A Guide to Successfully Letting Your Property
As a landlord in and around Chester, you have lots of responsibilities.
One of the most important and potentially problematic is staying on the right side of all the laws, rules, and regulations accompanying rental property.
Here's a little part of a large list you need to be aware of:
- Energy Performance Certificate
- Right to Rent
- Deposit Handling Requirements
- Gas Safety Checks
- Fire Safety Measures
- Electrical Installation Condition Report
- The Deregulation Act
- The Tenant Fee Ban
- Furniture and Furnishings Fire Regulations
- Legionnaires' Disease
- A Landlord License
- Eviction Law
- Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector
- Fitness for human habitation
There are now more than 300 pieces of increasingly complex legislation related to landlords and their rental property.
These can, and do, catch out landlords who try to manage their properties themselves or instruct sub-standard letting agents.
The penalties for cutting corners can include hefty fines and, in worst-case scenarios, prison time.
PLUS, the financial pressure and emotional stress.
The good news is there's a relatively simple way of protecting you, your asset, and your tenants.
Choose us.
We'll do all the work for you in a professional, personable, and efficient way.
Put simply – we make our landlords lives easier.
And we navigate them through the regulatory and legal maze.
It doesn't matter if you're an accidental landlord or a seasoned property investor, it always pays dividends to know precisely where you stand regarding rental law.
Many landlords, especially new ones, find it helpful to book a call with us to do a Rental Property Review.
This is usually a chat over the phone where you tell us about your property, your goals, and your problems.
It's all done with no obligation on you. We want to help and make sure you and your property are protected.
Give us a call on 01244 681500 at a time that suits you.