Guides for landlords
What is due, when, and why.
Short, plain-English guides to the rules landlords in England have to follow. Each one says what the law requires, what to give your tenants, and how often it comes round.
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Guide · Compliance
The landlord compliance checklist for England
The legal checks and documents every landlord in England needs, when each one is due, and what to give your tenants at the start of a tenancy.
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Guide · Gas safety
Gas safety certificates for landlords
What the landlord gas safety check involves, how often it is due, when your tenants must get a copy, and how long to keep the record.
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Guide · Electrical safety
The EICR: electrical safety for landlords
When landlords in England need an electrical installation condition report, who must receive a copy, and how quickly remedial work has to be done.
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Guide · Deposits
Tenancy deposit protection: what landlords need to know
How and when to protect a tenancy deposit in England, what the prescribed information is, the deposit cap, and why protection has no renewal date.
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Guide · Energy performance
EPCs for rental properties
The minimum EPC rating to let a property in England, how long a certificate lasts, when tenants must see it, and how exemptions work.
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Guide · Alarms
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms: the rules for landlords
Where landlords in England must fit smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, when they must be checked, and what to do when one is reported faulty.
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Guide · Maintenance
Rental property maintenance: what landlords are responsible for
Which repairs are the landlord’s responsibility in England, how quickly to act, and how to keep a record of maintenance that protects you in a dispute.
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