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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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Feb 15, 2023

Goodlord Group

Business

Stock

Referencing

Over half of tenancy fraud involves fake payslips

New research from Goodlord has shown that more than half of all fraudulent tenancy applications involve fake or doctored pay slips.

Feb 15, 2023

Business

RentTech

Digital transformation in lettings: Execution is your differentiator

Sarah Dearden, UKI Regional CPO at Reapit, shares a summary of how your agency can get digital transformation right.

Feb 13, 2023

Business

Legislation

What are the chances of tax relief reform for landlords?

With a new report from the House of Commons recommending a review of the buy-to-let tax regime, how likely is it that landlords will see more tax relief in the near future?

Feb 13, 2023

Business

Tenants

Podcast

PODCAST: How tenant consumer choice affects lettings trends and creates opportunities - with Reposit

Ben Grech, CEO of Reposit, breaks down the recent external factors and government policies affecting tenant consumer choice - and the opportunities that these changing circumstances could present for letting agents and landlords.

Feb 10, 2023

Business

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

A step closer to renters' reform: A call for evidence response

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has published its response to the call for evidence on the Renters' Reform Bill white paper.

Feb 6, 2023

Business

Maintenance

Damp and mould

How to manage the growing problem of mould in the private rented sector

The government aims to update guidance around damp and mould in rented properties, so here's an overview of what's currently in place.

Jan 31, 2023

Compliance

Business

Podcast

PODCAST: Your agency's 2023 lettings and compliance checklist

Goodlord's founder and COO Tom Mundy welcomes Goodlord's Director of Tenancy Services, Rik Smith, and the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, Sean Hooker, to talk through some of the changes on the horizon that will affect the lettings sector and how you can prepare for them.

Jan 30, 2023

Business

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Legislation

Sean Hooker: What your agency should be preparing for the year ahead

Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, explains the set of circumstances converging in the coming months that will affect the rental sector.

Jan 25, 2023

Goodlord Group

Business

Stock

Alto announces new integration with Goodlord

The integration will enable customers to process a tenancy in just 90 seconds.

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