Guides, compliance updates, and practical advice for self-managing UK landlords.
Wales' Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 does not include a statutory pet-request right. Pet terms are negotiated in individual occupation contracts. Here's what Welsh landlords should do.
Read more →Scotland's Private Residential Tenancies Act does not include a statutory pet-request right. Pet terms are negotiated in individual tenancy agreements. Here's what Scottish landlords should do.
Read more →Wales landlords: HMO licence required (3+ unrelated) PLUS Rent Smart Wales registration (free, all landlords). Self-managers need a separate licence. Here's how.
Read more →CP12 gas safety in Wales: how the Renting Homes Act 2016, occupation contracts, and Rent Smart Wales registration layer affect your compliance duties and how to handle breaches.
Read more →Gas safety in Scotland: CP12 annual requirement under UK-wide Gas Safety Regs 1998, plus Scottish-specific enforcement through the Repairing Standard and First-tier Tribunal.
Read more →EICR in Wales: 5-year electrical safety duty under RHWA 2016 and the 2022 Fitness for Human Habitation Regulations. What Welsh landlords need to know.
Read more →EICR in Scotland: 5-year rule under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, Repairing Standard, and Private Rented Sector framework. What Scottish landlords must do.
Read more →EICR landlord requirements in England: 5-year rule, C1/C2/FI codes, 28-day remedial deadline, penalties up to £30,000. How to stay compliant.
Read more →HMO licensing in Scotland: mandatory for 3+ unrelated occupiers under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. Fees, standards, and fit-and-proper test explained.
Read more →Every Scottish landlord must register with their local authority or face fines up to £50,000. Here's what you need to know: fees, fit & proper test, renewal, and why it's not the same as letting agent registration.
Read more →HMO licensing in England: mandatory (5+ unrelated), additional, selective. Penalties: unlimited fines + rent repayment orders. How to check and apply.
Read more →CP12 gas safety certificates explained: what they are, who needs them, annual renewal, what happens if you don't comply, and why proof of service matters post-RRA. (England)
Read more →Right to Rent checks are a legal must in England. Here's how to verify every tenant's immigration status, what IDs count, and what happens if you skip it.
Read more →Ground 8 rent arrears threshold rises to 3 months from 1 May 2026. Here's how to serve notice, what evidence you need, and why arrears must stay at the threshold at the court hearing. *England only.*
Read more →Renters' Rights Act 2024 (England): tenants have a statutory right to request a pet. You must consider fairly and refuse only on reasonable grounds. Your decision framework.
Read more →Agents charge £50+ to serve the RRA Information Sheet. It's free, takes 10 minutes, and you need proof you did it. Here's how. (England)
Read more →Complete move-in checklist for UK landlords: inventory, condition report, deposit protection, meter readings, prescribed info, right to rent checks.
Read more →Scottish landlords must understand PRTs — no fixed end date, 18 grounds for eviction, specific deposit rules and alarm requirements.
Read more →Agent fees are 10–15% + VAT. Add renewal fees, tenant find fees, and maintenance markups. Self-managing saves £1,200–1,800/yr on a single property.
Read more →Self-managing is viable. Here's the full process — finding tenants, referencing, compliance, rent collection, maintenance, finances.
Read more →Section 21 abolished from 1 May 2026. Section 8 is now the only eviction route. Here's what you need to know about grounds and evidence.
Read more →Section 21 abolished. PRS Database live. New grounds for possession. Here's what you actually need to do before 1 May 2026.
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