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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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Business, Landlords, Tenants, Cost of living

Take part: How do you think the cost of living crisis will impact your tenants, landlords, or business?

We want to hear from lettings professionals who are concerned about the impact of the cost of living crisis on the private rented sector.

The Goodlord team

Apr 25, 2022

The cost of living crisis is beginning to have a real impact on people and businesses throughout the UK. We would like to understand how lettings professionals think the crisis will impact the private rented sector over the coming year.

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Tell us about the impact you think the cost of living crisis will have on your tenants, landlords, or the lettings industry at large. We'll be in touch before we publish, so please do leave your contact details.

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Take part: How do you think the cost of living crisis will impact your tenants, landlords, or business?

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Further reading

PODCAST: What the latest energy price cap increase means for your tenants and landlords - with Rik Smith

WEBINAR RECORDING: Court of Appeal decision: Authorised signatories and the Companies Act - with Robert Bolwell

INFOSHEET: A landlord's practical guide to lettings legislation

INFOSHEET: Rent Increase Calculations in Scotland

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