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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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Feb 1, 2021

Customer experience

Landlords

How you can help your landlords navigate new and changing legislation

Legislation is now one of the key drivers for landlords choosing to take up a letting agent's services. Showing how much you can do for landlords in this area could be the difference between bringing them on as let-only or fully managed, say agents in an extract from Goodlord's e-book "How to win new landlords in a challenging environment".

Jan 25, 2021

Customer experience

Marketing

Growth

Letting agents

Christopher Watkin shares his tips for letting agents on winning more landlords

Christopher Watkin shares why letting agents should use newsletters, blogs, videos, and social media to win more landlords by providing information about their local property market.

Jan 13, 2021

Covid-19

Rent arrears of greater than six months exempt from evictions ban - including rent accrued since March 2020

The guidance for landlords and tenants during Covid-19 has been updated to make serious rent arrears "greater than 6 months' rent" exempt from the extended evictions ban in England - removing the stipulation that rent accrued since the start of the first lockdown in March 2020 could be discounted.

Jan 11, 2021

Business

Section 21

Stamp duty

Lettings industry representatives give their predictions for 2021

2021 is a difficult year to plan for - but there are certain predictions that can be made based on the current state of play in the property market. Five experts share their prognosis for the coming 12 months.

Jan 6, 2021

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Lettings market remarkably resilient throughout December - Goodlord Rental Index

The cost of rent saw only minimal change in the regions monitored by Goodlord during December, with average void periods either improving or holding steady.

Jan 5, 2021

Covid-19

Update: Your guide to what the Tier 4 and third lockdown restrictions mean for letting agents and house moves

As under Tier 4 restrictions, the lettings industry can continue to operate during the third national lockdown in England. Letting agencies can "continue to work" and people are permitted to move home.

Dec 16, 2020

Covid-19

Business

2020: A year of lettings disruption and resilience

2020 has been a year of unpredictable change in the lettings industry. Disruption to the day-to-day management of properties, with imposed safety measures and new legislation to protect tenants, has had a far-reaching impact. Estate and letting agents have shown immense adaptability - highlighting just how valuable they are to landlords in this context.

Dec 14, 2020

Compliance

Lifetime deposits

Legislation

Lifetime deposits: Shaking up the system

It's a year on from the Queen's speech outlining the Renter’s Reform Bill, including lifetime deposits. Here's an extract from our latest e-book, Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II, to look at the sentiment around this deposit passporting concept.

Dec 7, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Q&A

Furlough

Lockdown, lettings, and looking ahead to 2021: Q&A with Andrews and LiFE Residential

How prepared is your agency for 2021? Andrews and LiFE Residential discuss the continued impact of Covid-19, how Brexit could impact the lettings industry, and what's in store for the year ahead.

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