diff --git a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
index 7c6cdd5d2..d5b8b50f8 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/date_validations.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ module Validations::DateValidations
       record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.date.outside_collection_window")
     end
 
-    # if record.voiddate.present?
-    #   if (record.startdate.to_date - record.voiddate.to_date).to_i.abs > 730
-    #     record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.voiddate_difference")
-    #   end
-    # end
+    if record.startdate < Time.zone.today - 14
+      record.errors.add :startdate, I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.later_than_or_14_days_before")
+
+    end 
 
     if record.scheme_id.present?
       scheme_end_date = Scheme.find(record.scheme_id).end_date
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index e923ff8af..5d2e8ed29 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ en:
       intermediate_rent_product_name:
         blank: "Enter name of other intermediate rent product"
       startdate:
-        today_or_earlier: "The start date of a supported housing tenancy must be today or ealier"
+        later_than_or_14_days_before: "The start date of a supported housing tenancy must be 14 days before today or later"
         before_scheme_end_date: "The start date of a supported housing tenancy must be before the housing scheme end date"
-        voiddate_difference: "The difference between the tenancy start date and property void date must be 730 days or less"
-        mrcdate_difference: "The difference between the tenancy start date and major repais date must be 730 days or less"
 
     property:
       mrcdate:
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
index 6cb717fab..91041e8a8 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/date_validations_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::DateValidations do
       expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
     end
 
+    it "validates that the tenancy start date is later than or 14 days before the current date" do
+      record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 15.days
+      setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
+      expect(record.errors["startdate"])
+        .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.later_than_or_14_days_before"))
+    end
+
+    it "produces no error when the tenancy start date is later than or 14 days before the current date" do
+      record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 7.days
+      setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
+      expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
+    end
+
     it "validates that the tenancy start date is before the end date of the chosen scheme if it has an end date" do
       record.startdate = Time.zone.today - 3.days
       record.scheme = scheme
@@ -54,21 +67,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::DateValidations do
       setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
       expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
     end
-
-    # it "validates that tenancy start date is less than 730 days away from the void date" do
-    #   record.startdate = Time.zone.today
-    #   record.voiddate = Time.zone.today - 3.years
-    #   setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
-    #   expect(record.errors["startdate"])
-    #   .to include(match I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.voiddate_difference"))
-    # end
-
-    # it "produces no error tenancy start date is less than 730 days away from the void date" do
-    #   record.startdate = Time.zone.today
-    #   record.voiddate = Time.zone.today - 6.months
-    #   setup_validator.validate_startdate(record)
-    #   expect(record.errors["startdate"]).to be_empty
-    # end
   end
 
   describe "major repairs date" do