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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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Apr 1, 2020

Compliance

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Your guide to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations

Domestic private rented properties in England and Wales should have a minimum Energy Performance Certificate rating "E" from 1 April 2020.

Apr 1, 2020

Customer experience

Tenants

Students

Meet the agency that's challenging the perception of student tenants

Raffaele Russo, the director of loc8me, which specialises in student accommodation, thinks the idea that students don't care about where they live is outdated - in fact, their expectations are higher than ever.

Mar 31, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

Right to rent

Right to rent: Temporary changes to process during Covid-19

Right to checks can be carried out over video calls and tenants can supply scanned copies or photos of documents, after the government introduced temporary changes to the process as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 30, 2020

Covid-19

Property management

Your guide to managing house moves and repairs during Covid-19

The government is advising renters to delay moving into a new home for as long as possible and landlords to only carry out urgent repairs while emergency measures are in place to fight coronavirus.

Mar 27, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

Furlough

Your guide to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

All UK employers can take advantage of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and claim up to 80% of employees’ wages when they’ve been furloughed due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mar 26, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Viewings

Remote working

The best tools to help you manage your agency remotely

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is forcing businesses to adapt quickly to the world of remote working. It’s all about being prepared - and well equipped.

Mar 25, 2020

Compliance

Covid-19

Business

Agencies should not open: Guidance on business and premises closures

All non-essential premises must now be shut, including agencies, following guidance from the government on business and premises closures to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mar 23, 2020

Covid-19

Business

Remote working

How one agency has changed its procedures to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic

“We're looking at every angle and we're learning a lot of it on the job, because none of us has been in this situation before," says the director of a London agency that's adapting quickly to a new way of working.

Mar 19, 2020

Covid-19

Possessions

Your guide to protection against eviction for tenants during Covid-19

The government will put in place a package of measures to protect both landlords and tenants during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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