31st December 2025

Mr or Mrs Landlord, Are You Ready?

If you are a landlord and waiting to see what happens with the Renters’ Rights Act, you are already behind.

We have sold record numbers of previously rented property in 2025, are you next?

However if you’re happy to continue with your rentals after May 1st 2026, here’s what you should be doing now:

First, get your paperwork sorted.

If your compliance folder is a mess, please fix it. Gas certs, EICRs, EPCs, deposit paperwork, right to rent, How to Rent guide. If you can’t put your hand this lot quickly, that’s a problem.

Second, tighten how you manage tenancies.

No more casual arrangements, we’ll sort it later promises, or ignoring small issues. Repairs, complaints, inspections. Document everything.

Third, look properly at your property standards.

If a tenant could reasonably argue disrepair, damp, mould, or safety issues, deal with it now because waiting until it becomes formal will cost more and cause stress you probably don’t need.

Fourth, review how you select tenants.

Section 21 is going which means fewer easy exits. Referencing properly and choosing carefully matters more than ever.

This isn’t the end of renting, it’s the end of sloppy land-lording and that’s a good thing really.