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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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Top tips to help your agency navigate deposit disputes

Nov 30, 2022

Business

Deposits

Dispute

6 top tips to help your agency navigate deposit disputes [+ podcast]

Suzy Hershman, Dispute Resolution Lead at HFIS, shares advice on how agents and landlords can help make the deposit dispute process easier for all parties involved.

PODCAST: How to navigate deposit disputes - with Hamilton Fraser

Nov 28, 2022

Business

Deposits

Podcast

Dispute

PODCAST: How to navigate deposit disputes - with HFIS

Suzy Hershman, Dispute Resolution Lead at HFIS, shares advice on how agents and landlords can help make the deposit dispute process easier for all parties involved.

Aug 8, 2022

Business

Deposits

Pets

Lifetime deposits

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: How will the Renters' Reform Bill affect deposits? - with TDS

Steve Harriott, CEO at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, shares his expert insights on the current state of play for tenancy deposits - and where next, under the Renters' Reform Bill.

When should Prescribed Information be sent to tenants?

May 25, 2022

Compliance

Deposits

When should agents and landlords send Prescribed Information to tenants?

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) was asked if deposit Prescribed Information could be sent earlier or later than 30 days. Here's its response for letting agents and landlords.

Goodlord integrates with TDS API to streamline tenancy deposits for agents

Apr 4, 2022

Goodlord Group

Deposits

Goodlord integrates with TDS API to streamline tenancy deposits for agents

Goodlord's lettings platform integrates with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme to automate deposit registration, helping agents save up to 10 minutes per tenancy.

Jan 28, 2022

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

Deposits

Legislation

Your guide to who can sign eviction notices and tenancy deposit certificates

Who can sign Section 8 and Section 21 notices, and deposit certificates? We answer your top questions on how the landmark evictions ruling in the Northwood Solihull vs Fearn/Cooke/Ors case will affect landlords and letting agents.

Oct 4, 2021

Compliance

Deposits

HMO

Legislation

Sean Hooker: How can we tackle enforcement of lettings legislation?

New lettings legislation has come thick and fast over the past few years, but how well is it being enforced?

Sep 7, 2021

Goodlord Group

Deposits

Goodlord teams up with Andrews to launch mydeposits integration for instant deposit registration

Letting agents can now register deposits at the click of a button thanks to a new integration between Goodlord and mydeposits, which has been developed in partnership with Andrews Property Group.

Aug 2, 2021

Compliance

Deposits

Tenancy agreements

Sean Hooker: Joint Several Tenancy Agreements and deposit protection

A recent county court case involving a Joint Several Tenancy Agreement (JSTA) could have wider ramifications for deposit protection schemes, writes Sean Hooker.

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