Landlords must have the gas installations inspected annually by an engineer registered with the Gas Safe Register. Tenants must be given a certificate provided by the engineer, both when they go into the property and on an annual basis once the tenancy has started....
According to the 2014 Immigration Act, Section 22, a landlord is not legally allowed to let somebody have a tenancy agreement entitling them to live in a rental property as their main or sole residence unless they are a UK citizen, from Switzerland or the European...
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, as amended, have an impact on furniture supplied as part of a part furnished or furnished let, and needs to comply with certain safety standards. Examples of furniture that are covered by the regulations...
What Does This Act Mean? Under this Act, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 was amended to require that all rented properties, including any common parts of a building, were fit for human habitation at the beginning of the tenancy and throughout. It stated that...
