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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right 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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Mar 3, 2021

Business

Legislation

3 takeaways for letting agents and landlords from Budget 2021

The furlough scheme, self-employment support scheme, and stamp duty holiday have all been extended until the end of September 2021.

Jan 4, 2021

Compliance

Your guide to the lettings legislation dates for agents and landlords in 2021

From Electrical Safety Standards through to right to rent changes as a result of Brexit - in addition to the continuing impact of Covid-19 - it's going to be another busy year and landlords are going to need letting agents' guidance more than ever when it comes to compliance.

Nov 23, 2020

Covid-19

Tougher rules for businesses not following Covid-secure guidance when English lockdown ends

Local authorities will have greater powers to enforce compliance on businesses operating in an unsafe way, including financial penalties, when England returns to tiered restrictions on 2 December 2020.

Nov 12, 2020

Customer experience

Property management

Networking

Meet the property management expert who is working hard to educate landlords on their responsibilities

Julie Ford founded a property network to help new landlords become great ones - but she still believes that all landlords should use a letting agent.

Nov 9, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

Section 21

Electrical Safety Standards

New lettings legislation still passing during the pandemic, says Landlord Action’s Legal Director

Lettings legislation unrelated to Covid-19 has still been passing during the pandemic, says Tim Frome, Landlord Action’s Legal Director, and letting agents and landlords need to keep abreast of changes to Electrical Safety Standards Regulations, right to rent, and Section 21.

Nov 5, 2020

Covid-19

Furlough

UPDATED: Furlough scheme extended until the end of April 2021

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021, as restrictions increase throughout the UK.

Nov 4, 2020

Covid-19

Letting agencies can operate, viewings and house moves can take place during lockdown

Activities in connection with the purchase, sale, letting or rental of a residential property have been made exceptions to the "stay at home" guidance under lockdown legislation.

Oct 26, 2020

Covid-19

Evictions will not be enforced by bailiffs in areas with Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions

The justice secretary wrote to bailiffs’ trade associations requesting that they do not carry out evictions in areas under Tier 2 and Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions.

Oct 26, 2020

Business

Training

Meet the trainer on a mission to make agency qualifications more flexible

A new qualification for estate and letting agents is helping those looking for an alternative approach.

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