Landlord Guides
Information for landlords on the MEES regulations can be found here
Caerphilly Council’s Equalities and Welsh Language team produced a guidance and information document to help landlords better understand their tenants:
Equalities-Guidance-for-Landlords
Tenancy Agreements
The government has a model tenancy agreement for assured shorthold tenancies.
- Model tenancy agreement for an assured shorthold tenancy
- Tenancy Agreements – A Guide for Landlords from the Government
- Forms for Assured Tenancies – The Government website provides copies of the forms needed when taking actions which affect the other party to the agreement
‘Inventory Compliance in 2020: Reporting processes and guidance you need to know!’
Inventories
Inventory Hive along with Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) are looking back on ‘Inventory Compliance in 2020: Reporting processes and guidance you need to know!’ in this Inventory Hive Webinar.
Richard Abbots (Inventory Hive) and Alison MacDougall (TDS) will talk you through everything you need to know about your reporting process
Advice from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme on how to approach inventories:
TDS Seminar – The Landlord’s Guide to Tenants with Pets
Tenancy Deposit Protection
By law, landlords must protect deposits on assured shorthold tenancies in a government approved scheme such as TDS.
Agents and Landlords have the choice to use an Insurance or Custodial scheme to protect their deposits.
Visit the TDS website to find out more:
Regulation
A number of professional bodies exist to promote best practice in the private rented sector:
The SAFE Agent mark can be displayed by letting agents who protect tenant and landlord money through client money protection schemes.