شهادة أداء الطاقة (EPC)

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First-time landlord checklist for England

From deciding to let to the first rent arriving: the consents, safety checks, licence, right to rent, written statement, deposit, inventory, landlord database and tax, in order, as the law stands after 1 May 2026.

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Move-in checklist for landlords: documents, alarms, keys and readings

What a landlord in England gives the tenant before and on move-in day: the written statement, gas safety record, electrical report and EPC, then the deposit paperwork within 30 days. With alarms tested on day one, keys and meter readings, and the date of each.

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The certificates every let needs (gas, electrical, EPC, alarms)

A private let in England needs a gas safety record every year, an electrical report every five years, an EPC rated E or better, and working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. What each one is, how often, and what happens if you let without it.

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Landlord compliance checklist (England)

Every legal check for a private let in England in one list: gas, EICR, EPC, alarms, deposit, right to rent, the information sheet and the landlord database.

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Category 1 hazard

The most serious level of hazard under the HHSRS. When a council finds one in a home, it must take enforcement action.

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Client money protection (CMP)

Cover that repays landlords and tenants if an agent loses or misuses money it holds for them. Compulsory for agents in England that hold client money.

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EICR codes: C1, C2, C3 and FI

The codes an electrician uses on an EICR: C1 danger present, C2 potentially dangerous, FI further investigation needed, C3 improvement recommended.

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Electrical installation condition report (EICR)

A report by a qualified electrician on the safety of a home's fixed wiring. Every private let in England needs one at least every five years.

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Gas Safe register

The official register of businesses and engineers legally allowed to work on gas appliances and fittings in Great Britain. Only a registered engineer may do a landlord's gas check.

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Gas safety record (CP12)

The record a Gas Safe registered engineer gives after the yearly safety check of every gas appliance and flue a landlord provides. Required for every let home with gas.