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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 9, 2023

Compliance

Landlords

Sean Hooker: What's the impact of the EPC U-turn for agents, landlords, and tenants?

Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, shares what the scrapped EPC plans really mean for the lettings industry - and the government.

Oct 2, 2023

Compliance

Business

New 'How to rent' guide issued to share with tenants

The 'How to rent' guide has been updated in October 2023. Here's why it's so important to your agency's and your landlords' lettings processes.

Sep 20, 2023

Compliance

EPC ratings

Future energy efficiency requirements to ease for landlords

Rishi Sunak has announced that the government's plans to amend EPC rating requirements for properties and ban gas boilers will be watered down for homeowners and landlords.

Your guide to the possession action process

Sep 20, 2023

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

Possessions

Legislation

Your guide to the possession action process

Letting agents or landlords seeking possession of a property need to follow strict guidance to stay compliant and resolve the situation fairly with their tenants, where possible.

Sep 18, 2023

Compliance

8 compliance updates you and your landlords need to know

Since its summer recess, the government has been busy updating guidance and releasing its plans for future legislation that affects lettings compliance. Here's an overview.

Sep 18, 2023

Compliance

Landlords

Sean Hooker: How agents and landlords can plan for the rest of the year

Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, outlines 12 things that landlords and letting agents need to consider, to help them through 2023.

Sep 14, 2023

Compliance

Podcast

PODCAST: What English agents can learn from Scotland and Wales

Ricky Purdy from Dawsons and Kevin Davidson-Hall with the Property Franchise Group joined Goodlord's Trilly Martin to share what English letting agents can learn from the experiences of Scotland and Wales under new systems of tenancy law.

Sep 13, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency standards

Making Tax Digital

Short-term lets

Legislation

Key lettings legislation and compliance dates for 2023 and beyond

From the Renters (Reform) Bill to changes for short-term lets and rent caps, landlords are going to need letting agents' guidance more than ever in 2023 when it comes to compliance.

Sep 11, 2023

Compliance

Tenants

What the Competition and Markets Authority will investigate in the private rented sector

From deposit alternatives to guarantee clauses, here's what the Competition and Markets Authority will look into based on the initial results of its tenant consumer protection project.

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