The Landlord Law Checklists

Note that the Renters’ Rights Act Checklist and the Property Checklist in England are open access. The other Checklists are a member-only service. To find out more about membership and join online, click here or the button below:

For properties in England:

The Renters Rights Act 2025 came into force on 1 May 2026. These checklists have been updated to comply with the new rules. For information about the Act, see our information centre here.

For properties in Wales:

About the Checklists

In order to help landlords, particularly new landlords, ensure that they do not miss out any essential steps when renting out and managing their properties, we have developed this series of detailed Checklists. These consist of a list with drop-down areas where we give information about specific issues and links out to Landlord Law content and also information available on the internet.

Landlords (and letting agents) can use these as a reference when dealing with the various stages in managing rented property. They are also a good way to help you locate suitable content on the Landlord Law site.

Two of the checklists, the Renters Rights Act Checklist and the English Property Checklist can be viewed by all. Others are members only.

Basic members may not be able to follow all the links – as some will be to Business Level content. However, you can always switch your membership if you are a basic member to upgrade to Business level.

If you have problems opening up the checklist sections, note that they may not work properly with very old computer internet software, such as Windows Explorer. Try using Chrome or Firefox instead.