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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...
Landlord solutions
Rent Protection & Legal Expenses options
Helping you mitigate Renters' Rights risks.
Goodlord’s Rent Protection offering safeguards your investment and gives you peace of mind from day one.

Benefits
A Renters’ Rights-ready policy
Our future-ready cover ensures you’re fully protected in the new legislative landscape.
Feel financially secure
The Renters’ Rights Act has changed eviction rules, making court delays certain. That’s why cover the rent until you achieve vacant possession, rather than limiting payouts to 12-15 months.
Get peace of mind
When you go to court, we cover up to £100,000 in legal expenses so you don’t have to pay to regain possession of your property. This includes evicting squatters and tenants who fail to vacate.
Save time and stress
Our in-house claims team works with your tenants to reach settlements and recover unpaid rent wherever possible, helping to prevent unnecessary legal proceedings.
Avoid hassle
The Goodlord platform gives us direct access to your documents and information. This saves you from searching for them and allows us to resolve claims efficiently.
Features
What does our Rent Protection & Legal Expenses cover include?
Goodlord’s Rent Protection and Legal Expenses cover helps landlords stay protected as legislation evolves. Ask your agent about Rent Protection options today.
Receive 90% of the monthly rent for up to six weeks after vacant possession
Take the sting out of unexpected void periods with our extended cover. This is contingent upon a successful claim acceptance and the agent re-letting the property.
Alternative accommodation costs
If a tenant fails to vacate and you want to move back in, we cover both alternative accommodation (up to £175/day) and storage costs (up to £15/day) for 30 days.
Zero excess if you make your claim within 45 days of the first missed rent payment
You receive 100% of the monthly rent owed until you achieve vacant possession. If you submit the claim between days 46 and 90 of arrears, we apply a one-month rent excess penalty.
£1,000+ property damage cover
We cover the legal costs to pursue tenants or other parties for direct physical damage to your property or its contents (disputed damage value must exceed £1,000). Crucially, the policy also pays up to £1,000 on top of the deposit towards damage costs and dilapidations.
Section 13 dispute protection
22% of tenants plan to appeal any rent increase, regardless of whether it’s fair. When this happens, we’ll cover the difference between the previous and new rental amounts for up to six months, or until a First-tier Tribunal decision.
First month’s rent guaranteed
If the first month’s rent isn’t paid after signing a tenancy, you can now claim immediately without impacting future claims.
