Your guide to mandatory client money protection for letting agents
It has been mandatory for letting agents in England to belong to a client money protection scheme to safeguard landlord's and tenant's funds since 2019.
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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...
It has been mandatory for letting agents in England to belong to a client money protection scheme to safeguard landlord's and tenant's funds since 2019.
Letting and property agents in England must belong to a client money protection scheme by 1 April 2021, when the two-year grace period comes to an end.
Client Money Protection (CMP) is now mandatory, and there have also been changes to the energy efficiency regulations, which could impact your landlords.