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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...

Act now!

Where letting agents are missing opportunities

May 30, 2022

Business

Revenue

Podcast

PODCAST: Where letting agents are missing opportunities - with Stephen Brown

Stephen Brown, Director of Stephen J Brown Consultancy, talks through just some of the areas where letting agents may be missing business opportunities.

How the cost of living crisis will affect rent arrears and possessions

May 12, 2022

Business

Cost of living

Revenue

Podcast

PODCAST: How the cost of living crisis will affect rent arrears and possessions - with Paul Shamplina

Paul Shamplina, Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser and Founder of Landlord Action, and Goodlord's Oli Sherlock joined this recording of one of our latest webinars to discuss the impact of the cost of living crisis on arrears and possessions.

How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

May 11, 2022

Business

Revenue

How one change could quadruple your agency's landlord portfolio

How can your letting agency maximise its profits and grow its landlord portfolio? Sally Lawson, CEO & Founder at Agent Rainmaker, shares a top tip that can make all the difference.

How is the energy squeeze affecting rents, costs, and yields?

Apr 25, 2022

EPC ratings

Rents

Affordability

Energy crisis

Tenants

Cost of living

Revenue

How is the energy squeeze affecting rents, costs, and yields?

As energy bills increase, here's what letting agents need to know about how this may affect rents, costs, and, therefore, overall property yields.

Feb 1, 2022

Business

Growth

Renewals

Revenue

5 ways to grow your agency and revenue using your existing contacts [+ free talk track]

The start of the year is a good time to reassess the way you approach your current portfolio of landlords and your contacts to grow your business and revenue. Ella-Jane Coxwell, Senior Customer Success Manager, shares some top tips.

Dec 13, 2021

Business

Rent Protection

Revenue

Management fees

Is this the top way to increase your property management fee in 2022?

There is one simple reason behind why Goodlord has seen some agents increase their management fee by 2% on average, and that's a strong rent protection service offered as part of their property management package.

Nov 29, 2021

Business

Renewals

Revenue

Management fees

5 ways that renewals and fixed-term contracts can boost your agency's revenue

How can your agency generate revenue and save costs by renewing your landlord's tenants onto a fixed-term tenancy? Emily Popple, Head of Customer Success, explains.

Nov 3, 2021

Business

Voids

Revenue

Time saving

3 ways void utility management can boost your agency's bottom line

Agents that use a supplier to offer void management can take control of their agency's bottom line. Here's Rik Smith, resident energy expert and Head of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, to explain how.

Oct 13, 2021

Business

Tenants

Revenue

Property management

Why charging landlords an all-inclusive fee means your agency will have to up its game [+ podcast]

Settio Property Experience sets itself apart from the competition by charging its landlords an all-inclusive fee, writes co-founder Samuel Fitz-Hugh. He thinks more agencies are set to follow this approach, but warns it will be hard work.

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