The Agent Blog - Goodlord (106)

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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 8, 2018

Landlords

Tenants

Revenue

Management fees

Meet the Manchester agency incentivised to find tenants who will stay "forever"

A different approach to charging management fees is one reason why Settio Property Experience seeks out tenants who will stay for the long term.

Oct 8, 2018

Goodlord Group

Goodlord secures further £7m funding

We announced today that we have appointed William Reeve, the serial tech entrepreneur and investor, as our new Chief Executive Officer.

Oct 3, 2018

Business

Brexit

How letting agencies are managing the impact of an ongoing Brexit

The housing market is seeing the impact of the uncertainty and risk caused by an ongoing Brexit process.

Oct 2, 2018

Business

Landlords

Revenue

Management fees

Letting agents could be "devaluing" themselves by discounting fees

Being able to clearly demonstrate to landlords the value of your service could be the key to charging your full management fees every time.

Sep 25, 2018

Suppliers

Technology

Letting agents

How to ensure you and your staff get the most out of your PropTech training

Getting your whole team involved in adoption of technology early on in the process will increase staff buy-in and ensure your new software being used to its best effect.

Sep 21, 2018

Compliance

Legislation

Fee ban inevitable and changes to bill unlikely, says ARLA CEO

ARLA CEO David Cox discussed the impact of the Tenant Fees Ban in our first webinar.

Sep 20, 2018

Compliance

WEBINAR: How legislation is shaping the future of lettings

We were delighted to host the first in a series of webinars with ARLA CEO David Cox, focusing on the future of lettings.

Sep 19, 2018

Compliance

Legislation

Letting agents need to start planning for the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban

A West Midlands' letting agent shares how he's preparing for the the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban, which he predicts will cost his agency thousands of pounds a month.

Sep 18, 2018

Business

Competition

Letting agents

3 ways high street agencies can beat online competition

The key to getting an edge on your digital competition is by offering services that online agencies, by their very nature, cannot, say several letting agents.

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