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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...
WEBINAR RECORDING: Court of Appeal decision: Authorised signatories and the Companies Act - with Robert Bolwell
The Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of Northwood Solihull v Fearn & Others, deciding that where a corporate landlord or agent is completing certain statutory forms, such documents do not have to be ‘executed’ in accordance with the formalities set out in Section 44 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Goodlord team
Feb 24, 2022
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