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Renters' Rights Act eve (30 April 2026): the last-day tenant audit checklist before the law changes at midnight
30 Apr 2026

Renters' Rights Act eve (30 April 2026): the last-day tenant audit checklist before the law changes at midnight

The Renters' Rights Act takes effect at one minute past midnight on 1 May 2026. Today (30 April) is the last day Section 21 can be served. Here's a 30-minute audit you should do tonight: photograph any notices that arrived today, walk through your home, pull together the paperwork pack, and save everything to a dated cloud folder. Locks in your evidence at the cliff edge.

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