The Renters Rights Act – Landlord FAQ When will the Renters Rights Act come into force? The government have now published a roadmap which sets out the implementation dates as follows: 27 December 2025 – New investigatory powers for Local Authorities to inspect properties, demand documents and access third-party data. This is now in force. […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips for Welsh Landlords
Be aware that the law changed dramatically for rented property in Wales, with the coming into force of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2017 on 1 December 2022. If you are unfamiliar with the new laws, you should do training to bring you up to date. However, much of the English law still applies in Wales, […]
Scams and Frauds
Scams & Frauds Unfortunatly scammers and fraudsters are always with us, and they often target landlords and their tenants. On this page we set out some of the more common scams and frauds with some suggestions on how to deal with them. Note: this is not an exhaustive list and fraudsters will continue to create […]
Debt Assessment Services from Julie Ford
Debt Assessment Service from Julie Ford Julie Ford is a housing advisor whose speciality is helping tenants who are in arrears, by assisting them claim benefits and locating grants to support them. Landlord Law Business Level members can see Julie’s training webinar on this here. Initial Case Assessment If you would like to instruct Julie […]
New Content
This is a list of all new content added to the Landlord Law site from 1 January 2021. Although note that this does not include amends to the Checklists which are frequently updated. Training webinar recordings are also loaded up regularly and can be found here. Content is listed chronologically with the most recent at […]
Index
Index of Topics and Terms A B C D E F G H I J I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Landlord Law is a very large site and sometimes people struggle to find things. So this page has an alphabetical list of terms […]
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) FAQ
Here is a link of all our FAQ just on HMO related topics: Click the menu button below to see FAQ for other individual topics Featured FAQ
Courses Kits and Training Index Page
Landlord Law provides lots of kits and training courses many of which you can access as part of your membership. We list these below along with a few which are not included in membership (eg the Helping Tenants in Arrears Kit) and some which are only available to Business level members (if you want to […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips Landlords on avoiding harassment claims
Do not ever use your keys to enter the property unless you have the tenant’s permission (save in a genuine emergency – such as a serious fire) This is particularly important if you are male and the tenants are female (especially if the tenant is a female living alone) If the tenants are in arrears […]
Legal Basics Courses
The Legal Basics Courses The Legal Basics courses provide (fairly) short explanations of basic legal topics. This is to give Landlord Law members somewhere to find out more about the underlying legal rules that underpin landlord and tenant law. You don’t need to know these things but it will probably help you understand landlord and tenant rules […]
The Landlord Law Points Information Page
How it works: The Landlord Law Points system is an internal currency where members can earn points in various ways and then redeem them against certain products and services. Members can view all their points 0n their ‘My Points Page‘. Points can be earned as follows: By joining and renewing your Landlord Law membership: When joining […]
The Landlord Law Monthly CPD Service
How it works: Every month we run a ‘members only’ training webinar on a general topic of interest to landlords. For example on a new piece of legislation or legal case, practice and procedure in specific areas and on other matters of interest to landlords and others in the private rented sector. This webinar is recorded […]
Terms and Conditions – Solicitors Telephone Advice Service.
Terms and Conditions – Solicitors Telephone Advice Service. This page sets out the terms and conditions under which our solicitors’ telephone advice service is provided. Please read it carefully. Note that none of the matters set on this page will affect your statutory rights. NB these terms and conditions also apply to telephone advice from […]
How to make the most of your advice call
We have a huge amount of help and advice on Landlord Law, but sometimes you need a bit of extra help. You need someone who understands the law to look at your situation and tell you where you stand and what you need to do. This is why we have our ‘one to one’ telephone […]
Special Information Pages
Special Information Pages Introduction All of the content on Landlord Law can be located via the main topic pages. However some subjects – such as eviction – straddle more than one topic. Others have a lot of content which could usefully be set out in a clearer way. The answer is our special information pages […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips Landlords on Evicting Tenants
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page You need to take care to use the correct and most appropriate eviction procedure for your situation. Our FREE Which Possession Proceedings Guide will help. You will only be entitled to bring […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Court Proceedings
The criminal courts deal with claims mostly brought by the state whereby someone is to be punished for doing something wrong. The civil courts are there to decide on claims made where parties cannot agree or where someone wants to enforce their rights. These tips are about civil claims. Court proceedings, any court proceedings, are […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Ending Tenancies (England)
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page There is a difference between ending a tenancy and recovering possession. Note that in most cases, if a tenancy ends (for example, if a tenant gives a Notice to Quit) – if […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Tenancy Deposits
Where the deposit is for an assured tenancy or residential license – no more than five weeks worth of rent can be taken as a deposit, or six weeks if the tenancy has an annual rent of over £50,000 pa. Any excess will be a ‘prohibited payment’ under the Tenant Fees Act, and penalties will […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on HMOs
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page HMO stands for ‘House in Multiple Occupation’. An HMO is any property where three or more people live in two or more ‘households’. It is not possible for a property with only […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Consumer Law
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page A tenancy is almost always a consumer contract. The landlord is treated as being a business (even if the landlord only has one property) and the tenant is treated as a consumer […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Occupation Types (England)
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page If a landlord rents a room in his own home and shares living accommodation with the occupier, the occupier has fewer legal rights. The occupier here is normally known as a lodger. […]
Template test – Top Tips
Content – e.g. Be aware that under agency law, you will be bound by everything your agent does on your behalf – even if it is something you told them not to do – so you need to be very careful in your choice of agent Ideally, they should be a member of a professional […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Rent
Landlords in England must now give a proposed rent in all property adverts (other than boards) and must not charge more than this when the property is let. Failure to comply can result in a fine. In England, landlords can only increase rent by the statutory notice procedure. Make sure that your tenancy (or Welsh […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on Tenancy Agreements (England)
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page Make sure you are using the right type of tenancy agreement. In particular, if you are letting to a limited company, if you live in self-contained accommodation in the same building, or […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips on the Legal Aspects of Preparing a Property to Rent
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page Make sure that you have obtained any necessary permission for letting. For example from your leaseholder if the flat is held on a long lease, or from your mortgage company. You also need […]
Top Tips pages
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page These pages are open access so anyone can read them. We hope they will be useful for you. Note we also have some FAQ on the Renters Rights Act 2025. Click the […]
Tessa’s Top Ten Tips on Signing up New Tenants
Note that housing law in Wales has changed with effect from 1 December 2022. Find out more on our New Wales Page Get as much information as you can from prospective tenants. It’s best to have a standard form such as our Tenants Information Form. You should also check their identity, and you will […]
Tessa’s Ten Top Tips for Landlords on Letting Agents
Be aware that under agency law, you will be bound by everything your agent does on your behalf – even if it is something you told them not to do – so you need to be very careful in your choice of agent Ideally, they should be a member of a professional organisation such as […]
Telephone Advice Service – From a solicitor
This service is currently being upgraded and so will be unavailable for a short period. Please check back later. If you need advice urgently contact us. A simple and straightforward way for you to get up to 1/2 hours telephone advice from a specialist landlord and tenant solicitor. Note that our service is only for […]
Step by Step Guides or ‘Trails’
Landlord and tenant law is often very formulaic and to reach the correct answer you may need to answer a number of questions. To help you, we have a number of guides on Landlord Law which do this for you. We have always thought of them as ‘trails’ although they are perhaps better described as […]
