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May 1 2026 - Renters' Right Act Commencement Day
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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...
Traditional tenant referencing wasn’t built for today’s fraud risks, tighter compliance rules, or rising landlord expectations. As AI-generated documents become harder to detect and legislation evolves, manual and document-based checks create unnecessary delay and risk.
This guide shows how Goodlord’s award-winning PRO Referencing delivers a 24-hour average turnaround, direct-to-source fraud protection, and full compliance in one secure reference, helping your agency move faster and stay ahead.
Key Takeaways
Why you should read this booklet:
How tenant referencing is changing
The impact of new legislation, rising fraud, and higher landlord expectations
Why traditional checks no longer work
The limits of document-based and manual referencing
How fraud risk is increasing
What recent data shows and why stronger verification is now essential
How PRO Referencing works in practice
Direct-to-source checks using HMRC, payroll providers, and trusted data
What PRO covers in a single reference
Right to Rent, AML (where required), PEPs, sanctions, and fraud screening
How to reduce delays and voids
Improving turnaround times without compromising checks