management fees every time.

Sep 19, 2018

Compliance

Legislation

Letting agents need to start planning for the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban

A West Midlands' letting agent shares how he's preparing for the the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban, which he predicts will cost his agency thousands of pounds a month.

Sep 11, 2018

Suppliers

Technology

How to choose the right PropTech for your agency

Look for software solutions that are easy to use, will help your agency eliminate pain points and reach its goals.

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