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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day

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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!

Oct 16, 2025

State of the Lettings Industry

Renters' Rights Act

Exclusive: 4 industry experts analyse the impacts of the Renters' Rights Act

Following the release of the State of the Lettings Industry 2025 report, a panel of four experts discussed the key takeaways at the Haymarket Hotel on October 9.

Sep 12, 2023

State of the Lettings Industry

Podcast

PODCAST: Experts React: Goodlord and Vouch State of the Lettings Industry report 2023

William Reeve, CEO of Goodlord, and Tom Goodman, Managing Director of Vouch, share some of the results of Goodlord and Vouch's State of the Lettings Industry Report 2023.

Sep 12, 2023

Landlords

State of the Lettings Industry

2,000 agents, landlords and tenants share views in sixth annual State of Industry Report

Letting and estate agents need to be looking at doing things faster and smarter to keep up with high tenant demand, so here are 8 ways that agents can save time.

Sep 13, 2022

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Cost of living

State of the Lettings Industry

Economy

Legislation

Thousands of industry stakeholders take part in largest ever State of the Lettings Industry Survey

This year’s report gathered the opinions of over 2,600 agents, landlords, and tenants. The poll is the most comprehensive analysis of market sentiment since the Government unveiled its White Paper on rental reform and comes at a time when the Private Rental Sector is facing a litany of changes and challenges.

Sep 6, 2022

Stock

Cost of living

State of the Lettings Industry

Economy

State of the Lettings Industry report set to reveal concern over lack of stock and the economy

Initial findings from the Goodlord and Vouch State of the Lettings Industry report, which is set to be released in full on September 13 has revealed that agents across the UK are increasingly concerned about lack of stock as well as the state of the economy.

Sep 30, 2020

Data

Covid-19

Affordability

State of the Lettings Industry

1 in 4 tenants concerned about paying the rent, survey of tenants reveals

A quarter of tenants have either missed rental payments, had to make alternative arrangements to pay their rent, or are concerned about paying their rent in the future, found our survey of 2,750 tenants for our State of the Industry Report.

Sep 14, 2020

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Covid-19

Business

State of the Lettings Industry

Optimism about future of lettings increases following pandemic - State of the Industry report

Property professionals are feeling more optimistic about the lettings sector than they were at the outset of 2020, despite the challenges of Covid-19, shows Goodlord's State of the Industry Report for Summer 2020.

Jun 9, 2020

Data

State of the Lettings Industry

Pre-tenancy admin "painful" for almost half of property professionals

Pre-tenancy administration is proving time-consuming for many property professionals, with almost half of agents saying it took them more than three hours to complete in a survey of the lettings industry by Goodlord.

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.

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