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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

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Compliance

WEBINAR: ARLA's David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban

We were delighted to host the second in a series of webinars with ARLA CEO David Cox, focusing on the impact of the Tenant Fee Ban when it comes into law on 1 June 2019 and how letting agents need to prepare for this.

The Goodlord team

Jan 23, 2019

ARLA CEO David Cox joined Goodlord to answer the questions of letting agents from around the country, who are looking for more clarity about what the ban will entail and how it will impact the lettings industry overall.

Cox provided answers as to what letting agents will and won't be able to charge for when the ban comes into force on 1st June. He also noted that the industry was already starting to see the impact of the ban, which comes into effect on 1st June and is expected to see agencies across England and Wales lose £200 million a year in turnover and more than 4000 jobs.

WEBINAR: ARLA's David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban

Further reading

WEBINAR: The Tenant Fee Ban - one month to go

ARLA CEO David Cox answers questions on the Tenant Fee Ban

“There are no loopholes,” says ARLA CEO David Cox on the Tenant Fees Act

ARLA CEO David Cox urges letting agents to prepare for Tenant Fee Ban

WEBINAR: How legislation is shaping the future of lettings