What are my responsibilities as a landlord?

As a landlord you will need to be familiar with your responsibilities.

Your responsibilities as a landlord include:

• protecting your tenant's deposit
• giving your tenant certain information such as the energy performance certificate for your property and a copy of government renting rules
• giving your full contact details to your tenant those of your letting agents
• carrying out most of the repairs
• meeting safety standards (this includes regular checks on any gas appliances - more information can be found on the Health and Safety Executives website)
• following rules on rent
• not disturbing or harassing your tenant
• following the rules about tenant eviction.

You can find out more about your responsibilities on the following websites:

• Shelter
• Gov.uk.
• Health and Safety Executive

If you need any advice or further information about your responsibilities as a landlord, you can contact us using the form on the right hand side.