The Agent Blog - Goodlord (41)

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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!

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.

Apr 12, 2023

Compliance

7 ways to meet tight compliance deadlines in lettings

Ricky Purdy, Director of Residential Lettings at Wales-based agency Dawsons, shares his insights on getting landlords up to speed on new legislation and compliance requirements, fast.

Apr 5, 2023

Compliance

Business

Anti-money laundering

An anti-money laundering update: Undesignated client accounts and a new levy

A new levy has now come into play, for agency businesses with a UK revenue over £10.2 million, and undesignated client accounts are causing banking confusion.

Apr 3, 2023

Data

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Voids

Rents

Affordability

Lettings market ‘remarkably steady’ in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Figures held steady month on month for English rents and voids in March, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Mar 29, 2023

Compliance

Deposits

How can you protect against potential damage to your landlord's property

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme outlines what your agency can do to help protect your landlords' property against potential damage.

Mar 27, 2023

Business

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

What's happening with the Renters' Reform Bill?

With the end of the 2022-23 parliamentary session approaching, here's an overview of what's next for the Renters' Reform Bill.

Mar 27, 2023

Landlords

Sean Hooker: What makes a good landlord?

12 top tips from Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, on how to be - and how agents can recognise - a good landlord.

Mar 22, 2023

Business

Anti-money laundering

Fraud

What's keeping letting agents awake at night in 2023?

Instances of money laundering and fraud are on the up, as explained by Adrian Gill, non-executive director of Reapit.

Mar 20, 2023

Business

Energy crisis

Energy price cap

How the energy crisis is still affecting lettings

Rik Smith, Director of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, shares his expert insights on what the energy announcements in the Spring Budget 2023 will mean for lettings in the short and medium term.

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