We are available 9am until 9pm, 7 days a week Responsibilities for Landlords and Their Tenants It is estimated there are over 170 pieces of legislation that affect the letting of a residential property. With increasing regulation, it is essential you are aware of your responsibilities as a landlord. However, if you instruct our Fully Managed service you can be assured that we will keep your property and tenancy fully compliant with current and ongoing governing legislation. Our Let & Rent Collection and Let Only services will ensure your tenancy is legally compliant at the point of occupation. Legal Procedures Whilst impossible to list all key legislation affecting the industry, here are the key considerations: Once your tenant has passed our stringent referencing and vetting procedure, for which you will have approval, an appropriate tenancy agreement will be individually drawn up. The type of agreement may vary according to the type of property or status of your tenant but the primary tenancy type will be an Assured Periodic Tenancy (APT) in accordance with the Renters Rights Act 2025. The APT will continue on a periodic basis until ended by either party serving notice in accordance with the legislation. Tenants will benefit from a twelve-month protected period at the beginning of the tenancy during which landlords cannot evict them to sell or move into the property. Tenants will be required to serve two months’ notice to bring the tenancy to an end. The notice period for a landlord to end a tenancy are dependent upon circumstances. After signing the agreement, the tenant will pay a months rent in advance and a deposit of equivalent five weeks rent in accordance with the Tenant Fees Act 2019. The Housing Act 2004 dictates all tenancy deposits should be protected within a government approved scheme. Our three service options for landlords include deposit protection for your peace of mind. Thereafter rent payments will be collected and forwarded to you along with a detailed Statement of Account when we have clearance from our bank (excluding Let Only service). Very occasionally, delays in payment are experienced because of tenants making a late or returned payment or where a contractual rent due date falls on a bank holiday or similar. In all such instances we would contact the tenant and endeavour to recover the debt by amicable means. If our efforts to recover the debt fail it may be necessary to issue court proceedings for possession of the property and/or arrears. There are many legal grounds for possession relating to APTs that cover different scenarios and not just arrears of rent. We are willing to provide general advice in this regard where we are able to do so and within the scope of our authority. For those landlords choosing our Fully Managed service they benefit our Rent Guarantee & Legal Expenses insurance where we will progress a claim for recovery of any monies owed and/or possession of the property. Our Let & Rent Collection service has the benefit of cover as an option for a small extra monthly charge. It should be noted that when first letting your home you will need to seek the permission of your mortgage lender to let your home and to ensure your building and contents insurers provide adequate cover for rented property. In the case of leasehold property, you may also need to request your freeholder’s permission to let as necessary. Again, we shall be pleased to give individual advice on such matters Our Professionalism Our membership ensures that we are bound by strict professional guidelines set down by both the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA), both of which come under the umbrella of Propertymark, the UK’s specialist awarding organisation offering national, industry recognised qualifications in property and property related disciplines. We are also full members of the Property Ombudsman Scheme for both Residential Sales and Lettings. These professional bodies require us to hold Professional Indemnity and Client Money Protection for our customers’ complete peace of mind. GAS SAFETY (INSTALLATION AND USE) REGULATIONS 1994 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 1994 SMOKE ALARM & CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2015 THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS (ENGLAND & WALES) REGULATIONS 2012 THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK (ETC) ACT 1974 FIRE AND FURNISHINGS (FIRE) (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1993
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