Landlord

We strongly recommend that you take the option of a professional inventory. It helps you protect your property and forms part of the contract between you and your tenant. It will detail the condition of the property when a tenant moves in and at the end of their tenancy and is vital in preventing deposit…

For a periodic tenancy (rolling on a week-by-week or month-by-month basis) you can’t normally increase the rent more than once a year, unless you seek the tenant’s agreement. For a fixed-term tenancy (running for a set period of time) you can only increase the rent if your tenant agrees.

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) provides compensation for landlords, tenants and other clients when agents misuse or misappropriate their rent, deposit or any other client funds. Elevation has DPS cover.

There are a few easy and cheap ways to improve your property’s EPC rating. Ensuring all your lightbulbs are energy savers is a simple change. Check your loft insulation is at least 270mm too, and if you have cavity walls ensure these are filled with insulation. More expensive ways to improve your property’s EPC rating…

The Right to Rent scheme, which helps to make sure that people renting property in the UK have a legal right to be here, was rolled out across England in February 2016. At Elevation we’ve been doing this as part of our referencing process for many years, but if a landlord carries out their own…

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is an independent body to which landlords can refer any complaint should the agent fail to address it to their satisfaction. We are founder TPO members.

If your tenant refuses to leave the property then legal action will be necessary. Elevation’s rent protection insurance when taken, covers legal fees (with an upper limit) including legal costs arising from regaining possession of your property from a tenant (providing there are rent arrears or the tenant has failed to vacate the premises at…

It is sensible to insure yourself against non-payment of rent. Elevation offer a rent protection insurance which pays 100% of your rent for up to 12 months if your tenant is unable to pay for any reason. Terms and conditions apply. This information is a summary only. You will receive a full policy document upon…

Either the tenant pays to fix the damage, or the cost for fixing the damage is removed from the tenant’s security deposit at the end of the tenancy. However, fair wear and tear should be allowed for.

The landlord or the letting agent gives the tenant notice that they will be visiting the property to check it is being looked after, and to check for any potential maintenance issues.

Usually the tenant, though this should be stated in the tenancy agreement. However, if the landlord furnishes the property with a TV, they would be expected to pay the licence.

The tenant is responsible for the council tax unless you decide to include this in the rent but this needs to be clearly stated in the tenancy agreement. If the property is standing empty, it is the landlord’s responsibility to pay.