Landlord Guide

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 At LoyaltyUK  we can give you advice and support on landlord related issues, from set up tenancies and manage your properties, admin and landlord obligation.

All in one features to help you save time, money and stay calm.

1. Property Advertising 

We personally inspected the properties before we put them on the market to let, your property will be advertising on our website.

2. Book and Manage viewings

An integrated booking system and calendar, helping you easily manage enquiries and viewings.

3.Tenancy Creation

We generate the tenancy agreement either digitally or classic way as you prefer.

4.Tenant communications

Manage all communication with prospective and tenants.

5. Property compliance

Help make sure that you have the right documentation and have gone through correctly.

6. Landlord Support

Our Team will be on hand to help you with any aspects of the letting process.

Landlords must ensure tenants are safe as follows:

• A  smoke alarm must be installed on each floor of the property.
• Carbon monoxide detectors must be placed in rooms with a solid fuel burning appliance such as a coal fire or wood burning stove.
• A gas safety record (GSR), carried out by a qualified Gas Safe Engineer, to ensure all gas appliances, pipes and flues are in safe working order. And Energy Performance      Certificate must be rated E or above in line with MEES regulations.
• To reduce risk of fire,all furniture must meet safety standards and display the appropriate      labels.
• Any electrical devices must be safe for use, and we recommend an Installation Survey or Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) so you can be sure you are compliant.
• The water supply must be working properly to protect tenants form Legionella.

A Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) allows local authorities to apply a risk assessment on rental properties based on types of hazards. The aim is to maintain good standards in the private rented section. 

The law requires all landlords of private rental accommodation in England to carry out Right to Rent checks for new tenancy agreements to determine whether occupiers aged 18 and over have the right to live in the UK legally.

Information for your tenant

Your tenant must be provided with the landlord’s full name and address, or details of their letting agent. Your tenant must also receive a copy of the Government’s How to Rent guide which gives practical advice about what to do before and during a let.

Protecting a tenant's deposit

Most tenancies are assured shorthold tenancies (AST) and as a landlord you must protect the tenancy deposit with a UK government-approved deposit protection scheme.

A landlord of an AST who doesn’t protect the deposit can be fined and it can make it much more difficult to end the tenancy.

Deposits must be returned in full at the end of the tenancy, unless there is a dispute about damage caused to the property or unpaid rent.

Most tenancies are assured shorthold tenancies (AST) and as a landlord you must protect the tenancy deposit with a UK government-approved deposit protection scheme.

A landlord of an AST who doesn’t protect the deposit can be fined and it can make it much more difficult to end the tenancy.

Deposits must be returned in full at the end of the tenancy, unless there is a dispute about damage caused to the property or unpaid rent.

Landlords are responsible for most repairs to the exterior or structure of a property. This means that any problems with the roof, chimneys, walls, guttering and drains are the responsibility of the landlord. These could include a cracked window, a faulty boiler, leak in the kitchen or a leaky seal in the window. Landlords are also responsible for keeping the equipment for supplying water, gas and electricity in safe working order.

As a landlord it is inevitable that you will need to access the property from time to time to carry out repairs and inspections. However access should not cause unnecessary interference to your tenant.

It’s important to be a responsible landlord. At Your Move we take safety regulations and legislation very seriously – it helps to protect both our tenants and our landlords. 

Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

Introduced as part of the Housing Act 2004, the HHSRS allows local authorities to assess the condition of the property and any potential hazards. The aim is to maintain good standards in the private rented sector. 

Landlords and letting agents are required to register a tenant’s deposit with an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme. A Tenancy Deposit Scheme protects the tenant’s money and can help to resolve any disputes at the end of the tenancy. We register deposits with a scheme as My Deposits. We will handle the administration of the protection of the security deposit and provide your tenant with all the details of the scheme.

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

When you let to sharing occupants who are not a family group you will need to comply with rules around Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO).  

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

When you let to sharing occupants who are not a family group you will need to comply with rules around Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO).