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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

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How your agency's audit trail can make or break possession court cases

Apr 13, 2022

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

Possessions

How your agency's audit trail can make or break possession court cases

Audit trails are key to staying compliant - and can be critical to navigating possession proceedings through court for your landlords' properties.

What's influencing rent arrears and possession claims in 2022?

Feb 16, 2022

Covid-19

Business

Rents

Affordability

Cost of living

Possessions

What's influencing rent arrears and possession claims in 2022?

Leanne McCarthy, Claims Facilitator at Goodlord, outlines the top factors that will influence your tenants' rent arrears and your landlords' possession claims in 2022.

Oct 26, 2021

Business

Rents

Possessions

When will claims and possession proceeding timelines return to normal?

The claims to repossession process is still taking longer than normal so here's when we can expect these to return to pre-pandemic levels and what your agency can put in place to help your landlords and tenants.