Landlords' Handbook

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• Rent and housing benefit

  This factsheet gives advice on setting the rent on your property and what to do if your tenant is claiming housing benefit.

   Landlords' Handbook - Rent and housing benefit (PDF 311KB)

• Giving your tenants permission to decorate

  This factsheet gives you information about giving your tenants permission to decorate your property.

   Landlords' Handbook - Decorating or making changes (PDF 305KB)

• Letting your tenants keep pets

  This factsheet gives you information about letting your tenants keep pets in your property.

   Landlords' Handbook - Letting your tenants keep pets (PDF 154KB)

• Safety regulations and certificates

  This factsheet gives you information about making sure your property is safe for your tenants.

   Landlords' Handbook - Safety regulations and certificates (PDF 310KB)

• Tenancy types and serving notices

  This factsheet tells you about different types of tenancy and how to serve a notice to end a tenancy.

   Landlords' Handbook - Tenancy types and serving notices (PDF 314KB)

• Visiting your tenants

  This factsheet tells you about visiting your tenants.

   Landlords' Handbook - Visiting your tenants (PDF 302KB)

• Document checklist

  This checklist sets out all the documents that are required at the start of a new tenancy:

  •  Tenant and landlord document checklist (PDF 154KB)