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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!

Mar 13, 2024

Material information

Infosheet

INFOSHEET: Material information checklist

Use this checklist to ensure that you have put all the relevant property information on your listing, under Trading Standards' advice.

Mar 12, 2024

Spring Statement

Podcast

government

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings Legislation Update: from the Spring Budget to the General Election

Oli Sherlock, Managing Director of Insurance, discusses the recent updates in legislation for letting agents, with Martyn Gerrard's Greg Tsuman and JMW Solicitor's Neli Borisova.

Mar 11, 2024

Landlords

Referencing

Section 8

What should letting agents and landlords do if a tenant is involved in anti-social behaviour?

Anti-social behaviour can affect a property and the surrounding community. So how can letting agents and landlords prevent this with their tenants?

Mar 6, 2024

Spring Statement

government

Spring Budget 2024: Five things letting agents and landlords need to know

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has presented the Spring Budget for 2024. Here’s the relevant breakdown for property professionals.

Mar 6, 2024

Wales

Poster

Printable poster

PRINTABLE POSTER: 2024 in Wales

This poster is for Welsh letting agents to print for your office, to remind your agents of key upcoming dates in Wales in 2024.

Mar 6, 2024

Business

Revenue

Students

5 ways to drive revenue for student-let landlords

Student lets can offer great returns when managed the right way. Here are five top tips for how to make sure your landlords' student lets are profitable.

Mar 4, 2024

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Rents rise again in February, maintaining year-on-year growth streak

Rents continue to rise for the third month in a row, while void periods shorten across February, according to Goodlord's latest Rental Index.

Feb 28, 2024

Scotland

Poster

Printable poster

POSTER: 2024 in Scotland

This poster is designed to be printed for your office, to remind your agents of key upcoming dates in Scotland.

Feb 26, 2024

Do Letting Agents need A-levels?

Last month, Labour Shadow Housing Minister said estate agents should have A-levels to do their jobs. Five letting experts from Goodlord give their views.

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