What's changing,
and when.

Commercial agents placing business tenants whose income exceeds £50,000 and who are now subject to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from 6 April 2026. · 1. Review Propertymark's 9 August 2026 guidance on commercial tenant self-assessment registration deadlines. 2. Verify whether your commercial tenant clients have registered for self-assessment ahead of the 5 October 2026 deadline (HMRC requirement under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax). 3. Consider sharing HMRC's self-assessment registration guidance with affected commercial tenants to reduce the risk of missed deadlines.

All letting agents managing residential tenancies in England where damp or mould hazards are present or reported. · 1. Review the Ministry of Housing guidance on damp and mould enforcement published on 24 September 2026. 2. Verify with landlords that properties under management have been inspected for damp and mould before 6 October 2026. 3. Check your tenant-reporting process to ensure damp and mould complaints are logged and escalated to landlords immediately from 6 October 2026. 4. Confirm with your compliance team that staff understand the fitness-for-habitation standard under the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 and the escalation procedure for hazards. 5. Note that tenants may bring civil claims against landlords for breach of the fitness standard from 6 October 2026; advise landlords accordingly.

Letting agents who prepare or advise landlord clients on self-assessment tax returns and rental-income reconciliation. · 1. Review the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee call for written evidence on tax-return error-correction processes, published 19 September 2026. 2. Consider whether your agency's experience with landlord tax-reconciliation errors (under Making Tax Digital or self-assessment) would inform the Committee's inquiry. 3. Note the written-evidence deadline of 17:00 BST on 11 October 2026 and confirm with your tax or compliance lead whether a submission is appropriate. 4. Check the Committee's submission portal and guidance for format and length requirements if you plan to respond.

All letting agents managing residential tenancies affected by the Renters' Rights Act 2025. · 1. Check the Landlord Today article (published 1 October 2026) for session times, registration links, and whether the briefings are in-person or virtual. 2. Register for the 14 October 2026 drop-in session if your compliance or operations team requires clarification on the tenant information sheet duty (effective 31 May 2026) or possession grounds under the Act. 3. Prepare questions on specific RRA provisions relevant to your agency (e.g. Section 21 abolition, periodic tenancy conversion, possession process changes). 4. Confirm with your training lead that staff understand the briefing content and can implement changes before 1 May 2026.

Letting agents managing or advising on HMO conversions in the London Borough of Sutton or Woking Borough Council areas. · 1. Review the Sutton Council Article 4 direction consultation (closes 28 October 2026) and Woking Borough Council consultation (closes 7 November 2026) to confirm the geographic scope and HMO types affected. 2. Check with landlord clients in these boroughs whether they are planning HMO conversions that would fall under permitted development rights (Class C to Class C4). 3. Note that if confirmed, both directions will require planning permission for future HMO conversions in the designated areas from the date the directions take effect. 4. Consider submitting representations to either consultation if you manage a portfolio affected by the proposed restrictions.

Letting agents and estate agents marketing or managing flats in multi-storey residential buildings (over 11 metres) with external cladding. · 1. Review the RICS guidance published on 13 May 2026 to understand the new valuation and survey requirements for properties with cladding from 1 November 2026. 2. Check your current portfolio for properties in buildings over 11 metres with external cladding and note which have outstanding EWS1 forms or are undergoing remediation. 3. Confirm with your valuers and surveyors that they are aware of the RICS standard taking effect on 1 November 2026. 4. Consider whether tenant or landlord guidance materials referencing cladding safety need updating before 1 November 2026.

Letting agents advising landlords with rental income above £50,000 (now) or above £30,000 (from April 2027). · 1. Review your landlord client list and identify those with gross rental income above £30,000 per year. 2. Confirm with affected clients whether they have registered for Making Tax Digital and are using MTD-compatible software (registration for the £30,000+ cohort opens on 4 November 2026). 3. Note that quarterly digital reporting to HMRC is required under MTD; verify that clients understand the reporting schedule. 4. Consider directing clients to HMRC's MTD guidance or to their accountant if they have not yet prepared.

All letting agents managing properties for private landlords who must join an approved redress scheme by 1 December 2026. · 1. Review the Draft Private Landlord Redress Schemes (Approval and Designation) Regulations 2026 referenced in HL Paper 3 to confirm the approval criteria for schemes your landlord clients will need to join. 2. Verify with your compliance team that landlord onboarding materials reflect the mandatory redress requirement from 1 May 2026 under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. 3. Check whether any landlords you manage have already joined The Property Ombudsman, Property Redress Scheme, or another approved scheme ahead of the 1 December 2026 deadline. 4. Note that the SLSC report includes correspondence on immigration fees regulations, which may affect Right to Rent checks if fee structures change — monitor for final publication.

