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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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Jan 24, 2022
Compliance
Energy efficiency standards
Landlord register
Decent Homes Standard
Rent controls
Pets
Lifetime deposits
Tenant rights
Legislation
Comparing plans to overhaul tenant rights in England, Scotland, and Wales

England, Scotland, and Wales all have proposals in the works to overhaul and improve tenant rights in the private rented sector. Here's a breakdown how they compare.

Oct 19, 2021
Compliance
Energy efficiency
EPC ratings
Energy efficiency standards
New government strategy announced for decarbonising homes in England and Wales

The government announced details of the Heat and Buildings Strategy in its Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener policy paper, encouraging homeowners in England to move to low carbon heating such as heat pumps - plus shares when a response is expected for the consultation on raising Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

Feb 12, 2020
Compliance
Energy efficiency standards
How could climate change affect your agency in the next decade?

Climate change regulations will likely have a significant impact on legislation of the private rented sector in the next few years, with Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards just the first in a series of regulations to help the UK reach net zero emissions. 

Dec 11, 2019
Compliance
Energy efficiency standards
Rent controls
Section 21
RoPA
Make sure your agency is prepared for another decade of legislative change

The private rented sector has undergone immense legislative change in the past decade - will this continue in the next one? We take a closer look in this extract from Goodlord's latest e-book, Dawn of a decade: Lettings in the 2020s. 

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Nov 27, 2019
Compliance
Energy efficiency standards
Section 21
Stamp duty
Lifetime deposits
General election 2019: Your guide to key housing policy proposals

We’ve put together a quick guide to the housing policies announced by the Conservatives, Labour, Green Party, and Liberal Democrats, which include everything from ending "no fault" evictions to increasing minimum energy efficiency standards.

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