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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

State of the Lettings Industry Series - Session II: How technical transformation is impacting agencies and tenants

In the second session of our State of the Lettings Industry series, Kristjan Byfield, the co-founder of The Depository, joins Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology in the lettings industry and beyond - exemplified by the move towards remote work, which is lessening the importance of location for tenants.

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Overview

In the second session of our State of the Lettings Industry series, Kristjan Byfield, the co-founder of The Depository, joins Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology in the lettings industry and beyond - exemplified by the move towards remote work, which is lessening the importance of location for tenants.

We'll cover:

  • How agencies of your size have benefited from technology 
  • What part of your business can be helped by technology 
  • Remote work and tenant movement

Oli Sherlock
Director of Insurance at Goodlord

Kristjan Byfield
Co-founder at The Depositary