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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!

Infosheet

INFOSHEET: Cost of living crisis: Financial support for tenants

Download and share this list of the financial support available to help your tenants if they struggle to pay their bills during the cost of living and energy crisis.

The Goodlord team

May 26, 2022

INFOSHEET: Cost of living crisis: Financial support for tenants

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Further reading

WEBINAR: The Tenant Fee Ban - one month to go

A letting agents guide to damp and mould reports

WEBINAR: How legislation is shaping the future of lettings

WEBINAR: ARLA's David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban

ARLA CEO David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban