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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!

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Landlords

Tenants

Renters' Rights Act

Letting agents

Private Rented Sector predictions for agents, landlords, & tenants (2026)

Members of Goodlord’s leadership team give their predictions of what this historic year for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) will look like.

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Landlords

Tenants

UK budget

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Landlords will be facing higher rates of income tax following the Budget. NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle explains why this is also bad news for tenants.

Your guide to the Scottish rent caps and pause on evictions

Mar 28, 2024

Compliance

Rents

Landlords

Tenants

Rent controls

Economy

Scotland

Your guide to the Scottish rent cap and moratorium on evictions

The temporary Scottish rent cap and pause on evictions will lift on 1 April 2024. Here is everything to know about this legislation.

Jan 26, 2024

Landlords

Tenants

Insurance

Weather

How to protect a rental property from storms and floods

Storms and floods are becoming an increasingly common nightmare for property owners. How can landlords protect their rental properties and tenants?

Oct 30, 2023

Tenants

How are high rents affecting tenant affordability and preferences?

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Oct 9, 2023

Landlords

Tenants

Decent Homes Standard

Tenant rights

Are bed bugs a landlord’s problem?

Rik Smith, Director of Tenancy Services at Goodlord, explains how can landlords and letting agents support tenants when there’s an infestation - and whose responsibility is it to get rid of them?

Sep 11, 2023

Compliance

Tenants

What the Competition and Markets Authority will investigate in the private rented sector

From deposit alternatives to guarantee clauses, here's what the Competition and Markets Authority will look into based on the initial results of its tenant consumer protection project.

Sep 7, 2023

Affordability

Landlords

Tenants

Rent controls

Scottish government commits to introducing long-term rent controls

A system of long-term rent controls in Scotland could be introduced, according to the Scottish government's new 2023/2024 programme.

Aug 9, 2023

Business

Tenants

Deposits

What is fair wear and tear in a rental property?

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme shares its definition of fair wear and tear, with guidance on how letting agents can handle where it exceeds reasonable use.

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