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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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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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3 things landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies should know

Aug 1, 2022

Business

Energy efficiency

Landlords

Material information

Energy crisis

Tenants

Bills included

3 things landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies should know

Recent legislation and government cost of living support add to the list of what agents and landlords offering ‘bills included’ tenancies need to consider.

Sean Hooker: The heat is on for lettings legislation and governance

Jul 27, 2022

Compliance

Material information

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

Sean Hooker: The heat is on for lettings legislation and governance

As temperatures peak across Great Britain, preparations for the Renters' Reform Bill continue apace despite government turmoil, says Sean Hooker.

Heatwave fails to cool markets as lettings stay hot

Jul 21, 2022

Data

Goodlord Group

Heatwave fails to cool market as lettings stay hot

The recent heatwave in England failed to cool the lettings market, according to Goodlord data, which shows an uptick in the volume of new tenancies year on year.

Why the office still matters in lettings

Jul 20, 2022

Business

Recruitment & retention

Time saving

Why the office still matters in lettings

Sarah Wycherley at White & Sons is part of a 10-strong team that works from one office - which has certain business benefits, as she explains.

How could your agency benefit from the changing material information rules?

Jul 19, 2022

Business

Material information

How could your agency benefit from the changing material information rules?

Tara Sparrow, Sales Director at Reapit, outlines how changing material information rules could be a good thing for estate and letting agents.

Preparing for changing smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules

Jul 18, 2022

Compliance

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Legislation

Preparing your agency for new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations

With changes to the rules around carbon monoxide and smoke alarms in England and Wales on the horizon, your agency needs to advise landlords on how to prepare.

The benefits of the office for lettings teams and agency customers

Jul 18, 2022

Business

Recruitment & retention

Podcast

Letting agents

PODCAST: The benefits of the office for lettings teams and agency customers - with White and Sons

Sarah Wycherley, Senior Lettings Administrator at White & Sons, answers questions in this podcast episode on the role of the office in lettings, as she talks through what business benefits she sees from working in one space with the whole team.

5 ways to get your letting agency's holiday handovers right

Jul 13, 2022

Business

Recruitment & retention

5 ways to get your letting agency's holiday handovers right

It's the summer holiday season - so how can your estate and letting agency manage holiday handovers in the best way to alleviate stress for everyone?

Will Boris Johnson's resignation delay the Renters' Reform Bill?

Jul 11, 2022

Business

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

Will Boris Johnson's resignation delay the Renters' Reform Bill?

In the wake of Boris Johnson resigning as the UK's Prime Minister, what's in store for the Renters' Reform Bill? Sean Hooker gives his predictions.

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