A clearer way to manage every stage of letting

Getting ready to let

Landlord legal responsibilities

Get a practical overview of the core duties that come with letting a home.

Checklist

Getting ready to let

Landlord compliance checklist

Use one checklist to organise essential documents, checks and recurring requirements.

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Start the landlord journey

Getting ready to let

Find a tenant

Follow a clearer route from listing your property to receiving tenant interest.

Compliance & certificates

Compliance & certificates

Renters' Rights Act

Review the changes that affect how landlords set up and manage tenancies.

Compliance & certificates

Deposit protection

Understand protection deadlines, prescribed information and dispute routes.

Compliance & certificates

Right to Rent

Follow a consistent process for checks, records and time-limited status.

Compliance & certificates

Gas safety

Understand annual checks, certificates and the records tenants should receive.

Compliance & certificates

Electrical safety and EICR

Make sense of inspection reports, fault codes and remedial work.

Compliance & certificates

EPC compliance

Check certificate validity, minimum ratings and practical improvement options.

Compliance & certificates

Smoke and CO alarms

Review where alarms are needed and when they should be tested.

Compliance & certificates

HMO compliance

Understand the extra safety, management and licensing duties for shared homes.

Compliance & certificates

Licensing requirements

Learn the difference between mandatory, additional and selective licensing.

Tenants & referencing

Tenants & referencing

Tenant referencing

See the checks, consent steps and outcomes in the DR Rent referencing journey.

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Tenants & referencing

How to pass referencing

Help applicants prepare the information commonly needed for referencing.

Tenants & referencing

Landlord success journey

Move from property preparation to an agreed tenancy with clear next steps.

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Managing the tenancy

Managing the tenancy

Property maintenance

Clarify repair responsibilities and organise a sensible response to issues.

Managing the tenancy

Landlord insurance

Understand the cover types to consider for a rented property.