We often see articles or news items discussing landlords’ legal obligations, which state that landlords have to comply with a certain number of laws and regulations.
I have seen 400 cited, for example, and various other numbers. However, I have never seen an actual list to back this number up.
So the Landlord Law Blog is compiling its own list!
I have called it The Landlord Law Blog Landlords’ Legislation List.
Not only will this (hopefully) clear up any confusion about how much legislation landlords need to comply with – it will also, I hope, be a useful public resource.
At the time of writing this, the number is still under 100 but going up fast as I source new items to go on the list.
If you would like to suggest legislation to be added, here are the rules:
- The Legislation List only includes legislation from England and Wales (so not Scotland or Northern Ireland)
- Both top level statutes and secondary ‘statutory instruments’ are included
- However, they should be relevant just for short lets in the Private Sector (e.g. the list does not include legislation regarding Council houses, long leases or agricultural tenancies)
- The legislation should significantly affect private landlords – for example, be something likely to be covered in landlord training courses
- If there is any dispute about the inclusion of legislation, our decision is final
You will find the list here.
There is a survey monkey form you can use to make a suggestion.
If you want to find out how landlords should comply with all this legislation, then that’s what my Landlord Law service is for!
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