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A model tenancy agreement for use in the private rented sector where a shorthold tenancy is being entered into, and accompanying guidance.
Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).
Guidance for non-specialists, particularly private landlords, about the requirements under the Housing Act 2004 in relation to the HHSRS.
Guidance about inspections and assessment of hazards in housing given under section 9 of the Housing Act 2004.
A summary of the measures in the Renters’ Rights Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 11 September 2024.
Information about annual rent increases limit from April 2025
The definition of what is a decent home and guidance on how the decent homes standard should be implemented.
Information relating to the Renters (Reform) Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
To help tenants and landlords understand what is expected under the consumer standards and how landlords might deliver the outcomes of the standards.
Outcomes landlords must deliver about engaging with other relevant parties so that tenants can live in safe and well-maintained neighbourhoods and feel safe in their homes.
Outcomes landlords must deliver about the safety and quality of tenants’ homes.
Information on the review of the Decent Homes Standard.
What is involved in regulatory judgements and gradings
Outcomes landlords must deliver about being open with tenants and treating them with fairness and respect so that tenants can access services, raise complaints, influence decision making and hold their landlord to account.
Outcomes social landlords must deliver about the fair allocation and letting of homes and how tenancies are managed and ended by landlords.
Guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in England.
These video guides give insight into the work of the Regulator of Social Housing
Details of the TSMs as defined by the regulator and requirements of the regulator in relation to these TSMs that all registered providers must meet.
Good practice guide for landlords who live in the same property as their tenants.
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