Guides & articles
Plain-English reads on the rules that actually catch landlords and agents out — England & Wales.
Registered is not licensed: the Rent Smart Wales mix-up behind almost every fine
Registration is not a licence — the most-penalised mistake in Welsh lettings. The nine-point file that answers a renewal or an audit.
Read the guide → Damp & mould · GuideAwaab's Law & private landlords: build your damp and mould response now
The six-step damp and mould response, and the dated record each step leaves, to build before the timescales reach private renting.
Read the guide → HHSRS · GuideWhat an HHSRS council inspection actually checks
Council inspections are rising and HHSRS was rebuilt in June. What an inspector actually assesses — and the self-walk to do before they knock.
Read the guide → Evidence · GuideCould you prove it? Building an evidence trail before the letter
Landlords get caught not on knowing the rule but on producing the dated record. Build the trail from the visits you already do.
Read the guide → Record integrity · GuideSeven things that make an inspection record hold up
A record you can't produce is the same as no record. Seven checks that separate one that holds from one that quietly fails.
Read the guide → Property condition · GuideThe property-condition evidence file: what most landlords get wrong
Compliance isn't a drawer of certificates — it's the property's condition, evidenced over time. The condition-evidence checklist.
Read the guide → Record-keeping · GuideThe evidence trail: what to record so it holds
Since fixed terms ended, the check-in record is the baseline a claim, inspection or dispute is measured against. A save-and-keep checklist.
Read the guide → England · Deadline guideThe 31 May 2026 Information Sheet deadline, explained
Who the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet deadline applies to, what to serve, how to evidence service, and what a tribunal looks at.
Read the guide →For letting agents & landlords
The deadlines, the dates and the on-inspection capture list.
Agents & landlords
The Renters' Rights Inspection Checklist — 110 points
The 110 things to capture on every Renters' Rights inspection, one printable page.
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Landlords · investors · agents
The Landlord's Compliance Calendar
Every Renters' Rights & Rent Smart Wales date that matters, on one page.
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Agents
DUAA (Data Use & Access Act) Guide
What the Data Use & Access Act actually changed for letting agents.
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Audit-readiness, the damp & mould evidence trail, and the hazards themselves.
Compliance officers · agents
The Audit-Ready Evidence Pack
A per-property checklist so an audit is a non-event, not a scramble.
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Social housing
Awaab's Law — the damp & mould evidence trail
The capture framework that builds your damp & mould evidence trail as you inspect.
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Social housing · compliance · surveyors
HHSRS Hazards Guide
A plain-English guide to the 29 HHSRS hazards and how they're scored.
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