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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.
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
The rules about what can happen before or during a tenancy depend on what…
You’re a landlord if you rent out your property. As a landlord you must:…
You must keep your property in good condition, and any gas or electrical…
You can often sort out disputes with your tenant without going to court:…
If you let your property to several tenants who are not members of the…
When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. You can choose to pay…
There are special rules for changing rents and terms for regulated…
If a tenant dies without an executor or a will, the process for reclaiming…
What to include in an assured periodic tenancy agreement, if a tenant wants a pet, dealing with antisocial behaviour and ending an assured periodic tenancy.
An assured periodic tenancy (APT) is a type of tenancy held between a…
You or your letting agent cannot ask for, encourage or accept an offer…
If the tenancy was created after 1 May 2026, you need to give tenants…
You or your letting agent must not accept, ask for or encourage tenants to…
Your tenant should pay rent on the day that is stated in the tenancy…
You must follow the correct rules if you want to increase your tenant’s…
If your tenant wants to keep a pet, they’ll need to ask you in writing.…
Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes or is likely to cause…
The tenancy agreement should say how much notice your tenants need to give…
Any valid notice your tenant gave before 1 May 2026 still applies. The…
Information for landlords in England on tenant eviction: assured shorthold tenancies, including eviction notices, Section 21, Section 8, accelerated possession, possession orders, bailiffs
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Using deposit protection schemes - the official schemes, information you must give tenants, what happens if you do not protect a deposit, disputes and advice
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
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
As a landlord, find out if the leaseholders in your block have the right to take over management of your building, and the process they must go through to do this
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