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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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Sep 7, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Rent controls

Scottish government commits to introducing long-term rent controls

A system of long-term rent controls in Scotland could be introduced, according to the Scottish government's new 2023/2024 programme.

Aug 30, 2023

Marketing

Business

Landlords

Referrals

Recruitment & retention

Stock

7 ways your agency can become a landlord's first choice

Here are seven ways to attract and keep landlords engaged with your agency, so you become their first choice.

Aug 7, 2023

Landlords

Legislation

5 ways to reassure your landlords about legislation changes (+ free talk track)

There are some easy ways to reassure your landlords around the changes to come under the Renters (Reform) Bill, as Lauren Burnett, Customer Success Team Lead, shares.

Jul 25, 2023

Landlords

Referencing

Pre-qualification

4 ways to help your landlords manage risk in tenant referencing

Here are four points in the referencing process where agents can help make decisions to carefully manage risk for your landlords.

Jul 24, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Guarantors

5 top tips to prepare your landlords for new legislation

Experts discuss the many opportunities for letting agents to benefit from the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Jul 21, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Guarantors

Huge rise in renters on high salaries asked to provide guarantors

Goodlord data reveals that more tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor, as pressures on landlords rise.

Jun 16, 2023

Business

Landlords

Section 8

Legislation

Abolition of ‘no fault’ Section 21 evictions tops letting agent concerns

Following the Renters (Reform) Bill, letting agents say they are most worried about the abolition of Section 21 and the introduction of periodic tenancies.

Jun 12, 2023

Business

Landlords

Section 8

Legislation

Q&A: 9 of your top Renters (Reform) Bill questions answered

Ryan Heaven, solicitor at Dutton Gregory, answers letting agents' top questions about the Renters (Reform) Bill.

Jun 7, 2023

Business

Landlords

Technology

RentTech

6 reasons why letting agents should give technology a chance

RentTech is helping agents go digital - and Propfinity has used this to set themselves apart from the competition, as David Phillips, Director, explains.

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