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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...

Act now!

Compliance, Podcast, Legislation

PODCAST: Experts react to the Renters (Reform) Bill - with Sean Hooker and Oli Sherlock

In this bonus podcast episode, Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, and Goodlord's Director of Insurance, Oli Sherlock, talk through their initial reactions around the details so far announced in the Renters' (Reform) Bill.

The Goodlord team

May 19, 2023

PODCAST: Experts react to the Renters (Reform) Bill - with Sean Hooker and Oli Sherlock

Listen to the podcast here:

Further reading

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Q&A with Sean Hooker

PODCAST: What the Renters' Reform Bill proposals mean for the private rented sector - with Sean Hooker

PODCAST: Your agency's 2023 lettings and compliance checklist

PODCAST: How could Boris Johnson's resignation impact the Renters' Reform Bill? - with Sean Hooker

PODCAST: Renters (Reform) Bill: What you need to know to get student let management right