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This guide is for people who are looking for a house or flat to rent.

• Updated: 2 October 2023

• Updated: 2 October 2023

Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.

• Landlord responsibilities

  You’re a landlord if you rent out your property. As a landlord you must:…

• Making repairs

  You must keep your property in good condition, and any gas or electrical…

• Rent increases

  The tenancy agreement should include how and when you’ll review the rent.…

• Settling disputes

  You can often sort out disputes with your tenants without going to court:…

• Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

  If you let your property to several tenants who are not members of the…

• Paying tax and National Insurance

  When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. Running a property…

• Changing a regulated tenancy (fair rent)

  There are special rules for changing rents and terms for regulated…

Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting

Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.

Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.

You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.

This collection brings together the government's 'how to' guides for the housing sector.

• Updated: 7 May 2019

A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies

Guidance from the British Embassy on buying, renting or letting property in the United Arab Emirates.

• Updated: 26 January 2020

Rent a property at a discount to help with the cost of saving for a deposit to buy a home. Information on who is eligible and how to apply.

How to rent privately, including your rights and responsibilities.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

• Updated: 24 March 2023

Guidance on build to rent.

• Updated: 13 September 2018

This guide is to help current and prospective tenants ensure that a rented property is safe to live in.

• Updated: 10 December 2020

Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.

Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.

Includes proving your right to rent with a share code or documents, tenancy agreements and deposits

• Updated: 29 August 2023

A collection of guidance to help landlords, homeowners and letting agents carry out correct right to rent checks and avoid civil penalties.

• Updated: 23 March 2023

Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.