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You should read this booklet if you rent (or are thinking of renting) in a property where the landlord also lives.
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord. It lets you…
Assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) The most common form of tenancy is an…
A tenancy agreement should include: the names of all people involved the…
Tenancies Your tenancy agreement should say how much notice you need to…
If your landlord wants you to leave, they must give you notice in a…
The collection of information about lettings which may be used as evidence to support Rent Officer determinations of rent.
Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.
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.
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
Guidance for landlords letting out their home.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
How Local Housing Allowance rates are set and used to work out Housing Benefit.
Find out if you’re a letting agency business who needs to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
Good practice guide for landlords who live in the same property as their tenants.
This guide is for current private residential landlords and anyone interested in letting a property in the private rented sector.
This collection brings together all documents relating to social housing lettings collected through the Continuous Recording (CORE) system.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
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