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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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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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Aug 21, 2023

Compliance

Marketing

Material information

Let Agreed? New guidance for property advertising

Trading Standards has issued new guidance for listing a property in a bid to reduce incorrect descriptions.

Aug 16, 2023

Compliance

Business

EPC ratings

5 questions answered on changing EPC rules

EPC rating changes were previously outlined in a government consultation - so what's changing and where are we at? David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, explains.

Aug 14, 2023

Compliance

Business

Material information

Short-term lets

Expert Q&A: Material information, consumer protection, short-term lets and more

From material information to short-term lets and court processes, here's a summary of some of the latest lettings legislation news, with David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, and Oli Sherlock, Goodlord's Director of Insurance.

Aug 10, 2023

Compliance

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: EPCs, consumer protection, material information, and more

The Renters (Reform) Bill is hitting headlines - but that doesn't mean that all other compliance obligations should fall to the wayside, as discussed by David Smith, Partner at JMW Solicitors, and Goodlord's Director of Insurance, Oli Sherlock.

Jul 23, 2023

Compliance

Energy efficiency

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

Legislation

Plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards to be scrapped

Rishi Sunak appears to have confirmed that the government will scrap its plans to increase Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for private rented properties.

Jul 19, 2023

Compliance

Referencing

Pre-qualification

4 questions to ask potential tenants as lettings demand heats up

Demand is growing for lettings and you can make sure you’re not wasting your landlords' or agency’s time or money on applicants your referencing provider would advise against with just a few key questions.

Jul 5, 2023

Compliance

Students

Legislation

Sean Hooker: For now, nothing has changed

Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, delves into the government's timelines and plans for rental reform.

Jun 28, 2023

Compliance

Q&A

Legislation

Q&A: From evictions to rent in advance under the Renters (Reform) Bill

Dutton Gregory's Ryan Heaven and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock answer even more of the top questions letting agents have about the Renters (Reform) Bill.

May 31, 2023

Compliance

Pets

Legislation

Sean Hooker: Renters (Reform) arrives - but is it the solution or barking mad?

Sean Hooker, Head of the Property Redress Scheme, shares his thoughts on the proposals to make it easier for tenants to have pets in their rental homes.

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