Could you keep up with all this landlord law?
There has been much discussion recently in relation to the changes to regulations and tax measures which came out top of the list of the concerns of buy-to-let landlords in the UK. – in some research carried out by Upad.
Since 2007, there have been hundreds of changes to UK laws that affect buy to-let landlords. Navigating these changes and avoiding massive fines or worse (such as having your investment property confiscated – a recommendation from MPs) is a nightmare for most landlords.
The way that laws are enacted in the UK doesn’t help either.
New laws were passed through Parliament when MPs signed off the Housing and Planning Act 2016. However, the sections of the Act that deal with repossession of abandoned property have not yet been enacted. So, though the law has been passed, the landlord community is in limbo.
We have looked at the statute books and have found that there are 174 which may apply to buy-to-let landlords.
The list follows.
I am sure that you won’t have the time to read through this list, skip to the end of this article to find out how to streamline your efforts to keep up with landlord laws.
1. Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
2. Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
3. Anti-Social Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004
4. Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
5. Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003
6. Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003
7. Building Regulations Part P: Guidance Booklet
8. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
9. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000
10. Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002
11. Consumer Protection Act 1987
12. Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (SI no.2739)
13. Control of Pollution Act 1974
14. Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Order 1992
15. Council Tax (Chargeable Dwellings) Order 1992
16. Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992
17. Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992
18. Council Tax (Liability for Owners) (Amendment) Regulations 1993
19. Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992
20. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
21. Crime and Security Act 2010
22. Criminal Law Act 1977
23. Data Protection Act 1998
24. Defective Premises Act 1972
25. Deregulation Act 2015
26. Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015
27. Disability Discrimination Act 2005
28. Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 (SI no.3260)
29. Employment Rights Act 1986
30. Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations 2007
31. Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2008
32. Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
33. Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
34. Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
35. Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
36. Energy Act 2011
37. Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
38. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
39. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
40. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2014
41. Equality Act 2010
42. Equality Act 2006
43. Estate Agents Act 1979
44. Finance Act 2003 (Part 4)
45. Firearms Act 1968
46. Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
47. Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997
48. First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013
49. Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
50. Freedom of Information Act 2000
51. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 52. 52. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1993
53. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1989
54. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (SI no.1324)
55. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (SI No. 2451)
56. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
57. Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
58. Health and Safety (Training for Employment) Regulations 1990
59. Heat Network (Metering and Billing) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
60. Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014
61. Home Information Pack (Suspension) Order 2010
62. Houses in Multiple Occupation (Management) (England) Regulations 2009
63. Houses in Multiple Occupation (Management) (Wales) Regulations 2009
64. Housing (Interim Management Orders) (Prescribed Circumstances) Order 2006
65. Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 66. Housing (Scotland) Act 2010
66. Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 Housing (Scotland) Act 1988
67. Housing Act 1985 Part 10
68. Housing Act 1988
69. Housing Act 1996
70. Housing Act 2004
71. Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) (England) Order 2006
72. Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2006
73. Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) (Wales) Order 2006
74. Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2007
75. Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance, Miscellaneous and Consequential) Amendment Regulations 2007
76. Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit)(Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing ) Amendment Regulations 2007
77. Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2009
78. Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 (SI no.3208)
79. Housing Health and Safety Rating System (Wales) Regulations 2006
80. Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007
81. Housing (Tenancy Deposit) (Specified Interest Rate) Order 2007
82. Housing (Tenancy Deposit) Order 2007
83. Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988
84. Income Tax (Trading and other Income) Act 2005
85. Infrastructure Act 2015
86. Inheritance Tax Act 1984
87. Immigration Act 2014
88. Immigration Act 2016
89. Land Registration Act 2002
90. Land Registration Rules 2003 (Si no.1417)
91. Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012
92. Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended)
93. Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
94. Landlord Registration Act 2002
95. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
96. Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other
97. Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment)(England) Regulations 2012
98. Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Additional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007
99. Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Additional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2007
100.Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) Regulations 2006
101.Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Other Houses (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2006
102.Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2006
103.Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (Wales) Order 2006
104.Local Government Act 2003
105.Local Government Finance Act 1992
106.Management of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2006
107.Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (as amended)
108.Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006
109.Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Wales) Regulations 2006
110.Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005
111.Money Laundering Regulations 2003
112.Money Laundering Regulations 2007
113.Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010
114.Occupiers Liability Act 1957
115.Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
116.Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
117.Private Landlord Registration (Information and Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008
118.Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011
119.Private Rented Housing Panel (Applications and Determinations) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
120.Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016
121.Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
122.Protection from Eviction Act 1977
123.Public Health Act 1961
124.Public Health Act 1936
125.Race Relations Act 1976
126.Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property
127.Management Work (Requirement to belong to a scheme etc) (England) Order 2014
128.Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003
129.Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Si no.1541)
130.Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002
131. Rent Act 1977
132. Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999
133. Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
134. Rent Officer (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007
135. Rent Repayment Orders (Supplementary Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007
136. Rent Repayment Orders (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2008
137. Residential Property Tribunal Procedures and Fees (England) Regulations) 2011
138. Residential Property Tribunal Procedure (England) Regulations 2006
139. Residential Property Tribunal (Fees) (England) Regulations 2006
140. Residential Property Tribunal Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2006
141. Residential Property Tribunal Procedures and Fees (Wales) Regulations 2012
142. Residential Property Tribunal (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2006
143. Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977
144. Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006
145. Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (Wales) Order 2006
146. Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (Wales) Order 2006
147. Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
148. Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
149. Sex Discrimination Act 1975
150. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
151. Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011
152. Terrorism Act 2000
153. The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 154.
154. Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010
155. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010
156. Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2002
157. Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006
158. Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005
159. Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
160. Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
161. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
162. Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013
163. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994
164. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
165. Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2001
166. Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
167. Water Industry Act 1999
168. Water Industry Act 1991
169. Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011
170. Water Industry (Undertakers Wholly or Mainly in Wales) (Information about Non-owner Occupiers) Regulations 2014
171. Weeds Act 1959
172. Welfare Reform Act 2007
173. Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement no 4 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
174. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
175. Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
176. Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007
177. Work at Height Regulations 2005 (as amended)
178. Work at Height Overhaul of guidance January 2014
