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Advice for landlords carrying out right to rent checks during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Apply to register a rent and fair rent increases.
Includes right to rent checks, evicting tenants, tenancy agreements and deposit protection schemes
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
What to include in a tenancy agreement, different types of tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) and how to end a tenancy.
Used for registering and cancelling registered rents.
This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Apply for compensation if you own property near the proposed High Speed 2 route, Phase 1 or 2 - what you can claim for, eligibility, how to apply
The Rent Service was responsible for providing rental valuation services for the private rented housing sector for housing benefit services. Its functions were taken over by the Valuation Office Agency in 2009.
Guidance for landlords, homeowners and letting agents affected by the introduction of right to rent immigration checks.
This guide is for current private residential landlords and anyone interested in letting a property in the private rented sector.
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Find out how tenants and letting agents in the UK pay tax on behalf of landlords abroad under the Non-resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme.
Fines and prison sentences you can get for renting your property to someone who is not allowed to rent: what happens if you did not check, how you can object to a fine, how to appeal
Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.
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