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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

Act now before it is too late...

Act now!

Apr 30, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rents rise for fourth month in a row

Rents rose for the fourth month in a row during April, while voids held steady at 21 days. Year on year, rents are up 4.2%.

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Apr 25, 2025

Landlords

Rent Protection

No rent guarantee insurance? You're driving without a seatbelt

In an increasingly unpredictable PRS, the question isn't: 'Is rent guarantee insurance worth it?' It's 'Can you afford not to have it?'

Apr 1, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rents rise for third consecutive month during March

Rents rose again during March, with prices increasing for the third month in a row. Year-on-year, rents are now tracking 4.6% higher per property.

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Mar 27, 2025

Landlords

Legislation

Spring Statement 2025: 6 striking takeaways for the PRS

Labour announced billions in additional funding for social and affordable housing, while also promising to cut red tape to accelerate construction.

Mar 3, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rents rise as voids drop across England

Average rents rose across England during February and voids shortened across all regions monitored. Spring will likely see an uptick in tenant demand.

Feb 3, 2025

Data

Landlords

Rents rise but record voids and slashed advertised prices indicate market softening

Rents were up by 4.6% year-on-year in January 2025, while month-on-month rents were up 2%. The 24-day void period is the longest since April 2021.

Lord Best holding the microphone while sat alongside the rest of the panel. From left to right: Ian Fletcher, Nathan Emerson, William Reeve, Lord Best, Ben Beadle.

Jan 23, 2025

Landlords

Renters' Rights Act

22 expert quotes about the future of the Private Rented Sector

Key players in the PRS discussed the Renters' Rights Bill and other existential issues facing the industry at the Haymarket Hotel on January 22.

Your guide to the Scottish rent caps and pause on evictions

Mar 28, 2024

Compliance

Rents

Landlords

Tenants

Rent controls

Economy

Scotland

Your guide to the Scottish rent cap and moratorium on evictions

The temporary Scottish rent cap and pause on evictions will lift on 1 April 2024. Here is everything to know about this legislation.

Mar 11, 2024

Landlords

Referencing

Section 8

What should letting agents and landlords do if a tenant is involved in anti-social behaviour?

Anti-social behaviour can affect a property and the surrounding community. So how can letting agents and landlords prevent this with their tenants?

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