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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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Daytime shot of a block of brutalist high-rise flats with a yellow crane in the background.

Feb 9, 2026

Renewals

Periodic tenancies

Renters' Rights Act

Periodic tenancies: How agencies can prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act

The Renters’ Rights Act will abolish fixed terms and make all tenancies periodic. While this could cause problems, it’s not all doom and gloom.

May 7, 2024

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

Majority of agents unprepared for shift to periodic tenancies

Goodlord's snap poll finds only a small percentage of letting agencies are prepared for the shift to periodic tenancies once the Renters (Reform) Bill becomes law.

Mar 27, 2023

Business

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

What's happening with the Renters' Reform Bill?

With the end of the 2022-23 parliamentary session approaching, here's an overview of what's next for the Renters' Reform Bill.

Aug 25, 2022

Webinar

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

WEBINAR RECORDING: The Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies

The government plans to introduce "a single system of periodic tenancies" and end the use of fixed-term tenancies. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joins series' host Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss what the proposal could mean for the private rented sector.

Aug 25, 2022

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Podcast

Periodic tenancies

Legislation

PODCAST: Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies - with Greg Tsuman

This podcast episode is a recording of the first in our three-part Renters' Reform Bill webinar series. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joined Goodlord's Oli Sherlock to talk through the government's proposal for a single system of periodic tenancies.