Landlord Compliance Blog

Since 27 October 2025, social landlords must make emergency hazards safe within 24 hours and investigate significant hazards within 10 working days. Private landlords are not covered yet: extension is phase three of the Renters' Rights Act, with no date set. Here is what it means in practice.

London HMO licence renewal requires EICR, Gas Safety, Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Safety Certificate, Emergency Lights, PAT Testing, and more. Here is the complete certificate checklist for every London borough in 2026.

2026 has brought the biggest overhaul of landlord obligations in decades — Section 21 abolished, PRS Database launching in December, and EPC C by 2030 confirmed. This is the complete checklist every London landlord needs.

Asbestos was fully banned in the UK in 1999, so any London rental built before 2000 may contain it. Landlords with common parts have a legal duty to manage it, and anyone planning works needs to know where it is first.

A London single let costs roughly £180 a year to keep compliant once certificates are averaged over their lifespan and the new £65 PRS Database fee is added. A five-bedroom HMO is closer to £900. Here is the full breakdown.

Every London certificate company claims the best price, but none put their number next to a rival's. So we compared 15 providers' real published prices side by side — including where we're not the cheapest.

There's no such thing as a legally required 'legionella certificate' for landlords. Here's what UK law actually asks for - and why most landlords can assess the risk themselves.

The rules changed on 1 May 2026 — the HMO civil penalty is now up to £40,000 and rent repayment orders reach 24 months, with superior landlords and company directors personally in scope for the first time.

Before you hand over the keys to your first tenants, you need several legal certificates and checks in place. Miss one and you face fines, a criminal record, or an inability to end the tenancy. Here is the complete list.