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Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court.
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they need you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in a possession order,…
It is a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to remove you from a…
Find out if you’re a letting agency business who needs to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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…
If you need your tenant to leave, you must have a valid reason and give…
What to do if you have an assured periodic tenancy (APT) - paying rent and deposits, if you want a pet to live with you, ending the tenancy.
This collection brings together all documents relating to private rental market statistics published by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).
What counts as rental discrimination and what happens if you’re reported.
Welcome to the VOA Rent Officers Home Page.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) asks for rental and lease information to assess the rateable value of non-domestic properties.
Details why we collect Lettings Information and what is produced from the data collected.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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