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1 of 14 · Safety

Do you have this year's gas safety record, and was a copy given to the tenant before they moved in (and within 28 days of each check)?

2 of 14 · Safety

Is there an in-date electrical report (every 5 years), and did the tenant get a copy?

3 of 14 · Safety

Is the EPC in date and rated E or better, and was it given to the tenant?

4 of 14 · Safety

Were the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms tested on the day the tenancy started, with a record?

5 of 14 · Tenancy paperwork

Were right-to-rent checks done on every adult before the tenancy started, with dated copies kept?

6 of 14 · Tenancy paperwork

For tenancies from 1 May 2026, was the written statement of terms given before the tenancy started? For earlier ones, the government information sheet by the deadline?

7 of 14 · Deposit

Was the deposit protected with mydeposits, TDS or DPS within 30 days, and do you have the certificate?

8 of 14 · Deposit

Was the prescribed information about the deposit served on the tenant within 30 days?

9 of 14 · Deposit

Is the deposit no more than 5 weeks' rent (6 weeks if the annual rent is £50,000 or more)?

10 of 14 · Rent

Was no more than one month's rent taken in advance, and was the property advertised at one fixed rent with no bidding?

11 of 14 · Rent

Was the last rent rise made by a section 13 notice, at least 12 months after the previous one?

12 of 14 · Registration and licensing

Are you and the property registered on the Private Rented Sector Database (from the date for your region)?

13 of 14 · Registration and licensing

If the property is an HMO or in a selective licensing area, is the licence in place?

14 of 14 · Records

Do you hold a copy of the tenancy agreement and a check-in inventory?