The Complete Guide to Residential Letting
This book, from solicitor Tessa Shepperson, published by Lawpack, is the smart landords guide to renting out property. It covers all aspects of residential letting , concentrating on the legal aspects of letting property. It covers the law in England and Wales UK, and also in Scotland.
Contents include:
- The legal frmework - this chapter looks at the different types of tenancy, plus other legal matters involved in residential letting such as possession notices and guarantees
- Initial considerations - looks at location, your intended type of tenant, achievable rent, buy to let
- Preparation of the property - covers permissions for letting, renovations and repairs, the various regulations (eg gas) involved in residential letting, fitting out the property, etc
- Houses in multiple occupation - what they are, licensing, management of HMOs
- Finding a tenant - the options available for residential landlords, referencing, housing benefit/local housing allowance
- The tenancy agreement - why they are necessary for residential lettings, the unfair terms regulations, essential terms, obtining tenancy agreements
- Tenancy deposits - the statutory schemes, when they apply, how they work, penalities
- During the tenancy - dealing with rent, inspections and repairs, tax
- Problem tenants - general guidence including grounds for possession, possession notices, guidance on obtaining possession of residential properties through the courts, money claims, dilapidations claims
- At the end of a tenancy when it ends, handover procedure, tenants property left behind, death of a tenant, after the tenant has gone
"... useful to all landlords, from professionals with large rental portfolios to people letting rooms in their home... Covers everything landlords need to know about managing short-term residential lets. Written in a clear easy to understand style." Eastern Daily Press.
”A well-researched and up-to-date title from an established and trusted specialist in the Landlord sector, which no landlord should be without” Landlord Magazine.
Recommended price £11.99, but click the link in the box below to purchase for £7.99 or less from Amazon.
Read before you buy! Click here for a pdf of the cover, contents list and chapter 7
NB The Complete Guide to Residential Letting is used by several landlords association as their official handbook - if you are from a Landlords Association and are interested in this, please contact Jamie Ross at Lawpack, email 
thomas.coles@lawpack.co.uk. Lawpack have a special price for bulk purchases from Landlord Associations.
See also Tessa's book for Tenants Renting: The Essential Guide to Tenants Rights.
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