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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...

Act now!

May 18, 2020

Covid-19

How to maintain social distancing in your agency

Social distancing will mean changes to how staff arrive and leave the office, how they move around the office or work at a desk, during meetings and break times, or interacting with customers.

May 15, 2020

Covid-19

How to advise your tenants on looking for a property and moving home during COVID-19

Tenants will need to change the way carry out their property search, arrange flexible contracts, and manage their moves carefully to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

May 14, 2020

Covid-19

Managing office visits, viewings, and check-ins while preventing the spread of coronavirus

The restrictions on lettings activity have been lifted, but “this does not represent a return to normality”. Agencies will need to adapt their practices and procedures, from office visits through to check-in.

May 13, 2020

Covid-19

Business

How to carry out a Covid-19 risk assessment on your workplace

All employers will need to carry out a risk assessment before reopening their offices to ensure that their employees can work safely during coronavirus.

May 6, 2020

Covid-19

Business

New loan scheme to help small businesses 'bounce back' from the pandemic

Small to medium-sized businesses - including many letting agencies - will be eligible to borrow between £2,000 to £50,000 under the government's Bounce Back Loan scheme.

London homes in spring by Arianna Soldano

Apr 20, 2020

Customer experience

Marketing

Covid-19

Letting agents

“People will remember the way you made them feel,” thinks Christopher Watkin

Invest time now in creating useful resources that will help your community navigate the coronavirus pandemic and you'll develop long-lasting relationships.

Apr 1, 2020

Compliance

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Your guide to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations

Domestic private rented properties in England and Wales should have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating "E" from 1 April 2020.

Apr 1, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Students

Meet the agency that's challenging the perception of student tenants

Raffaele Russo, the director of loc8me, which specialises in student accommodation, thinks the idea that students don't care about where they live is outdated - in fact, their expectations are higher than ever.

Mar 23, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Remote working

How one agency has changed its procedures to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic

“We're looking at every angle and we're learning a lot of it on the job, because none of us has been in this situation before," says the director of a London agency that's adapting quickly to a new way of working.

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