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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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Nov 23, 2020

Covid-19

Tougher rules for businesses not following Covid-secure guidance when English lockdown ends

Local authorities will have greater powers to enforce compliance on businesses operating in an unsafe way, including financial penalties, when England returns to tiered restrictions on 2 December 2020.

Nov 23, 2020

Business

Brexit

The Brexit effect on bank accounts and what this means for non-UK resident landlords

The end of the year is looming and, with it, the end of the Brexit transition period. Some banks are expecting this to change their ability to operate freely across borders in the European Economic Area, and are already taking steps to close accounts for some of their EU-based customers - including UK landlords living abroad.

Nov 18, 2020

Marketing

Business

Technology

Recruitment & retention

4 ways to bring value to your agency through reinvestment

Sussex-based estate and lettings agency, Michael Jones, is always looking at ways to reinvest in its own business, and others, to grow and boost its activities. Here are four areas where it’s seen success.

Nov 17, 2020

Compliance

Right to rent

Right to rent checks: a digital future

Right to rent checks in England moved temporarily online in March 2020 in line with Covid-19 safety measures - and the government has doubled down on this initiative with the introduction of an online platform, in this extract from our e-book, "Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II".

Nov 16, 2020

Covid-19

Section 8

Possessions

Landlord Action's Legal Director answers letting agents' questions on the new possession process

"It's more important now than ever to make sure you get professional advice about the serving of a notice," says Tim Frome, discussing the most recent changes to the possession process as a result of Covid-19.

Nov 13, 2020

Data

Covid-19

Analysis of Tier 3 impact on Leicester lettings foreshadows lockdown slump

Leicester's lettings market in the region saw a spike in activity immediately before restrictions were introduced, followed by a significant slowdown when year on year figures were compared.

Nov 12, 2020

Customer experience

Property management

Networking

Meet the property management expert who is working hard to educate landlords on their responsibilities

Julie Ford founded a property network to help new landlords become great ones - but she still believes that all landlords should use a letting agent.

Nov 11, 2020

Compliance

Electrical Safety Standards

Improving Electrical Safety Standards in the private rented sector

The introduction of Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 during the pandemic has led to extra safety measures being put in place - and highlighted potential bottlenecks in the process, in this extract from our e-book, "Your guide to lettings and the law, Vol II".

Nov 9, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

Section 21

Electrical Safety Standards

New lettings legislation still passing during the pandemic, says Landlord Action’s Legal Director

Lettings legislation unrelated to Covid-19 has still been passing during the pandemic, says Tim Frome, Landlord Action’s Legal Director, and letting agents and landlords need to keep abreast of changes to Electrical Safety Standards Regulations, right to rent, and Section 21.

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