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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!

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Rent Protection

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Business

Rent Protection

Insurance

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Landlords

Tenants

Insurance

Weather

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Goodlord Group

Business

Tenants

Rent Protection

Insurance

Rising demand for insurance as economic uncertainties grow

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Aug 8, 2022

Compliance

Pets

Insurance

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

How could renters' pet insurance work under the Tenant Fees Act?

Steve Harriott, CEO at the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, talks through the challenges the government faces in encouraging more pets in lets.

Jun 15, 2021

Goodlord Group

Rent Protection

Insurance

Goodlord and Legal & General partner to offer renters illness and injury insurance

Goodlord has partnered with Legal & General to offer tenants renting a property through the Goodlord platform a new Illness and Injury Insurance, designed for the modern-day renter.

May 20, 2021

Compliance

Rent Protection

Insurance

Big lettings industry updates and a protracted claims process - Your insurance market snapshot [+ video]

Lee Redfearn, Insurance Development Manager at Goodlord, shares how and why the insurance claims process has increased in recent times, plus some updates on the latest lettings legislation and how this is affecting the insurance landscape.

Apr 20, 2021

Business

Rent Protection

Insurance

Stable affordability but uncertainty to come - Your insurance market snapshot [video + blog]

Maria Lloyd, Insurance Development Manager at Goodlord, shares some insurance insights and how those factor into the level of risk in the lettings market for landlords and agents alike in this April update.

Mar 15, 2021

Business

Tenants

Insurance

Why agencies who don't offer tenants' insurance could be missing out on a valuable opportunity

Offering your tenants contents and liability insurance is an easy way to improve your bottom line and provide your tenants with more protection.

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