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This guide is for people who are looking for a house or flat to rent.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
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.
This collection brings together the government's 'how to' guides for the housing sector.
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
How to rent privately, including your rights and responsibilities.
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
A collection of guidance to help landlords, homeowners and letting agents carry out correct right to rent checks and avoid civil penalties.
This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.
A tenancy agreement is a contract between you and a landlord - ending a tenancy, changing a tenancy, tenancy types and assured shorthold tenancies
Advice for landlords carrying out right to rent checks during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Guidance on build to rent.
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
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.
Guidance from the British Embassy on buying, renting or letting property in the United Arab Emirates.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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