Renters' Rights Act — Final Preparations

With just over two weeks to go until the Act is implemented on 1 May 2026, Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, Valerie Bannister, PPARLA, Lettings Compliance Director at LSL Franchisor Group, and Jan Hÿtch, PPNAEA, FARLA, FNAVA, Member Services Manager, Propertymark, share any last-minute updates, confirm how to issue the Written Statement and Information Sheet and how a new Assured Periodic Tenancy agreement should be issued.

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Speakers

Valerie Bannister

Regional Executive, ARLA Propertymark

Valerie is Lettings Compliance Director for Your Move and Reeds Rains based in Southampton, ARLA Property Regional Executive and ARLA Propertymark Past President.
Timothy Douglas

Head of Policy and Campaigns, Propertymark

Timothy joined Propertymark in July 2015 and leads on the organisation’s policy and campaigns activity across Westminster, the devolved parliaments, and local authorities. He authored Propertymark’s The Future of Renting position paper and wrote Propertymark’s best practice guidance to help agents operate during the pandemic. Timothy also created the policy proposals for the Leasehold: A Life Sentence research report.

Before Propertymark, Timothy worked as a political advisor in Westminster for a former Business Minister and Government Whip and spent a period of time as a Caseworker and Researcher for Members of the European Parliament.

Janine Hÿtch

Advisory Panel Member and Member Services Manager, Propertymark

Jan is an experienced practitioner in the residential lettings industry with a career spanning over 30 years. She served as a Partner at Norfolk-based Arnolds Keys and led their residential lettings division for many years, contributing significantly to the firm's success.

Holding prominent roles within Propertymark, including a former President and Board member, and now an NAEA Propertymark Advisory Panel Member, Jan continues to contribute to the industry improvement through her educational and advisory/regulatory consultancy roles. More recently, she was instrumental in setting up the Propertymark member helplines and manages member services.

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