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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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Nov 18, 2020
Marketing
Business
Technology
Recruitment & retention
4 ways to bring value to your agency through reinvestment

Sussex-based estate and lettings agency, Michael Jones, is always looking at ways to reinvest in its own business, and others, to grow and boost its activities. Here are four areas where it’s seen success.

Oct 28, 2020
Business
Technology
How to manage the fast-track to digital lettings

This traditional agency made the decision to jump-start the digitisation of its systems in March - but had to get the business and its customers up to speed more quickly than anticipated when lockdown hit.

Oct 7, 2020
Marketing
Business
Letting agents
How to set up your own online video series

Estate and letting agents can share relevant information and legislation updates with their landlords, while boosting brand awareness and creating recognition for the agency's expertise - all through the power of video, as this agency discovered.

Sep 23, 2020
Customer experience
Landlords
Meet the agent who says being a landlord gives him an edge

What’s the best way for an agent to understand the concerns of a landlord? This agent has inside knowledge of the obstacles and opportunities that landlords face in the lettings industry, having first built his own property portfolio.

Sep 16, 2020
Business
Acquisitions
Growth
4 tips for a successful agency acquisition

This South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire-based estate and lettings agency has made three acquisitions in recent times and has picked up some handy tips to share with other agents on how to make your acquisition a success.

Sep 7, 2020
Customer experience
Business
Technology
Four ways to strike the right balance in an evolving lettings landscape

Should estate and letting agents have to make a choice between the best ways to meet their customer’s expectations? Or can a balance be found, taking into account the best of both worlds? This agency shares four areas where it’s found the sweet spot.

Aug 19, 2020
Customer experience
Covid-19
Pets
How to make the most of the post-lockdown boom in pet ownership

With the growth in pet ownership since the start of the pandemic, and the revised Model Tenancy Agreement making it easier for tenants to rent with pets, now is the time for your landlords to examine the benefits of allowing pets in their property, to appeal to this growing tenant base.

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