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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 21, 2020
Compliance
Right to rent
B5JSSK
Home Office shares plans for digital right to rent checks for all tenants

Alongside the previously announced online right to rent checks of eligible tenants via the Home Office’s new online process and the checks for B5JSSK nationals arriving via e-passport gates, the government has shared plans for online checks of all tenants from April 2022.

Jun 1, 2020
Compliance
Electrical Safety Standards
Property management
Legislation
Your guide to the new regulations for Electrical Safety Standards

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 June 2020 and require five-yearly inspections of electrical installations and inspection reports to be supplied to tenants.

Apr 6, 2020
Compliance
Covid-19
EPC ratings
Your guide to EPC assessments during Covid-19

It remains a legal requirement to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate before selling or letting a property during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government has confirmed.

Meet the agency who sees opportunity in change
Apr 3, 2020
Compliance
RoPA
Training
Meet the agency that sees opportunity in change

This Essex-based agency is using the time it has while remote working to self-regulate and gain industry qualifications - before regulation of the profession becomes mandatory.

Mar 31, 2020
Compliance
Covid-19
Right to rent
Right to rent: Temporary changes to process during Covid-19

Right to checks can be carried out over video calls and tenants can supply scanned copies or photos of documents, after the government introduced temporary changes to the process as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 27, 2020
Compliance
Covid-19
Furlough
Your guide to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

All UK employers can take advantage of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and claim up to 80% of employees’ wages when they’ve been furloughed due to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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