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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...

eBooks

Everything you need to know about Goodlord's 

PRO Referencing

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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
How tenant referencing is changing

The impact of new legislation, rising fraud, and higher landlord expectations

Why traditional checks no longer work
Why traditional checks no longer work

The limits of document-based and manual referencing

How fraud risk is increasing
How fraud risk is increasing

What recent data shows and why stronger verification is now essential

How PRO Referencing works in practice
How PRO Referencing works in practice

Direct-to-source checks using HMRC, payroll providers, and trusted data

What PRO covers in a single reference
What PRO covers in a single reference

Right to Rent, AML (where required), PEPs, sanctions, and fraud screening

How to reduce delays and voids
How to reduce delays and voids

Improving turnaround times without compromising checks

Download the booklet to ensure your tenant referencing process is fit for today’s fraud risks and compliance demands.