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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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Sep 26, 2022

Compliance

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Legislation

Your guide to the extended domestic smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations

New rules are now in place for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in England in the private rented and social housing sectors.

Aug 11, 2022

Business

Right to rent

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Podcast

Legislation

PODCAST: Lettings legislation update: right to rent, carbon monoxide alarms rules, and more - with Robert Bolwell

Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, talks through the upcoming changes to the right to rent, carbon monoxide and smoke alarm regulations, and the Renters' Reform Bill white paper.

Preparing for changing smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules

Jul 18, 2022

Compliance

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

Legislation

Preparing your agency for new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm regulations

With changes to the rules around carbon monoxide and smoke alarms in England and Wales on the horizon, your agency needs to advise landlords on how to prepare.