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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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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.

Sep 5, 2022

Rents

Landlords

Energy crisis

Tenants

Cost of living

Economy

Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper

Legislation

What Liz Truss as Prime Minister means for renters' reform

Liz Truss is the new Prime Minister of the UK from 6 September 2022. Here's what that means for the lettings industry and renters' reform.

Aug 24, 2022

Business

Landlords

Stock

Build-to-rent

Could the build-to-rent sector bolster housing supply? [+podcast]

Mark Gray, Elevation Estate Agents, discusses the role of the build-to-rent sector in today's lettings landscape, amidst a decline in rental stock levels.

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Aug 9, 2022

Goodlord Group

Business

Landlords

Tenants

Referencing

Open banking

Fraud

Cutting edge anti-fraud tech saves landlords over £1 million

Anti-fraud tech in the referencing process has helped save landlords a combined £1 million over the past 12 months, according to Goodlord data.

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