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Rent in advance and rent bidding: what the Renters’ Rights Act allows

Since 1 May 2026 you cannot take rent before the tenancy agreement is signed, can take at most one month's rent before it starts, and cannot invite or accept offers above the rent you advertised.

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Renters' Rights Act: what changed for landlords

The Renters' Rights Act came into force in England on 1 May 2026. Section 21 is gone, every tenancy is now periodic, and rent rises follow one procedure. Here is what a self-managing landlord actually has to do differently.

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Deposits: the cap, the 30 days and the prescribed information

A tenancy deposit in England is capped at five weeks' rent (six weeks when the annual rent is £50,000 or more), must be protected in a government-approved scheme within 30 days of receiving it, and the tenant must get the prescribed information in the same 30 days. Miss that and a court must order you to pay one to three times the deposit.

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What can landlords be fined for in England? A checklist

Every penalty a private landlord in England can face, with the official maximum for each: the Renters' Rights Act's £7,000 and £40,000 civil penalties, rent repayment orders of up to two years' rent, deposits, fees, right to rent, gas, electrics, alarms, energy ratings and licensing. Maxima only, from GOV.UK and the legislation; councils set their own starting points.

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Client money protection (CMP)

Cover that repays landlords and tenants if an agent loses or misuses money it holds for them. Compulsory for agents in England that hold client money.

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Energy performance certificate (EPC)

A certificate rating a home's energy efficiency from A (best) to G, valid for ten years. Needed before a home is let or sold, and shown in adverts.

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Guarantor

A person who promises in writing to pay the rent, or cover other losses, if the tenant does not. Often asked of students or people on a lower income.

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Holding deposit

A payment of up to one week's rent to reserve a home while the landlord checks an application. It must be returned or put towards the rent or deposit.

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Letting agent

A business that finds tenants for landlords or manages lets. In England it must join a redress scheme, publish its fees and, if it holds client money, have CMP.

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Material information

The facts about a home a person needs to decide whether to rent or buy it, such as the rent or price, council tax band, EPC and any known risks, which an advert must not leave out.