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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!

Apr 28, 2023

Business

Technology

RentTech

Is PropTech the same as RentTech?

RentTech is the new word on the scene to describe the technology that letting agents, landlords, and tenants need to use for the best rental experience.

Apr 26, 2023

Business

Recruitment & retention

Letting agents

Can your agency's company culture survive a crisis?

Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder, shares her five characteristics of a company culture that can thrive in a crisis.

Apr 21, 2023

Goodlord Group

Business

RentingDoneRight

Goodlord launches Renting Done Right manifesto

Goodlord has released its RentingDoneRight manifesto calling on the government to step up its support for the under-pressure lettings industry.

Apr 19, 2023

Business

Competition

Revenue

Podcast

PODCAST: How to stay competitive and increase your landlord portfolio - with Christopher Watkin

Christopher Watkin, Business Generation Guru for letting agents, shares his top tips on how you can boost your business while supporting your existing landlords, as well as how to grow your portfolio of new landlords.

Apr 19, 2023

Business

Sales

Six recent trends in the property sales market

From more auctions to more defaults, new trends are appearing in the property sales market as we head into the second quarter of 2023.

Apr 17, 2023

Compliance

Section 21

Legislation

How have plans to abolish section 21 changed the lettings sector?

With more details on the Renters' Reform Bill imminent, how have the proposals to abolish section 21 affected the lettings market so far?

Apr 17, 2023

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Welsh lettings legislation update: Renting Homes (Wales) Act, EPC ratings, and more - with Ricky Purdy

Ricky Purdy, Director of Residential Lettings at Dawsons, shares his expert insights into what's going on in Welsh lettings legislation, as well as his advice around how to prepare your agency and landlords for big legislative changes.

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Legislation

Your guide to the proposed new planning permission rules for short-term lets in England

A new consultation will delve into government proposals to change planning permission rules for short-term and holiday lets in England.

Apr 13, 2023

Compliance

Short-term lets

Your guide to the proposed short-term and holiday let registration scheme in England

The government has launched a short-term let registration scheme consultation, to help monitor and enforce compliance and better manage regional housing markets.

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