Guides

Fire safety for landlords letting a house room by room in England: the fire risk assessment, alarms, escape routes, fire doors and licence conditions.

The safety checks and certificates a landlord in England needs: yearly gas checks, five-yearly electrical reports, EPCs and alarms, plus copies to give tenants.

Minimum bedroom sizes in a licensed shared house in England: 6.51 m² for one adult, 10.22 m² for two, how to measure, and what if a room is too small.

How bills work in a house let room by room in England: bills-included rent, splitting bills fairly, who pays council tax, and the limit on reselling energy.

What landlords in England can deduct from a tenancy deposit, fair wear and tear, the evidence you need, returning it on time and using the free dispute service.

How private landlords in England end an assured tenancy now Section 21 has gone: the Section 8 grounds, notice periods, Form 3A, deposits and court.

How to set the rent for a room in England: find real comparables, decide on bills-included or not, price size and features, and allow for empty weeks.

Plain-English definitions of the letting terms room landlords in England meet, from assured periodic tenancy and Form 4A to EICR, licensing and Rent a Room.

Whether the person renting your room is a lodger or a tenant in England, what changes for notice, deposits and paperwork, and how the Rent a Room scheme works.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax for landlords in England: who must join and when, what records to keep, quarterly updates and how to get ready.

What periodic tenancies mean for landlords in England: no more fixed terms or Section 21, how tenancies now end, and what to update in your paperwork.

How landlords in England can raise rent under the Renters' Rights Act: once a year, two months' notice on Form 4A, and tenants' right to challenge.

How to do Right to Rent checks in England: who to check, share codes and eVisas, manual and digital checks, follow-up checks, copies to keep and penalties.

When a house let room by room in England needs a licence: mandatory licensing for five or more people, additional and selective schemes, conditions, renewals.

Individual or joint tenancy, and what a room tenancy agreement in England should cover now tenancies are periodic: rent period, deposit, bills and house rules.

How landlords in England must protect a tenancy deposit: an approved scheme within 30 days, the prescribed information, the cap and what happens if you don't.

The private rented sector database and landlord ombudsman for landlords in England: regional dates from 15 December 2026, the £65 fee and what to gather.