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Are you ready for 2026?

10 questions covering LSAG-2025 sanctions, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, MEES 2030, and Awaab’s Law. Get a per-domain scorecard plus the 5 most useful next steps for your firm.

Question 1 of 10

Roughly how many lets does your firm manage today?

A working number is fine; this drives only what the scorecard recommends.

Question 2 of 10

What share of your landlords are corporate (Ltd / partnership)?

Corporate landlords need a UBO walk under MLR-2017 reg 5(1)(a).

MLR-2017 reg 5(1)(a): UBO walk required for corporate clients.

Question 3 of 10

How do you currently screen tenants and landlords against sanctions?

LSAG-2025 §A: sanctions + PEP + adverse-media screening expected on every let from May 2025.

Question 4 of 10

Do your screens cover PEP status and adverse media?

LSAG-2025 added these as default expectations on top of sanctions lists.

LSAG-2025: PEP screening + adverse-media check are default expectations.

Question 5 of 10

If HMRC asked for the screening evidence on a specific let from 18 months ago, could you produce it?

MLR-2017: 7-year retention rule on screening evidence.

Question 6 of 10

How ready is your tenant-management process for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 changes?

Section 21 abolition + new periodic-tenancy default + property-condition rules.

Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

Question 7 of 10

How do you track gas-safety + EICR expiry across the portfolio?

Question 8 of 10

Do you know the EPC band of every property you currently let?

MEES 2018 (band E minimum) + MEES 2030 (band C minimum from 2030-04-01 for new tenancies).

Question 9 of 10

Have you costed the band-D and band-E properties up to band C for the 2030 deadline?

Question 10 of 10

Does your process flag Category-1 hazards (mould, damp, structural) before a tenant moves in?

Awaab’s Law (HHSRS Cat-1) ties the landlord to a fixed-window remedy.

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