All letting agents managing properties or advising landlords on regulatory compliance in England; agents operating in the West Midlands will be affected from 15 December 2026. · 1. Review the government's published landlord database registration requirements and roll-out schedule (available via gov.uk from 11 September 2026). 2. Confirm with your compliance team which landlord clients will fall within the initial West Midlands roll-out area from 15 December 2026. 3. Verify that your landlord onboarding and advisory procedures reference the database registration obligation. 4. Note the phased roll-out timetable for other regions and plan client communications accordingly.

All letting agents managing residential tenancies in England. · 1. Confirm with your compliance team the scope of properties that must be registered on the Rental Property Register from 15 December 2026. 2. Review the Propertymark guidance published on 13 September 2026 for registration process and data requirements. 3. Check whether your property management system can export the data fields required by the Register. 4. Note the 15 December 2026 rollout date and plan internal readiness steps accordingly.

All letting agents managing rental properties on behalf of landlords in England. · 1. Review the government's landlord registration service announcement (published 11 September 2026) to understand the registration requirements and timeline from 15 December 2026. 2. Verify with your compliance team whether your agency onboarding and management processes capture landlord registration status. 3. Consider drafting a client communication to inform landlords of the registration obligation from 15 December 2026 and associated penalties for non-compliance. 4. Check whether your property management software can track landlord registration status for each property on your books.

Letting agents managing properties in Medway Council's selective licensing designation areas. · 1. Verify with Medway Council which wards fall under the selective licensing scheme from January 2027. 2. Review your portfolio to identify properties located in designated Medway wards. 3. Confirm with landlord clients that they are aware of the £1,600 licence fee and application process. 4. Note the January 2027 start date in your compliance calendar for affected properties.

Letting and estate agents operating in Telford and Wrekin borough who manage or advise on HMO properties. · 1. Check with your compliance team whether any landlord clients in Telford and Wrekin are planning HMO conversions before February 2027. 2. Review the council's Article 4 Direction notice (expected publication date and detailed scope not stated in source) when published. 3. Note that this planning requirement is separate from the borough's paused additional licensing consultation. 4. Verify with landlord clients that they understand planning permission will be required for new HMOs from February 2027 in this borough.

Estate and letting agents marketing or managing new-build residential properties completed from 1 March 2027. · 1. Review the Propertymark guidance published 30 August 2026 to confirm the Future Homes Standard scope and compliance thresholds (75–80% carbon reduction vs. current Part L). 2. Check with your new-build developer clients whether properties completing from 1 March 2027 will meet the new standard and request confirmation of compliance certification. 3. Consider updating sales and lettings particulars templates to reflect the higher energy-performance standards required from March 2027. 4. Note that the standard applies to new builds only; existing stock and conversions are not affected by this March 2027 deadline.

Letting agents and property managers handling short-term lets (holiday rentals, Airbnb, serviced accommodation) in England. · 1. Review your portfolio to identify any properties let on a short-term or holiday basis that may fall within the register's scope. 2. Note the March 2027 deadline and monitor government guidance for registration criteria, platform obligations, and exemptions. 3. Consider whether any properties currently let short-term may require planning permission or additional licensing once the register is live. 4. Check Propertymark's resource page for updates on the register's design and compliance requirements as they are published.

All letting agents managing residential tenancies that will renew or be re-let during 2027. · 1. Note that income tax on property income rises by two percentage points from April 2027 (Autumn 2025 Budget). 2. Review your landlord communication strategy to confirm clients understand the tax change and its timing. 3. Consider how potential rent increases from early 2027 may affect tenant retention and renewal conversations. 4. Monitor NRLA and landlord sentiment reporting through the remainder of 2026 for market pricing signals.

Letting agents managing Houses in Multiple Occupation in the council area named in the campaign (council identity not stated in the source). · 1. Check Landlord Today (30 July 2026) for the council name and confirm whether your portfolio includes HMOs in that local authority area. 2. Review the council's published campaign materials to identify the nature of the new controls (licensing, Article 4 direction, or planning restrictions) and the properties in scope. 3. Note the end of July 2027 implementation date and plan to brief affected landlords at least 90 days before that deadline. 4. Verify with your compliance team that any existing HMO licences in the area remain valid and whether renewal or new applications will be required under the new regime.