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Do you really KNOW your
tenant? Are you sure
they have a good credit rec
ord and have no CCJ’s, debts
or previous rent arrears to
their name.
As a private
landlord, it is essenti...
/tenant-referencing/
Here is a brief overview
of laws with a view to rental.
These listed
below are statut
ory (must
be adhered to) legal requirements
of which you
should be aware. As a basic,
these laws protect you an...
/legal-requirements-for-landlords/
It is
the responsible
of the landlord to PAT test all electrical appliances provided to
the tenant to ensure
they are certified and safe, but not
the tenants own items. This will help complian...
/electrical-certificates/case-study-electrical-certificates.htm
A
tenancy agreement is a legal agreement in writing (but very dangerously can
be oral) that sets out
the rights and responsibilities
of both
landlord and
tenant. It contains details such as th...
/tenancy-agreements/
Private
Landlords need to
be assured rent will
be paid. Unf
ortunately,
there are occasions when
the rent is not paid, and we get into legal dispute with our
tenants. This can inflict serious damage ...
/rent-guarantee-insurance/
HomeLet's rental index is from data ga
thered from
there
tenant referencing service. As well as inf
ormation on average rental amounts f
or new
tenancies,
the HomeLet Rental Index a...
/news/homelet-rental-index-july2016.htm
When a
landlord or Letting agent takes a deposit from
the tenant they are legally required to provide to
the tenant inf
ormation pertaining to how
the money is protected within a 14 day period.
&nbs...
/tenancy-deposit-schemes/tenancy-deposit-schemes-case-study.htm
From 2007,
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has
been a Government backed scheme where
the tenants deposit is placed within ei
ther a Free Custodial Administered Account (linked above)
or a...
/deposit-insurance/
From 2007,
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has
been a Government backed scheme where
the tenants deposit is placed within ei
ther a Free Custodial Administered Account (linked&nb...
/tenancy-deposit-schemes/
Landlords
should take care when reviewing policies subject to letting. It is a well know fact that any failure to inf
orm
the insurer that you are renting/letting a property may invalidate an...
/landlords-insurance/insurance-guide-for-landlords.htm
As stipulated in
the Landlord and
Tenant Act 1985 any property rented out must
be fit f
or human habitation from commencement
of the tenancy and it is
the landlord’s
responsibility to maintai...
/property-maintenance/fit-for-habitation.htm
There is no legal requirement f
or Tenants to insure
their own
belongings, and as
Landlords you cannot insist on this. However, if
the property is furnished, and you experience an accident
or burgl...
/tenants-insurance/
As terrifying as it may seem to let your property yourself, when you break
the process into individual items, it seems relatively simple; even m
ore so when you use Inf
ormed
Landlords.com
We have...
/essential-letting-guides/
Landlords are required, under law to have an Energy Perf
ormance Certificate presented f
or the property to rent. This certificate must
be duplicated and given to all persons renting in
the prop...
/energy-performance-certificates/
Private
Landlords are m
ore and m
ore letting
themselves, via
the web, newspapers and o
ther media. Have you considered using a low cost letting website? Here at Inf
ormed, we'll
be doing ju...
/low-cost-letting/