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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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Why agents don't need to fear new material disclosure rules
Feb 28, 2022
Compliance
EPC ratings
Material information
Levelling Up White Paper
Sean Hooker: Why agents don't need to fear new material disclosure rules

The National Trading Standards has announced the first step in introducing new material disclosure rules, on what agents and landlords should include in property listings. Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, shares the story so far.

Will rent controls be introduced in Britain?
Feb 21, 2022
Compliance
Rent controls
Will rent controls be introduced in Britain?

Reports are growing once again on the topic of introducing rent controls in England, Scotland, and Wales. Here's an overview of how things stand and what the next steps may be.

Feb 2, 2022
Compliance
Energy efficiency standards
Material information
Landlord register
Decent Homes Standard
Levelling Up White Paper
Section 21
Legislation
Your guide to the rental reforms proposed in the Levelling Up White Paper

The Decent Homes Standard, consulting on a national landlord register, strengthening redress for tenants, and abolishing Section 21 have all been addressed in the Levelling Up White Paper.

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