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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

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Oct 26, 2022

Marketing

Business

Revenue

Management fees

How can your agency stay ahead of lettings changes?

Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder of Agent Rainmaker, shares some tips on how you can boost your managed portfolio and help future proof your agency.

Oct 25, 2022

Landlords

Economy

Legislation

What next for the private rented sector and renters' reform under Rishi Sunak?

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, with Rishi Sunak appointed in her place. Here's what this could mean for lettings.

Oct 20, 2022

Compliance

Rents

Pets

Podcast

Tenant rights

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill series: Understanding tenants' rights

Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, covers everything from the right for tenants to keep pets to the new rules around rent reviews in this latest podcast episode.

Oct 20, 2022

Decent Homes Standard

Pets

Webinar

Tenant rights

Legislation

WEBINAR RECORDING: The Renters' Reform Bill series: Understanding tenants' rights

The 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector' white paper aims to enhance tenants' rights, from improving the quality of homes to giving tenants the rights to keep pets in rented properties, as Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme explains.

7 steps to getting change management right in your lettings agency

Oct 19, 2022

Business

7 steps to getting change management right in your lettings agency

When introducing a new solution, process, or technology into your agency, change management can be make or break.

Oct 17, 2022

Compliance

Property management

Maintenance

Who's responsible for maintenance in private rented properties?

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme was asked who is responsible for what when it comes to property maintenance tasks in a rental property - so here's its response.

Oct 14, 2022

Business

Energy crisis

Stock

Cost of living

Stamp duty

Economy

Update to the mini-budget 2022: What your letting agency needs to know

The government has reversed some measures announced in the mini-budget 2022. Here's a breakdown of what's changed, and what's still in place.

Oct 12, 2022

Marketing

Business

5 ways for your agency to have a positive impact on your local community

Penny Preston, Residential Lettings Manager at Johnsons Property Consultants, shares her insights on why engagement with the local community is so important in lettings.

Goodlord launches accounting product to save agents thousands of hours of admin

Oct 11, 2022

Goodlord Group

Goodlord launches accounting product to save agents thousands of hours of admin

Goodlord has launched a new accounting tool to tie together the whole lettings payments process and help save letting agents up to a day every week in admin time.

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