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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!

Licensing, Podcast

PODCAST: What you need to know about estate and letting agency franchises - with Derrick Maguire

Derrick Maguire, Managing Director of Anthony Martin Estate Agents and Director of Anthony Martin Franchising, brings a vast amount of experience on the topic of franchising to this Newsagent podcast episode - as both a former franchisee and now a franchisor.

The Goodlord team

May 3, 2022