Quick Guide - Checks and Payments
Both checks and payments are crucial to rented property.Â
Tenants must be checked before you accept them as a tenant. Then when they are a tenant – they have to pay you rent! Â
See brief details below and links to some of our content. You will find the rest linked from the Topic page.
Note that if you are not a Landlord Law member, or have a Basic Membership some of the links will not work for you. To join click here. To upgrade your membership see here.
It is most unwise to accept a tenant before you have checked them out thoroughly.Â
- We have an article here on the basics, and
- A whole Checklist here on this stage of the tenancy with links to relevant content.
You will also need to carry out ‘right to rent’ checks – you will find links to all our content on right to rent in the Special Information Page here.
There is a lot to say about rent! David Smith says most of it in his training video here.Â
Also:
- If you want to increase rent we have an article and a FAQ
- If your tenants are not paying rent you should check out our Rent Arrears Action Plan
- Check out the other rent items on the A-Z page.
We also include insurance here (as it is a payment that landlords need to make).Â
- We have a Free Mini-Course here and
- an article here.Â
There is different legislation in Wales, plus Welsh landlords do not have to carry out right-to-rent checks for occupiers of property in Wales. See some of our content below:Â
FAQ
- What happens if a landlord renting property in Wales is not properly licensed
- What penalties apply if you do not comply with the rules about written statements of occupation contracts in Wales?
- What payments and fees am I entitled to charge my tenant? Wales
- What are prohibited payments and what are the penalties? Wales
- What are the special rules about providing details of the landlord’s address? Wales
- How can I increase my Contract Holder’s Rent by the notice procedure?
