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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 23, 2022

Business

Letting agents

Generating reviews: A step-by-step guide for your agency

Sally Lawson, CEO and Founder of Agent Rainmaker, outlines her five steps to generating a healthy stock of positive reviews for your agency.

Nov 16, 2022

Marketing

Business

Acquisitions

Growth

Revenue

Letting agents

5 ways to boost revenue and grow your agency in 2023 [+ podcast]

Spotting the right opportunities in lettings is key to any agency's business success, as Neil Baldock, Director at Charles David Casson, explains.

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.

4 time-saving tips for lettings agency owners

Aug 31, 2022

Business

Letting agents

4 time-saving tips for lettings agency owners

Sally Lawson, CEO & Founder at Agent Rainmaker, talks through how the owners of letting agencies can get back the freedom that they originally signed up for.

Aug 15, 2022

Business

Letting agents

5 of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business

Andy Tyler, Partner Marketing Manager at Reapit, shares his insights on five ways letting agents can run a successful business, from building the right skillset to having direct tenant conversations.

The benefits of the office for lettings teams and agency customers

Jul 18, 2022

Business

Recruitment & retention

Podcast

Letting agents

PODCAST: The benefits of the office for lettings teams and agency customers - with White and Sons

Sarah Wycherley, Senior Lettings Administrator at White & Sons, answers questions in this podcast episode on the role of the office in lettings, as she talks through what business benefits she sees from working in one space with the whole team.

What could the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan mean for your landlords and tenants?

Jul 4, 2022

Letting agents

What could the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan mean for your landlords and tenants?

The government is consulting on draft legislation for the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan. Here's what your agency needs to know.

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee?

May 4, 2022

Business

Letting agents

What are the benefits of becoming a letting agent franchisee? [+ podcast]

Derrick Maguire, Director at Anthony Martin Franchising, shares the five benefits agents get when taking on a franchised lettings business.

When is it the right time to grow your small agency?

Mar 9, 2022

Business

Acquisitions

Growth

Letting agents

When is it the right time to grow your small agency? [+ podcast]

Stratfords is a family-run agency that has successfully relied on organic growth for many years - but now recognises that it needs to actively grow to survive, as explained by Luke Thirkettle, Director of the agency.

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