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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

The Renters’ Reform Bill Series, part 3: Enforcing the new proposals

The government has suggested several new routes to enforcement, including housing court reforms, an Ombudsman covering all private landlords, and the introduction of a property portal to improve compliance. Paul Shamplina, Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser, joins series' host Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss how the proposals could be enforced.

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Overview

New regulation will require improved enforcement. The government has suggested several new routes to enforcement, including housing court reforms, an Ombudsman covering all private landlords, and the introduction of  a property portal to improve compliance.  Paul Shamplina, Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser, joins series' host Oli Sherlock, Director of Insurance at Goodlord, to discuss how the proposals could be enforced. 

We'll cover:

  • Court process reforms
  • An ombudsman covering private landlords
  • A new property portal to improve compliance
  • Live Q&A
Oli Sherlock 
Director of Insurance at Goodlord
Paul Shamplina
Chief Commercial Officer at Hamilton Fraser