Useful information for tenants and landlords

How to Rent - Click the link to the UK Government website for useful information and publication for tenants and landlords which gives a brief overview of types of properties, find a suitable property, tenancy agreements, ending a tenancy and landlord responsibilities and tenant responsibilities.

Tenants safer under new government measures - Click the link to the UK Government website for information on a new law coming in October 2015 which will result in a landlord being required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their properties.

Right to Rent

From 1st February 2016, a new government reform came into force in England requiring private landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants and lodgers before they move into their properties, to avoid liability for a civil penalty.

Under the new rules, landlords who fail to carry out the correct right to rent checks could be liable to a civil penalty.  The penalty is upto £3,000 per tenant.

As part of our services offered to RAPS landlords, we will carry out these checks on your behalf before we nominate a prospective tenant to you, so you will not have to carry out these checks yourself.

If you would like to read more about this subject please use the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice