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May 1 2026 - Renters' Rights 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!

A close-up shot of a couple working together on their finances at a wooden table. On the left side of the frame, a man in a black and grey plaid button-up shirt and blue jeans holds a smartphone with both hands, looking down at the screen, with his left hand’s index finger touching the screen and his right hand's fingers holding the phone. Next to him is a black solar calculator with a black pen resting nearby. On the right side, a woman in an olive green button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves and blue jeans, with a gold wedding band and a large diamond ring on her left hand, is holding a black pen in her right hand and pointing to a printed paper document with her left index finger as she marks on it. The couple is at a wooden table with printed financial forms, two white coffee mugs, a pencil, and a black solar calculator.

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Business

Short-term lets

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Business

Tax

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Landlords

Making Tax Digital

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Compliance

Making Tax Digital

Tax

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Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory Solicitors, discusses how to avoid making errors in tax reporting and how your agency and landlords can prepare for the changes under Making Tax Digital.

Making Tax Digital webinar: How your agency can prepare for the changes

Nov 16, 2022

Compliance

Business

Making Tax Digital

Podcast

Tax

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Robert Bolwell, Senior partner at Dutton Gregory joins Goodlord's CEO, William Reeve, to discuss how your agency can prepare for what's changing under the Making Tax Digital initiative.

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Landlords

Making Tax Digital

Short-term lets

Tax

Your guide to the proposals to simplify income tax for residential landlords

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