The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Compliance (9)

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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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How much will landlords need to invest to move to an EPC band C?

Sep 6, 2022

Compliance

EPC ratings

Energy efficiency standards

How much will landlords need to invest to move to an EPC band C?

Gina Peters, Dutton Gregory LLP, shares an update on the plans to increase minimum energy efficiency standards from an EPC band E to C rating.

Aug 29, 2022

Compliance

Redress

Property Portal

Ombudsman

Legislation

Sean Hooker: Scrutinising the Renters' Reform Bill white paper through a call for evidence

Sean Hooker shares the Property Redress Scheme's opinion on the government's 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector' white paper proposals.

Aug 25, 2022

Compliance

Business

Stock

Podcast

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies - with Greg Tsuman

This podcast episode is a recording of the first in our three-part Renters' Reform Bill webinar series. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock to talk through the government's proposal for a single system of periodic tenancies.

Aug 22, 2022

Compliance

Property management

Inventories

How do property inventories affect deposit claims for letting agents and landlords?

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) was asked whether an inventory is required to make a deposit claim - and this was its response.

Aug 19, 2022

Compliance

HMO

Licensing

Legislation

Your guide to HMO licensing for letting agents and landlords

Letting agents and landlords need to be aware of their licensing obligations for rental properties operating as houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

Aug 8, 2022

Compliance

Pets

Insurance

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

How could renters' pet insurance work under the Tenant Fees Act?

Steve Harriott, CEO at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, talks through the challenges the government faces in encouraging more pets in lets.

Sean Hooker: The heat is on for lettings legislation and governance

Jul 27, 2022

Compliance

Material information

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

Sean Hooker: The heat is on for lettings legislation and governance

As temperatures peak across Great Britain, preparations for the Renters' Reform Bill continue apace despite government turmoil, says Sean Hooker.

Preparing for changing smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules

Jul 18, 2022

Compliance

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Legislation

Preparing your agency for new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations

With changes to the rules around carbon monoxide and smoke alarms in England and Wales on the horizon, your agency needs to advise landlords on how to prepare.

Jul 7, 2022

Compliance

Podcast

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

PODCAST: How could Boris Johnson's resignation impact the Renters' Reform Bill? - with Sean Hooker

On the morning that Boris Johnson announced he would resign as Prime Minister, Sean Hooker from the Property Redress Scheme and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock talked through how this new development may affect the Renters' Reform Bill in this webinar recording.

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