General guidance to consider
- Damp and mould - this will help tenants understand more around damp and mould with some useful information and contact details
- Tenancy ready guide - this information will help guide your tenant through setting up their bills and planning their budgets so that they can be as ready as possible to move in, enjoy their new home and not worry about getting into arrears or debt with bills
- Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
- Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018 - This Act comes into force from 20 March 2019
- Client money protection - From the 1st April 2019, all letting agents in England will be required to belong to a client money protection scheme when they are holding client money
- HMRC Tax campaign - the Let Property Campaign gives you an opportunity to bring your tax affairs up to date if you’re an individual landlord letting out residential property in the UK or abroad and to get the best possible terms to pay the tax you owe
- Paying tax as a landlord - when you start renting out property, you must tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and you may have to pay tax. If you do not, you could be charged a penalty
- General data protection regulation (GDPR)
View the variety of booklets and information for private landlords.