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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...

Act now!

Nov 29, 2021

Business

Renewals

Revenue

Management fees

5 ways that renewals and fixed-term contracts can boost your agency's revenue

How can your agency generate revenue and save costs by renewing your landlord's tenants onto a fixed-term tenancy? Emily Popple, Head of Customer Success, explains.

Nov 17, 2021

Business

Referrals

Recruitment & retention

Your guide to getting good customer reviews from your tenants and landlords [+ free email templates]

The better the reviews for your letting and estate agency - from both tenants and landlords - the more customers you're likely to attract in the long run, so it's important to set up a process to collect reviews from your satisfied customers, says our Head of Customer Success, Emily Popple.

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