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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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Podcast, Legislation

PODCAST: Experts React: The Renters (Reform) Bill third reading

Ryan Heaven, Associate Solicitor at Dutton Gregory and Oli Sherlock, Managing Director of Insurance at Goodlord, react to the third reading of the Renters (Reform) Bill.

The Goodlord team

May 2, 2024

PODCAST: Experts React: The Renters (Reform) Bill third reading

Listen to the podcast here:

Further reading

PODCAST: What you need to know about material information rules, redress, and more - with Sean Hooker

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill series: Understanding tenants' rights

PODCAST: Experts react: The Renters (Reform) Bill second reading

Sean Hooker on the Regulation of Property Agents: enforcement, costs, and timelines

Sean Hooker: Plans for reform in the rental sector must come to light soon