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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...

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Oct 16, 2025

Landlords

Legislation

Retaining and returning holding deposits (under the Tenant Fees Act)

The Tenant Fees Act introduced strict rules around how letting agents and landlords retain and return holding deposits.

Sep 30, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rental market cools after record-breaking summer

Rents dropped 2% in September after a record-breaking August, while voids increased to 16 days. Year on year, rents are up 2.1%.

Goodlord's Guide to Open Banking for letting agents

Sep 19, 2025

Referencing

Open banking

Fast, effective, secure: The letting agent's guide to Open Banking

Poor referencing slowing you down? Open Banking and Goodlord allow tenants to securely share financial data directly from their bank accounts.

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Sep 10, 2025

Rent Protection

Insurance

Guarantors

Why rent protection and rent guarantors matter in today’s market

Discover the difference between rent guarantee insurance and a rent guarantor. Learn how they help agents, landlords & tenants in the PRS.

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Sep 10, 2025

Referencing

Goodlord becomes NRLA's exclusive tenant referencing partner

The NRLA will be the first partner to use Goodlord’s new Public Referencing API - integrating our market-leading referencing directly into their platform.

Sep 2, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rents remain sky high with new regional records set

Rents generally dropped, but some areas set regional records in August, while voids increased to 15 days. Year on year, rents are up 3%.

Aug 6, 2025

Data

Landlords

July brings highest rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord Rental Index

Rents reached a 6-year high in July, while voids dropped to 12 days. Year on year, rents are up 1.8%.

Jul 2, 2025

Data

Landlords

Heatwave hits rental market as prices spike

Rents spiked in June, while voids dropped to 20 days. Year on year, rents are up 3.2%.

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Jun 16, 2025

Landlords

Legislation

5 surprising takeaways from the UK Spending Review (2025)

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered some welcome news for the private rented sector in the 2025 Spending Review on Wednesday, June 11.

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