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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: The Renters' Reform Bill Series: A single system of periodic tenancies
The government plans to introduce "a single system of periodic tenancies" and end the use of fixed-term tenancies. Greg Tsuman, Lettings Director at Martyn Gerrard, joins series' host Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss what the proposal could mean for the private rented sector.
The Goodlord team
Aug 25, 2022
Watch the recording here: