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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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How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

May 11, 2022

Business

Revenue

How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

How can your letting agency maximise its profits and grow its landlord portfolio? Sally Lawson, CEO & Founder at Agent Rainmaker, shares a top tip that can make all the difference.

Queen's Speech 2022: Key takeaways for letting agents

May 10, 2022

Compliance

Business

Economy

Queen's Speech 2022: The Renters' Reform Bill and other key takeaways for letting agents

The Queen's Speech 2022 has reconfirmed the government's commitment to strengthen tenants rights under the Renters' Reform Bill, plus announced a new planning system, social housing regulation, and more.

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee?

May 4, 2022

Business

Letting agents

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee? [+ podcast]

Derrick Maguire, Director at Anthony Martin Franchising, shares the five benefits agents get when taking on a franchised lettings business.

Apr 25, 2022

Business

Landlords

Tenants

Cost of living

Take part: How do you think the cost of living crisis will impact your tenants, landlords, or business?

We want to hear from lettings professionals who are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on the private rented sector.

7 steps to building the best team for your agency

Apr 25, 2022

Business

Recruitment & retention

7 steps to building the best team for your agency

How can you make sure that you're recruiting the right people for your letting and estate agency? John Paul, Castledene Group's CEO, shares his insights.

Expert tips for growing your agency and landlord portfolio

Apr 6, 2022

Customer experience

Business

Suppliers

Recruitment & retention

Growth

5 expert tips for growing your agency and landlord portfolio

Whether you're a small or large letting agency, there's always room for growth. Here are five expert tips from agencies that have grown successfully.

Landlord licensing in England: How can agents support their landlords?

Mar 29, 2022

Business

Landlords

Licensing

Landlord licensing in England: How can agents support their landlords?

Letting agents have a responsibility to support their landlords in their licensing obligations, as Anita Nel, Vouch, explains.

New support available for landlords to upgrade their properties' EPC ratings

Mar 28, 2022

Business

Energy efficiency

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Energy crisis

Cost of living

Spring Statement

Your guide to the new support available for landlords to upgrade their properties' EPC ratings

Landlords facing stringent EPC rating requirements in the near future could benefit from zero-rate VAT for the installation of energy saving materials from April 2022.

Mar 23, 2022

Business

Spring Statement

Legislation

5 takeaways for letting agents from the Spring Statement 2022

The Chancellor announced new measures to combat the cost of living crisis in the UK in the Spring Statement 2022, including removing VAT on energy saving materials for homes; an increase to the National Insurance threshold; changes to business rates relief; and increases to the government's household support fund.

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