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Good practice guide for landlords who live in the same property as their tenants.
Find out how tenants and letting agents in the UK pay tax on behalf of landlords abroad under the Non-resident Landlord (NRL) Scheme.
This guide is to help current and prospective tenants ensure that a rented property is safe to live in.
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.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
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.
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
Includes right to rent checks, evicting tenants, tenancy agreements and deposit protection schemes
Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.
Information relating to the Renters (Reform) Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023.
How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find a new host.
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