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Pets in Welsh Rental Properties: Understanding the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Wales' Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 does not include a statutory pet-request right. Pet terms are negotiated in individual occupation contracts. Here's what Welsh landlords should do.

Scotland

Pets in Scottish Rental Properties: What Landlords and Tenants Should Know

Scotland's Private Residential Tenancies Act does not include a statutory pet-request right. Pet terms are negotiated in individual tenancy agreements. Here's what Scottish landlords should do.

wales

Rent Smart Wales: HMO Licensing + Landlord Registration Explained

Wales landlords: HMO licence required (3+ unrelated) PLUS Rent Smart Wales registration (free, all landlords). Self-managers need a separate licence. Here's how.

wales

Gas Safety and the Renting Homes Act: What Welsh Landlords Need to Know

CP12 gas safety in Wales: how the Renting Homes Act 2016, occupation contracts, and Rent Smart Wales registration layer affect your compliance duties and how to handle breaches.

Scotland

Gas Safety Certificate (CP12) in Scotland: What Scottish Landlords Must Do

Gas safety in Scotland: CP12 annual requirement under UK-wide Gas Safety Regs 1998, plus Scottish-specific enforcement through the Repairing Standard and First-tier Tribunal.

wales

EICR in Wales: Electrical Safety Under the Renting Homes Act

EICR in Wales: 5-year electrical safety duty under RHWA 2016 and the 2022 Fitness for Human Habitation Regulations. What Welsh landlords need to know.

Scotland

EICR in Scotland: Electrical Safety Compliance for Private Landlords (2026)

EICR in Scotland: 5-year rule under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, Repairing Standard, and Private Rented Sector framework. What Scottish landlords must do.

England

EICR Explained: Electrical Safety Compliance for Landlords (England, 2026)

EICR landlord requirements in England: 5-year rule, C1/C2/FI codes, 28-day remedial deadline, penalties up to £30,000. How to stay compliant.

Scotland

HMO Licensing in Scotland: The Complete Guide for Landlords

HMO licensing in Scotland: mandatory for 3+ unrelated occupiers under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006. Fees, standards, and fit-and-proper test explained.

Scotland

Landlord Registration in Scotland: The Complete Guide (2026)

Every Scottish landlord must register with their local authority or face fines up to £50,000. Here's what you need to know: fees, fit & proper test, renewal, and why it's not the same as letting agent registration.

England

HMO Licensing in England: Do You Need a Licence and How to Apply

HMO licensing in England: mandatory (5+ unrelated), additional, selective. Penalties: unlimited fines + rent repayment orders. How to check and apply.

England

Gas Safety Certificate (CP12) for Landlords: The Complete 2026 Guide (England)

CP12 gas safety certificates explained: what they are, who needs them, annual renewal, what happens if you don't comply, and why proof of service matters post-RRA. (England)