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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...

Act now!
Oct 9, 2023
Landlords
Tenants
Decent Homes Standard
Tenant rights
Are bed bugs a landlord’s problem?

Rik Smith, Director of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, explains how can landlords and letting agents support tenants when there’s an infestation - and whose responsibility is it to get rid of them?

Jun 20, 2022
Compliance
Redress
Decent Homes Standard
Section 21
Section 8
Podcast
Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper
Property Portal
Legislation
PODCAST: What the Renters' Reform Bill proposals mean for the private rented sector - with Sean Hooker

Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock joined this recording of our newsflash webinar all about the Renters' Reform Bill and the proposals that were outlined in the Fairer Private Rented Sector white paper.

Q&A: Renters' Reform Bill update with Sean Hooker
May 30, 2022
Compliance
Landlord register
Redress
Decent Homes Standard
Section 21
RoPA
Legislation
Q&A: Renters' Reform Bill update with Sean Hooker

The Renters' Reform Bill promises a lot of change in the lettings sector - so here's Sean Hooker of the Property Redress Scheme to answer some of the industry's top questions.

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Q&A with Sean Hooker
May 24, 2022
Compliance
Redress
Decent Homes Standard
Section 21
Section 8
Lifetime deposits
RoPA
Podcast
Legislation
PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Q&A with Sean Hooker

Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock in this Q&A recording on the topic of the Renters' Reform Bill. Sean shares his expert predictions on what the proposals may look like, when we'll see the White Paper, and when we may see the proposed new legislation come into effect.

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