Private rented housing

Providing guidance to landlords on their rights and responsibilities, compliance with the Immigration Act 2014, procedures for setting up and ending a tenancy, waste management requirements, and regulations concerning smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors

The Council can help tenants report and resolve issues such as disrepair, unsafe conditions, or neighbourhood nuisances. Landlords and agents are legally required to manage tenancies fairly and keep properties safe under the Housing Act 2004 and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).

Information and advice to help landlords and tenants to identify and reduce condensation as well as treating the mould growth that often comes with it.

We advise on, and enforce, housing standards in private rented accommodation.

An HMO is a house or flat occupied by three or more persons, who form two or more households and where there is a sharing (or lack) of certain basic amenities such as bathrooms, toilets or kitchens.

All landlords are legally required to use a deposit protection scheme to safeguard deposits taken for assured shorthold tenancy agreements. The landlord must register the deposit with a government-approved scheme.

A record of the questions and answers from previous meetings with the landlords in the Borough.

Phase 1 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025, which came into force on 1 May 2026, represents a fundamental reform of the private rented sector in England, aimed at improving security, fairness and stability for renters while clarifying landlords' responsibilities.