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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!

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Legislation

Your guide to the proposed new planning permission rules for short-term lets in England

A new consultation will delve into government proposals to change planning permission rules for short-term and holiday lets in England.

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Your guide to the proposed short-term and holiday let registration scheme in England

The government has launched a short-term let registration scheme consultation, to help monitor and enforce compliance and better manage regional housing markets.

Apr 5, 2023

Compliance

Business

Anti-money laundering

An anti-money laundering update: Undesignated client accounts and a new levy

A new levy has now come into play, for agency businesses with a UK revenue over £10.2 million, and undesignated client accounts are causing banking confusion.

Apr 3, 2023

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

Lettings market ‘remarkably steady’ in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Figures held steady month on month for English rents and voids in March, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Mar 27, 2023

Business

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

What's happening with the Renters' Reform Bill?

With the end of the 2022-23 parliamentary session approaching, here's an overview of what's next for the Renters' Reform Bill.

Mar 20, 2023

Compliance

Energy crisis

Energy price cap

Podcast

PODCAST: Energy update for the lettings industry after the Spring Budget 2023 - with Rik Smith

Rik Smith, Director of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, discusses what agents and landlords need to know about the ongoing energy crisis and its impact on lettings.

Mar 20, 2023

Business

Stock

What your agency can do to address the supply and demand issue in lettings

As stock availability dips, Robert Bolwell, Dutton Gregory, and Megan Eighteen, Haslams, share their insights into how your agency can face this challenge head on.

Mar 16, 2023

Compliance

Business

Podcast

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: From the rent freeze to new short-term let rules - with Robert Bolwell

Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord and Robert Bolwell, Senior partner at Dutton Gregory, talk through upcoming legislation updates, and how your agency can stay one step ahead.

Mar 15, 2023

Business

Economy

Legislation

Spring Budget 2023: 7 key takeaways for letting agents and landlords

The Chancellor has announced the UK will avoid a technical recession - and shared details of measures to give the economy a boost.

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