Landlord guides & compliance downloads

Refreshed for the post‑1 May 2026 regime — assured periodic tenancies, written tenancy information duty, RRA 2025 Information Sheet, abolition of s.21 and ASTs, reformed s.8 grounds, rental bidding ban, Awaab's Law, Decent Homes Standard extension, PRS Database & Ombudsman, plus every HMO document benchmarked against BS 9792:2025.

The official government guide to assured periodic tenancies, issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. This replaced the withdrawn 'How to Rent' checklist on 1 May 2026 and should be served to tenants of all new and converted assured periodic tenancies in England.

Rewritten for the post‑1 May 2026 regime — the 30‑day rule, what the Prescribed Information must contain after SI 2026/325, why Superstrike is now of limited application, and the 1×–3× penalty that still bites even though s.21 has been abolished.

A ready-to-issue tenant info sheet covering the abolition of s.21, periodic tenancies, s.13 rent reviews, the right to request a pet, the ban on rental bidding, Awaab's Law, the Decent Homes Standard, the PRS Database and Ombudsman.

Aligned with the Home Office Landlord's Guide reissued 26 June 2025 and the document checks user guide updated 24 March 2026. Covers manual, online and IDSP checks, follow‑up rules, the £10k/£20k civil penalties and the refreshed code of practice on avoiding discrimination.

A clear, no-nonsense guide to the Housing Health & Safety Rating System — the 29 hazards councils assess, how Category 1 & 2 ratings work, and the practical steps that keep your property (and your tenants) safe.

A practical checklist for landlords and investors converting a family home (Use Class C3) to a small shared HMO (Class C4). Covers the fire safety package councils expect under BS 9792:2025 — FD30S doors, Grade D LD2 interlinked detection, protected escape routes — plus amenity standards, management and waste duties, the certificates you must hold, and when an Article 4 Direction means you need planning permission even if you change nothing physically.

Still in force after the Renters' Rights Act 2025 — s.11 is the bedrock repairing duty implied into every short residential tenancy. Covers structure & exterior, water/gas/electricity & sanitation, heating, the notice rule, what's excluded (Quick v Taff-Ely; Warren v Keen), and how s.11 now interlocks with Awaab's Law, the Decent Homes Standard and the new Landlord Ombudsman.

Manchester's three licensing regimes in one page — mandatory HMO, selective and additional. Current Phase 1 (2022–27) and Phase 4 (Feb 2025 designations: Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Longsight, Miles Platting & Newton Heath, Moss Side), HMO fee bands, fit‑and‑proper rules, licence conditions, and the £30k penalty / Rent Repayment Order / Rogue Landlord Database consequences of getting it wrong.

Liverpool's city‑wide HMO regime plus the 16‑ward selective scheme that started 1 April 2022 and runs to 31 March 2027. Includes the post‑1 April 2026 fee bands (full £704, new‑rental £486, EPC C+ £422, membership and multi‑flat discounts), licence conditions, the fit‑and‑proper test and the £30k / Rent Repayment Order / Rogue Landlord Database consequences of getting it wrong.

The official Housing Health and Safety Rating System guidance published on gov.uk by the (then) Department for Communities and Local Government. The authoritative source on the 29 HHSRS hazards, Category 1 & 2 ratings and landlord responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004.

Refreshed against the November 2025 reissued government guidance (now covering the private and social rented sectors) and SI 2025/1043. The C1/C2/C3/FI codes, 5‑year rule, 28‑day remedial deadline and £30,000 penalty all explained in plain English.

Updated for BS 9792:2025 (published 1 August 2025), which supersedes the 2008 LACoRS document as the technical benchmark for housing fire risk assessments. Covers the Fire Safety Order 2005, Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety (England) Regs 2022 — detection grades, FD30 doors, escape routes and the records councils ask to see.

What a CP12 actually covers, who's qualified to issue one under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, the ID/AR/NCS defect codes, the 28-day tenant rule, CO alarm duties and the penalties for getting it wrong.

A plain-English checklist for retailers, salons, barbers, cafés, takeaways, workshops and sole traders. Covers the core legal requirements that apply to every non-domestic premises — risk assessments, fire risk assessment, first aid, accident reporting, training and the written H&S Policy at five or more staff — plus the extras triggered by chemicals, manual handling, powered equipment and lone working, the folder of documents you should be able to produce on the day, and a quick 'are we compliant?' self-check.

This register covers the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, PUWER, LOLER, COSHH, CDM 2015, the Fire Safety Order, Gas Safety Regs and Electrical Safety Standards (PRS), with direct links to official government guidance.