England Landlord Guidance
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
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Pre-tenancy
Responsibilities and Liabilities
Implied Terms in Tenancy Agreements
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
Electrical Safety and Electrical Goods
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Duties on the Manager of an HMO
Licensing of Private Rented Properties
Planning Control and Building Regulations
Start of a Tenancy
During the Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy
Practical Tips for a Pain-Free End of Tenancy Handover
What to Do if the Tenancy Is to Continue
Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave
Powers and Duties of District Judges
Absolute Orders or Suspended (Postponed) Orders
Applying to Court for Possession - Standard Procedure
Applying to Court for Possession - Accelerated Procedure
After the Court Order - and Eviction
Applying to the Court for Rent Arrears Only
Contractual or Common Law Tenancies
Useful Links
From 1 October 2018, significant changes are being made to which HMOs are licensable and minimum room sizes in HMOs
For an assured shorthold tenancy in England granted or renewed since 1 October 2015, it is a requirement that in ...
Vaddaram v East Lindsey District Council UKUT 194 (LC) is an Upper Tribunal decision relating to fire safety under
R (Goremsandu) v LB Harrow EWHC 1873
The liability to pay council tax is determined by the hierarchy of liability
Please note this article applies to England. See the next article in this series for Wales HMO planning permission
For shared accommodation or converted blocks of flats, see the useful LACORS guidance on fire safety in let ...
If the local authority in your area decide to designate an area for additional licensing and if, within that area ...
This article only applies to shared properties that require a licence. This article does not apply to a section 257
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Forms
Blank Fire Risk Assessment Form
The Lacors Fire Safety Guidance provides a suggested fire risk assessment form. This template is based on that form
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
what is the best tenancy agreement to use for individual rooms within a hmo being let to students for a period of 48 weeks (more…)
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I have a problem tenant, and I would like some advice on the best and most effective method to remove him from the property
He has an assured shorthold tenancy (as issued by the guild) with ...
We have a tenant with a 14 year old daughter living with her in a 2 bed cottage. (more…)
We have a 2 storey 4 bed house that 5 Adults wish to let. I believe that they are a couple (not married) and 3 singles. (more…)
I have a tenant who is applying for a room in an HMO who I found out is an ex-prisoner. I only found out because he put previous address as a hostel for prisoners. He had a good credit ...
We have been offered a property (3 bed house) to manage that has 2 unrelated sharers as joint tenants but it also has a lodger of the tenants living there so a total of 3 unrelated tenants. Would