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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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Mar 20, 2023

Business

Stock

What your agency can do to address the supply and demand issue in lettings

As stock availability dips, Robert Bolwell, Dutton Gregory, and Megan Eighteen, Haslams, share their insights into how your agency can face this challenge head on.

Mar 16, 2023

Compliance

Business

Podcast

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: From the rent freeze to new short-term let rules - with Robert Bolwell

Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord and Robert Bolwell, Senior partner at Dutton Gregory, talk through upcoming legislation updates, and how your agency can stay one step ahead.

Mar 15, 2023

Business

Economy

Legislation

Spring Budget 2023: 7 key takeaways for letting agents and landlords

The Chancellor has announced the UK will avoid a technical recession - and shared details of measures to give the economy a boost.

Mar 6, 2023

Business

Material information

Legislation

Sean Hooker: The lettings industry's roller coaster ride is not over

The Property Redress Scheme's 2022-2023 annual report highlighted some key takeaways for the lettings industry, as Sean Hooker, Head of Redress, explains.

Feb 28, 2023

Compliance

Business

Tenants

What will the new consumer protection review of the rental sector address?

The Competition and Markets Authority will probe housebuilding and consumer protection in the rented sector in a new market study and research project.

Feb 22, 2023

Business

Renting Done Right

PODCAST: What can agents do about unsustainable pressures in the private rental sector?

Megan Eighteen, Business Development Manager at Haslams, and Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, joined Goodlord's CEO, William Reeve, to discuss what agents can do about unsustainable pressure in the private rental sector.