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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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Apr 3, 2023

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Lettings market ‘remarkably steady’ in March - Goodlord Rental Index

Figures held steady month on month for English rents and voids in March, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Mar 1, 2023

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Rents rise and voids plummet as market shifts up a gear

February sees voids drop, rents rise and salaries stay high.

Feb 1, 2023

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Voids rise in January as tenant salaries break records

Voids and take-home pay for tenant rise while rent costs show mixed picture in January.

Jan 4, 2023

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Rental market steady in December as demand stays high

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows the rental market remained steady while the average cost of rent slightly decreased.

Dec 6, 2022

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Rents cool off and voids lengthen in November - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents across England dipped in November, according to our latest Rental Index, while voids and tenant salaries inched up.

Nov 2, 2022

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Rental market catches its breath in cooler October - Goodlord Rental Index

Average rental costs in England dropped by 11% during October while voids ticked up from 15 days to 18 days, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index.

Oct 3, 2022

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Cost of rent breaks new records across England - Goodlord Rental Index

Rents broke records in England in September, soaring to the highest rate ever recorded by our Rental Index, while voids remain steady across the country.

Sep 1, 2022

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Rental market pauses for breath but demand remains high | Goodlord Rental Index

Goodlord's August Rental Index shows that voids were up across the country after July’s historic lows, and the cost of rent dipped fractionally - but was still up 12% year on year.

Aug 1, 2022

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Students push rents to record highs and voids to record lows in July | Goodlord Rental Index

A jump in high-value student lets in July saw average rental costs and void periods break records, according to Goodlord's latest Rental Index.

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