HMO licensing for letting agents in England: mandatory, additional and selective licences
When a rental is an HMO, when it needs a licence, how long licences last, the conditions that come with one, and the pen...
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When a rental is an HMO, when it needs a licence, how long licences last, the conditions that come with one, and the pen...
Rented homes need an EPC of E or better today. What the confirmed EPC C plan for October 2030 means, the £10,000 cap, ex...
Who to check, when, how, and who is fined: Right to Rent checks for letting agents in England, including the updated cod...
The full list of payments agents and landlords can take from tenants in England, holding deposit rules, rent in advance...
New tenancies need written key terms before they are agreed; existing tenants needed the 2026 Information Sheet. Deadlin...
Electrical safety checks every five years, who gets a copy and when, the 28-day repair deadline, what C1, C2 and FI mean...
Annual gas safety checks, the 28-day copy rule, keeping records, early renewal and tenant access, plus smoke and CO alar...
The rules on letting agencies themselves: client money protection, redress scheme membership and publishing fees, with t...
Tenants in England can ask to keep a pet and landlords cannot unreasonably refuse. The 28-day deadline, fair and unfair...
What to look for in letting agent software after the Renters' Rights Act, the questions to ask suppliers, pricing models...
Rent can now rise once a year, not in a tenancy's first 12 months, on Form 4A with two months' notice. The steps, and wh...
Landlord registration opens on 15 December 2026, starting in the West Midlands. The timeline, adverts, and a checklist f...
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