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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

Act now before it is too late...

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May 30, 2025

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Rents rise for FIFTH month in a row as ‘summer surge’ begins

Rents rose for the fifth month in a row during May, while voids held steady at 21 days. Year on year, rents are up 3.7%.

Apr 30, 2025

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Landlords

Rents rise for fourth month in a row

Rents rose for the fourth month in a row during April, while voids held steady at 21 days. Year on year, rents are up 4.2%.

Apr 1, 2025

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Landlords

Rents rise for third consecutive month during March

Rents rose again during March, with prices increasing for the third month in a row. Year-on-year, rents are now tracking 4.6% higher per property.

Mar 3, 2025

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Landlords

Rents rise as voids drop across England

Average rents rose across England during February and voids shortened across all regions monitored. Spring will likely see an uptick in tenant demand.

Feb 3, 2025

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Landlords

Rents rise but record voids and slashed advertised prices indicate market softening

Rents were up by 4.6% year-on-year in January 2025, while month-on-month rents were up 2%. The 24-day void period is the longest since April 2021.

Jan 6, 2025

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Rents down in December as market catches breath after record-breaking 2024

Rents in England dipped again in December, the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions. The decline follows a record-breaking summer of rises.

Dec 2, 2024

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Rents continue to fall in November as year-on-year increases slow down

England's rental market continued to settle in November, with average rents down 3% since October, and year-on-year increases again falling to a new annual low.

Nov 4, 2024

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Rents drop 12% in October as market cools off

The rental market in England cooled significantly in October, with monthly rents down by over 12% and year-on-year increases falling to an annual low.

Sep 30, 2024

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Rents hold steady in September as year-on-year prices keep climbing

Once again, rents across England remain high in September. For the third month in a row, rents have broken the £1,400 barrier across the country.

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