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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

What can agents do about unsustainable pressures in the private rental sector?

Goodlord’s open letter addresses the challenges that landlords, agents, and tenants are currently facing, including the government’s policies to restrict landlords’ legal rights and raise taxes on property income and transactions - all of which are adversely affecting housing affordability. William Reeve, CEO at Goodlord, shares his expertise and views on these unsustainable pressures, alongside our guest speaker, Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, and Megan Eighteen, who will shed light on how your agency can continue to thrive and find new opportunities in these challenging times.

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Overview

Goodlord’s open letter addresses the challenges that landlords, agents, and tenants are currently facing, including the government’s policies to restrict landlords’ legal rights and raise taxes on property income and transactions - all of which are adversely affecting housing affordability. 

William Reeve, CEO at Goodlord, shares his expertise and views on these unsustainable pressures, alongside our guest speaker, Robert Bolwell, Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory, and Megan Eighteen, who will shed light on how your agency can continue to thrive and find new opportunities in these challenging times.

We'll cover:

  • Our open letter and what we want to achieve 
  • Advising your landlords
  • Adapting your agency to protect it against market shocks and pressures
  • The positives of the on-going change

William Reeve

CEO at Goodlord 

Robert Bolwell 

Senior Partner at Dutton Gregory Solicitors