The Agent Blog - Goodlord (98)

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May 1 2026 - Renters' Rights 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 2, 2019

Data

Rental Index

Voids

Rents

Affordability

London rents now twice as high as UK average

The latest Goodlord Rental Index has shown that renters in London are now spending double the UK average on rent each month.

Oct 1, 2019

Marketing

Business

Letting agents

How videos helped one agency reach 10,000 potential customers

Sharing a short video every day on social media helped one agent reach thousands of potential tenants and landlords.

Sep 30, 2019

Compliance

Anti-money laundering

Preparing for the new anti-money laundering directive

The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is just months away from becoming law and letting agents who process rental payments of €10,000 or more a month will need to start preparing to ensure their processes are compliant.

Sep 24, 2019

Customer experience

Landlords

Referrals

Letting agents

Why “aspirational landlords” are looking for more value from letting agents

People still want to be landlords, says the director of an Essex lettings agency, and he thinks they will be looking for more value from their managing agents.

Sep 23, 2019

Compliance

Right to rent

Brexit

How will Brexit affect your tenants’ right to rent?

The rights and status of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK will remain the same until 30 June 2021, but most will need to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.

Sep 16, 2019

Compliance

David Cox

Q&A

Legislation

David Cox Q&A: Further clarification for agents on the Tenant Fees Act

Letting agents are still seeking clarification on the Tenant Fees Act, months after it came into effect. ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox answered questions on the Tenant Fees Act in a Goodlord webinar on legislation changes.

Sep 16, 2019

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

David Cox

Q&A

Legislation

ARLA Propertymark Q&A: Changes to Section 21 and Section 8

ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox answers letting agents' questions on the Government's plans to repeal Section 21, which would put an end to "no-fault evictions", and the proposed improvements to Section 8 to make it easier for landlords to regain possession of their properties.