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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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Jul 24, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Guarantors

5 top tips to prepare your landlords for new legislation

Experts discuss the many opportunities for letting agents to benefit from the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Jul 23, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Legislation

Plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to be scrapped

Rishi Sunak appears to have confirmed that the government will scrap its plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rented properties.

Jul 21, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Guarantors

Huge rise in renters on high salaries asked to provide guarantors

Goodlord data reveals that more tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor, as pressures on landlords rise.

Jul 21, 2023

Business

Students

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: What are agents like you doing to prepare for the Renters (Reform) Bill?

With the Renters (Reform) Bill on the horizon, we've assembled three of our experts to answer your questions on how to prepare for the Renters (Reform) Bill and how to reassure your landlords about the changes to come.

Jul 19, 2023

Compliance

Referencing

Pre-qualification

4 questions to ask potential tenants as lettings demand heats up

Demand is growing for lettings and you can make sure you’re not wasting your landlords' or agency’s time or money on applicants your referencing provider would advise against with just a few key questions.

Jul 17, 2023

Affordability

Tenants

Rent controls

Could the government cap rents at the advertised rate?

Oli Sherlock, Goodlord's Director of Insurance, delves into the topic of capping rents at the marketed rate, to discourage bidding on rental properties.

Jul 12, 2023

Affordability

Tenants

New tenant trends that agents and landlords need to know

What new trends in tenant behaviour and preferences could have an impact on your agency and your landlords?

Jul 10, 2023

Business

Students

Legislation

8 questions answered on student let management under the Renters (Reform) Bill

Student let management may change under the Renters (Reform) Bill - and Sean Hooker, Property Redress Scheme, and Glenn Perry, Zest Property, answer some of your top questions about what that means.

Jul 10, 2023

Business

Sales

5 updates on housing prices, transactions, affordability, and more

Costas Frangeskou, Goodlord's Director of Growth, delves into the latest pricing, transaction, and affordability data - which outlines a mixed view of the housing market.

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