§ Weekly recap · 26 July 2026

RRA leads this week: 7 items; MTD quarterly update deadline 5 August

Watchdog HQ tracked 27 items across 11 regulatory and industry sources for estate agents in England in the week ending 26 July 2026.

§ 01 · This week by topic

What moved,
and where it landed.

Each topic below was covered in the Monday brief — full source links, suggested approaches and statute citations are reserved for subscribers.

What the counts cover: 23 new this week · 1 with fresh updates · 3 carried forward for a live deadline.

TopicItems
Renters' Rights RRA7
Other5
Leasehold & freehold reform LEASE3
HMO / Licensing HMO3
Data protection GDPR2
Making Tax Digital MTD2
Energy / EPC EPC1
RENT1
Anti-Money Laundering AML1
HMLR1
Building safety BSA1
6 to verify · 4 carried · 17 for context
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