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May 1 2026 - Renters' Rights 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...

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Jan 9, 2023

Compliance

Business

Landlords

Tenants

6 expert predictions for the lettings industry in 2023: From inflation to fraud

As the new year begins, here are six predictions from the lettings experts to help agents and landlords as they plan for 2023.

Dec 19, 2022

Compliance

Landlords

Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital: Preparing your agency and your landlords

Landlords will have more time to prepare for the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax rules, as the government pushes back the deadline to April 2026.

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Dec 19, 2022

Landlords

Maintenance

Sean Hooker: How to avoid the Christmas crisis

An agent’s duty of care to tenants doesn't stop because it’s Christmas. Sean Hooker urges agencies to prepare for inevitable issues over the winter holidays.

Nov 21, 2022

Landlords

Making Tax Digital

Tax

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: 4 key things your landlords need to know

From quarterly tax returns to a new points-based penalty system, here are four key things that your landlords need to know about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Nov 17, 2022

Landlords

Economy

Key takeaways for letting agents and landlords from the Autumn Budget 2022

From an extension of the energy price guarantee to a halved capital gains tax threshold, here's what landlords and letting agents need to know about the Autumn Budget 2022.

Nov 14, 2022

Landlords

Making Tax Digital

Short-term lets

Tax

Your guide to the proposals to simplify income tax for residential landlords

From the separate tax regime for holiday rentals to Making Tax Digital for landlords, here's an overview of what the Office of Tax Simplification has recommended to simplify how residential property income is taxed in the UK.

Oct 25, 2022

Landlords

Economy

Legislation

What next for the private rented sector and renters' reform under Rishi Sunak?

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, with Rishi Sunak appointed in her place. Here's what this could mean for lettings.

7 tips for expanding your agency's activities nationally

Sep 21, 2022

Business

Landlords

Growth

Letting agents

6 tips for expanding your agency's activities nationally [+ podcast]

If you're looking to expand your agency's activities nationally - without necessarily building your office presence - Darren Owen, Infinite Property, shares some top tips to help you get started.

Sep 19, 2022

Landlords

Tenants

Cost of living

Economy

How are tenants and landlords reacting to the cost of living crisis?

The cost of living crisis is driving new trends in tenant behaviour and movement in the rental market, including downsizing, increased interest in flat sharing and HMOs, and moving less.

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