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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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Apr 8, 2024

IDVT

Referencing

Fraud

Why can't you rely on documents for tenant referencing?

Verifying a tenant's income by checking payslips is a standard practice of tenant referencing. But what are the issues? And what's the alternative?

Aug 24, 2023

IDVT

Referencing

RentTech

How agents can use AI to boost revenues and streamline operations

Goodlord Director Oli Sherlock discusses how artificial intelligence can help letting agents to succeed.

London city image of the financial district with the gherkin

May 25, 2023

Goodlord Group

Business

Right to rent

IDVT

Goodlord Group and Credas announce right-to-rent checks partnership

The Goodlord group introduces identity verification technology to its offering on the Vouch platform, through a new partnership with Credas.

Everything you need to know about right to rent

Mar 21, 2022

Compliance

IDSP

Biometric Residence Card

Right to rent

IDVT

Q&A: Everything you need to know about right to rent, with David Smith

Legal expert answers letting agents' questions on right to rent, including using Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) and the new rules for Biometric Residence Cards.

Feb 22, 2022

Compliance

Covid-19

Right to rent

IDVT

Right to rent: End date for temporary adjusted checks delayed until 30 September 2022

The government has delayed the end date for temporary adjusted right to rent checks to 30 September 2022 to give letting agents and landlords time to prepare for IDVT.

Feb 14, 2022

Compliance

IDSP

Right to rent

IDVT

Technology

Legislation

Your guide to the new digital right to rent checks for British and Irish citizens

From 6 April, landlords and agents will have the chance to use new digital service providers to conduct the English right to rent checks for British and Irish tenants.