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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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Jun 23, 2023

Business

Economy

How will the base rate increase affect your landlords?

The base rate has increased again to 5% - a bigger increase than anticipated and the 13th in a row - but what does this mean for your landlords and supply in the private rented sector?

Jun 21, 2023

Business

Letting agents

4 ways to move your landlords from let-only to fully-managed

Lettings guru, Sally Lawson, explains how you can help landlords see the value in moving from a let-only to fully-managed service.

Jun 16, 2023

Business

Landlords

Section 8

Legislation

Abolition of ‘no fault’ Section 21 evictions tops letting agent concerns

Following the Renters (Reform) Bill, letting agents say they are most worried about the abolition of Section 21 and the introduction of periodic tenancies.

Jun 14, 2023

Business

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update, part 2: A Renters (Reform) Bill special - with Ryan Heaven

Ryan Heaven, Solicitor at Dutton Gregory, and Goodlord's Director of Insurance, Oli Sherlock, address the expected timelines for the Renters (Reform) Bill, lessons from Scotland and Wales, and the most pressing questions from agents in this podcast episode.

Jun 14, 2023

Webinar

Legislation

WEBINAR RECORDING: Lettings legislation update, part two: A Renters (Reform) Bill special

Part two of our lettings legisation update on the Renters (Reform) Bill addresses the expected timelines for the bill's implementation, and our speakers - Ryan Heaven, Dutton Gregory, and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock - answer your most asked questions.

Jun 12, 2023

Business

Landlords

Section 8

Legislation

Q&A: 9 of your top Renters (Reform) Bill questions answered

Ryan Heaven, solicitor at Dutton Gregory, answers letting agents' top questions about the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Jun 7, 2023

Business

Landlords

Technology

RentTech

6 reasons why letting agents should give technology a chance

RentTech is helping agents go digital - and Propfinity has used this to set themselves apart from the competition, as David Phillips, Director, explains.