The landlord and tenant law can be deep and complex and when it goes wrong, it often goes badly wrong. Sadly there are unscrupulous landlords and equally horrendous tenants. But when the relationship breaks down and both time and costs are spiralling out of control, there will be nothing more important to rely on than landlords law. The documents you have in place, in particular, the tenancy agreement will be critical at this point. Understanding the law for tenant and landlords will be key to being a successful landlord. For free help and advice contact you local experts at Letting Agents Wolverhampton.
Landlord and tenant law – Wolverhampton
Landlord responsibilities
Becoming a landlord can be a great joy or if you are new to being a landlord or have become an accidental landlord the responsibilities associated with being a landlord can be overwhelming. Obviously as a landlord you wish to be making money, which at face value makes sound commercial sense. There is also the added risk of overlooking some of the legal compliance with being a landlord and the law for tenant and landlords, which could land you with heavy fines or even in jail. We would strongly advice that the landlords law is not under estimated.
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To help we have listed some of the legal bits you need to have in place.
- Gas safety check
- Fire safety
- Smoke alarm & carbon monoxide regulations
- Electrical safety
- Legionella risk assessment
- Energy performance certificate
- Deposit protection
- Inventory report
- How to rent guide
Landlords law
The market place is currently buoyant with the requirement for rental property but as legislation grows, the issues relating to landlords law are continuing expand and become more and more onerous. For landlord with property with the Willenhall, Bilston and Perton areas our Letting Agents Wolverhampton office offers a full lettings management service providing peace of mind with issues relating to landlord and tenant law, call our team.
Law for tenant and landlords
As the law for tenant and landlords continues to increase, we are finding that tenants are also becoming very landlord savvy and they are becoming very shrewd about both the property they are looking for but also the type of landlord. With more than 4.4 million households now privately rented, and 3.9 million socially rented, tenant are becoming more intolerant about what is and is not acceptable from a Landlord.
If you’re a landlord with rental property available in Wombourne, Codsall or Tettenhall and looking to get your property let with reference tenants then give our Letting Agents Wolverhampton team a call on Our lettings experts will ensure that all your landlord responsibilities relating to the law for tenant and landlords is completely taken care off.
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