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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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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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Data, Rental Index, Voids, Rents, Affordability

Average rent up in six out of eight regions in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Goodlord reveals key figures for the private rented sector in March 2019 based on tenancies processed through our platform, including average rents, tenancy lengths, voidage periods and more, in the Goodlord Rental Index.

The Goodlord team

Apr 3, 2019

Here are the key findings from the Goodlord Rental Index for March 2019. Download the full index here.

Monthly rents increased from February to March in six of the eight regions Goodlord monitors across England and Wales, with decreases only in the West Midlands and East Midlands.
Void periods continue to be longest in the West Midlands, with an average of 33 days and shortest in the Capital, where the average time between tenancies was just 13 days.
London had the longest average fixed term tenancies, at 14 months, which is three months longer than the nearest region (the South East).
Tenants’ average monthly incomes have increased in five of the eight regions we monitor, with the most significant increase in the South East. Tenants’ average monthly incomes declined in the North West and Wales, with no change in the West Midlands.
The East Midlands and North East were the most affordable regions for renters, which is defined as a tenant’s yearly income divided by their yearly rent share. London continues to be the most unaffordable region for renters, followed closely by the South West.

Average rent up in six out of eight regions in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Further reading

Void periods down for five out of eight regions in February - Goodlord Rental Index

Average rent £901 nationally in May - Goodlord Rental Index

West Midlands the most affordable area for renters - Goodlord Rental Index

Void periods averaging three weeks throughout England and Wales - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents drop in five regions - Goodlord Rental Index