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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...

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Mar 5, 2020

Data

Voids

Rents

Legislation

Void periods inch downwards but rents reflect season

The latest Goodlord Rental Index has shown an encouraging decline in void rates during February. However, rents proved as expected for the season and dipped slightly across all but three regions monitored.

Feb 11, 2020

Data

State of the Lettings Industry

Legislation

56% of letting agents optimistic about their future

Goodlord’s State of the Industry Report has revealed key insights revealing current levels of industry optimism.

Jan 15, 2020

Compliance

Anti-money laundering

Legislation

Your guide to risk assessing your agency for money laundering with free template

Businesses that are regulated by money laundering legislation need to carry out a risk assessment, to identify where they could be at risk of being used for money laundering. Use our free template as the basis for your agency's risk assessment.

Sep 16, 2019

Compliance

David Cox

Q&A

Legislation

David Cox Q&A: Further clarification for agents on the Tenant Fees Act

Letting agents are still seeking clarification on the Tenant Fees Act, months after it came into effect. ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox answered questions on the Tenant Fees Act in a Goodlord webinar on legislation changes.

Sep 16, 2019

Compliance

Section 21

Section 8

David Cox

Q&A

Legislation

ARLA Propertymark Q&A: Changes to Section 21 and Section 8

ARLA Propertymark CEO David Cox answers letting agents' questions on the Government's plans to repeal Section 21, which would put an end to "no-fault evictions", and the proposed improvements to Section 8 to make it easier for landlords to regain possession of their properties.

Aug 20, 2019

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Revenue

State of the Lettings Industry

Legislation

State of the Industry Report: 90% of agents predict drop in revenue post-Tenant Fees Act

Goodlord's first State of the Industry Report reveals how letting agents throughout the UK are feeling during a summer of massive change for the industry.

Aug 15, 2019

Compliance

Wales

Legislation

Your complete guide to the Welsh Tenant Fee Ban

Your guide to the Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 and its impact on rent, tenancy and holding deposits, default payments and more.

Aug 12, 2019

Compliance

Deposits

Legislation

Your guide to tenancy deposit law

There's more to tenancy deposit law than tenant deposit protection schemes (TDPs). You also need to make sure you're complying with deposit caps, and the legal timelines for providing prescribed information and returning the deposit at the end of a tenancy.

Jul 8, 2019

Compliance

Legislation

Welsh agencies bracing for impact of Tenant Fee Ban

Wales is the next country to be hit by a ban on tenant fees, when new legislation comes into effect on 1st September 2019.

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