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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

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Oct 3, 2022

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Cost of rent breaks new records across England - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents broke records in England in September, soaring to the highest rate ever recorded by our Rental Index, while voids remain steady across the country.

Sep 1, 2022

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Rental market pauses for breath but demand remains high | Goodlord Rental Index

Goodlord's August Rental Index shows that voids were up across the country after July’s historic lows, and the cost of rent dipped fractionally - but was still up 12% year on year.

Aug 1, 2022

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Students push rents to record highs and voids to record lows in July | Goodlord Rental Index

A jump in high-value student lets in July saw average rental costs and void periods break records, according to Goodlord's latest Rental Index.

Jul 1, 2022

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Rents keep climbing and voids drop in June as lettings market retains heat - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents were up in June as voids dipped and tenant salaries were high, according to the latest Rental Index from Goodlord.

Jun 1, 2022

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Rents hit eight-month high and voids hold steady during May - Goodlord Rental Index

The cost of rent hit an eight-month high in May, now nudging the record set in September 2022, according to Goodlord's latest Rental Index.

Why extending Right to Buy won’t fix the housing shortage

May 24, 2022

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Why extending Right to Buy won’t fix the housing shortage

The government plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme - yet it's still not a solution to the lack of housing stock, as Adrian Gill of Reapit explains.