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May 1 2026 - Renters' Rights 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!

Aug 7, 2023

Landlords

Legislation

5 ways to reassure your landlords about legislation changes (+ free talk track)

There are some easy ways to reassure your landlords around the changes to come under the Renters (Reform) Bill, as Lauren Burnett, Customer Success Team Lead, shares.

Aug 2, 2023

Infosheet

Legislation

INFOSHEET: Talk track for reassuring your landlords about the Renters (Reform) Bill

Your landlords may feel uncertain about the changes on the horizon, but there are ways to reassure them about what the Renters (Reform) Bill will bring. Here's a talk track to help you direct your conversations.

Aug 2, 2023

Infosheet

Legislation

INFOSHEET: Getting reform ready: A checklist for letting agents

The Renters (Reform) Bill has yet to be implemented, which leaves plenty of time for agents to prepare for the changes to come - so here's a checklist to help you plan.

Aug 2, 2023

Business

Recruitment & retention

How to make your agency's salaries more competitive

Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder of Agent Rainmaker, shares her thoughts on how to bolster your team's salaries while maintaining your profit margins.

Aug 1, 2023

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Cost of rent reaches record-breaking high in July - topping £1,300 for first time

Goodlord's July Rental Index breaks figures - with rents at their highest and voids at their lowest since our records began.

Jul 31, 2023

Business

Recruitment & retention

7 ways to motivate and retain your lettings team

Staff turnover can be a challenge in lettings, especially when it comes to negotiators - so here are some top tips on retaining them.

Jul 26, 2023

Goodlord Group

70% of agents believe landlords pressures will increase through 2023

70% of agents polled by Goodlord believe the pressures landlords face will continue to grow in 2023.

Jul 26, 2023

Tenants

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Legislation

Renters reform: Is now the right time?

Is now the right time to introduce rental reform or does it simply bring tenants more risk? Adrian Gill, Non-Exec Board Member at Reapit, shares his thoughts.

Jul 25, 2023

Landlords

Referencing

Pre-qualification

4 ways to help your landlords manage risk in tenant referencing

Here are four points in the referencing process where agents can help make decisions to carefully manage risk for your landlords.

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