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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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Feb 27, 2023

Compliance

Making Tax Digital

Q&A

Legislation

Q&A: 7 of your top lettings legislation questions answered

A recent Goodlord webinar highlighted some audience questions around upcoming lettings legislation - and here's what the experts had to say in response.

Feb 27, 2023

Compliance

Right to rent

Landlords

Do your landlords understand right to rent checks?

A government report highlights how landlords currently engage with right to rent checks. Here's a breakdown of what letting agents need to know.

Feb 22, 2023

Business

Renting Done Right

PODCAST: What can agents do about unsustainable pressures in the private rental sector?

Megan Eighteen, Business Development Manager at Haslams, and Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, joined Goodlord's CEO, William Reeve, to discuss what agents can do about unsustainable pressure in the private rental sector.

Feb 22, 2023

Business

Deposits

What happens to the deposit if a landlord buys or sells a tenanted property?

What happens to the tenant's deposit when a landlord decides to sell their property? TDS explains.

Feb 20, 2023

Business

Legislation

How understanding tenant choice can create business opportunities for letting agents

Ben Grech, CEO at Reposit, provides his insight on consumer choice and upcoming tenant trends.

Feb 20, 2023

Business

Short-term lets

Tax

Short-term let rules: Retrospective changes and delayed deadlines

Short-term lets in England, Scotland, and Wales face new and proposed regulation in the coming months - here's a breakdown of what to expect.

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Feb 15, 2023

Goodlord Group

Business

Stock

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Over half of tenancy fraud involves fake payslips

New research from Goodlord has shown that more than half of all fraudulent tenancy applications involve fake or doctored pay slips.

Feb 15, 2023

Business

RentTech

Digital transformation in lettings: Execution is your differentiator

Sarah Dearden, UKI Regional CPO at Reapit, shares a summary of how your agency can get digital transformation right.

Feb 13, 2023

Business

Legislation

What are the chances of tax relief reform for landlords?

With a new report from the House of Commons recommending a review of the buy-to-let tax regime, how likely is it that landlords will see more tax relief in the near future?

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