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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 7, 2019

Business

Peter Knight

Letting agents

The three things your agency should be doing if you want to be the best in the country

Letting agencies who want to be the best need to have the systems in place to excel at the basics, says Property Academy and EA Masters founder Peter Knight.

Oct 1, 2019

Marketing

Business

Letting agents

How videos helped one agency reach 10,000 potential customers

Sharing a short video every day on social media helped one agent reach thousands of potential tenants and landlords.

Sep 9, 2019

Business

Acquisitions

Growth

Acquisitions are the fastest way to grow your managed portfolio, says this agency

Growth by acquisition has been the focus for a Luton agency, which has grown its managed portfolio from nothing to almost two hundred properties in just two years.

Aug 20, 2019

Business

Revenue

State of the Lettings Industry

Legislation

State of the Industry Report: 90% of agents predict drop in revenue post-Tenant Fees Act

Goodlord's first State of the Industry Report reveals how letting agents throughout the UK are feeling during a summer of massive change for the industry.

Aug 19, 2019

Business

Revenue

Management fees

3 simple ways to increase your management fees

Stop talking in percentages, change your mindset and invest more in finding great tenants, is one expert's advice for letting agents looking to increase their management fees.

Jul 31, 2019

Business

Landlords

Technology

Brexit

Buy-to-let

Letting agents

Overseas landlords still investing in UK, according to specialist agency

“We’re finding a lot of overseas landlords aren’t concerned about Brexit and we haven’t seen any slowdown in them buying properties to let,” says Jordan Axten, Head of Operations at Regent Property.

Jul 15, 2019

Customer experience

Business

Landlords

Revenue

Management fees

How this agency charges management fees of almost 20% while others are dropping their fees

Landlords are opting to pay 18% of their rental income for a Surrey agency's comprehensive, top-tier management service.

Jun 11, 2019

Customer experience

Business

Referrals

3 ways your agency could get more referrals from your landlords and tenants

People trust recommendations from friends and family more than any other source, so here's three ways you can get more referrals from your landlords and your tenants.

May 22, 2019

Business

Landlords

Acquisitions

Growth

Expansion through acquisition is "worth the risk" for agencies who want to grow

Purchasing another agency is a complicated process, but can help you achieve growth much quicker if managed well, says a Joint Venture partner at a student accommodation provider that's expanded nationwide.

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