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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!

Oct 26, 2022

Marketing

Business

Revenue

Management fees

How can your agency stay ahead of lettings changes?

Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder of Agent Rainmaker, shares some tips on how you can boost your managed portfolio and help future proof your agency.

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Business

7 steps to getting change management right in your lettings agency

When introducing a new solution, process, or technology into your agency, change management can be make or break.

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Business

Energy crisis

Stock

Cost of living

Stamp duty

Economy

Update to the mini-budget 2022: What your letting agency needs to know

The government has reversed some measures announced in the mini-budget 2022. Here's a breakdown of what's changed, and what's still in place.

Oct 12, 2022

Marketing

Business

5 ways for your agency to have a positive impact on your local community

Penny Preston, Residential Lettings Manager at Johnsons Property Consultants, shares her insights on why engagement with the local community is so important in lettings.

Oct 10, 2022

Marketing

Business

Revenue

How to build your letting agency's marketing database

Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder of Agent Rainmaker, urges agents to use marketing databases to grow their business.

How does the Tenant Fees Act affect bills included tenancies?

Sep 28, 2022

Business

Energy crisis

Bills included

Legislation

How does the Tenant Fees Act affect 'bills included' tenancies?

"Bills included" is a popular search term for tenants, yet this concept has Tenant Fees Act implications, as Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, explains.

PODCAST: How to expand your agency's activities nationally - with Infinite Property

Sep 26, 2022

Business

Growth

Podcast

PODCAST: How to expand your agency's activities nationally - with Infinite Property

From effective diary management to establishing a strong network, Darren Owen, Sales Manager at Infinite Property, shares his experience of expanding his agency's activities nationally - without growing its physical footprint.

7 tips for expanding your agency's activities nationally

Sep 21, 2022

Business

Landlords

Growth

Letting agents

6 tips for expanding your agency's activities nationally [+ podcast]

If you're looking to expand your agency's activities nationally - without necessarily building your office presence - Darren Owen, Infinite Property, shares some top tips to help you get started.

Sep 5, 2022

Marketing

Business

Starting an agency

Podcast

PODCAST: How to set up a new estate and letting agency - with Gray & Toynbee

Chris Toynbee, Director and Co-Founder of Gray & Toynbee, talks through how he went about setting up the agency, the challenges that he's faced so far, and his top tips for other agents hoping to take the leap themselves.

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