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Landlord guides, kept current
Plain-English guides to the rules changing the UK rental market in 2026 — the Renters' Rights Act, Making Tax Digital, EPC and the rest — and how an AI assistant can handle the admin they create.
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Compliance
The 2026 UK Landlord Compliance Checklist: Every Legal Duty in One Place
Gas, electrics, alarms, deposits, EPC, the Renters' Rights Act, licensing, Right to Rent and Making Tax Digital — every duty a UK landlord owes in 2026, with the penalties for getting it wrong.
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Renters' Rights Act
The Renters' Rights Act 2025: What Landlords Must Do Before and After 1 May 2026
Section 21 is abolished, tenancies become periodic, and rent rises are capped to once a year. A practical landlord's guide to the Renters' Rights Act timeline and the actions to take now.
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AI & product
AI for Landlords: Automating the Admin Without Losing Control
Where AI genuinely helps a landlord — tracking compliance, chasing rent, drafting the boring messages — and where a human should always stay in the loop. A realistic guide, not hype.
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Tax
Making Tax Digital for Landlords: The Complete 2026 Guide
From April 2026, landlords earning over £50,000 must keep digital records and file quarterly to HMRC. Who's affected, the thresholds, the deadlines, the penalties — and how to get ready.
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Energy & EPC
EPC C by 2030: The Landlord's Guide to MEES and Energy Upgrades
Minimum energy standards are rising from band E to band C — new tenancies by 2028, all tenancies by 2030. What the rules say, the £10,000 cost cap, and how to plan upgrades that actually count.
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- Renters' Rights Act1 min
The PRS Database: What Landlord Registration Means From Late 2026
The Renters' Rights Act creates a national Private Rented Sector Database. Who must register, what tenants will see, and how to prepare for the phased rollout from late 2026.
- Renters' Rights Act2 min
Section 21 Is Gone: Getting Your Property Back Through Section 8
With no-fault eviction abolished, possession now runs entirely through Section 8 grounds. The main grounds, the new notice periods, and the evidence you need to win.
- Renters' Rights Act2 min
How to Increase Rent in 2026: Section 13, Form 4A and the Tribunal
Rent review clauses are dead. Here's the only lawful way to raise rent under the Renters' Rights Act — once a year, by Section 13 notice, with the tenant's right to challenge at tribunal.
- Renters' Rights Act1 min
Periodic Tenancies Explained: The New Default After May 2026
Fixed terms are gone. Every assured tenancy is now periodic and rolling. What that means for notice periods, the 12-month protected period, and how you manage tenancies day to day.
- How-to2 min
Letting Agent vs Self-Managing: Which Is Right for You in 2026?
A clear-eyed comparison of full management, let-only and self-managing — what each really costs, what you keep control of, and how software is changing the maths for landlords.
- Compliance1 min
Tenancy Deposit Protection: The 30-Day Rule and the 1–3× Penalty
Protect the deposit within 30 days, serve the prescribed information, respect the cap. Get it wrong and it costs up to three times the deposit — and now blocks possession too.
- Tax2 min
Section 24 Explained: Why Higher-Rate Landlords Pay More Tax
Section 24 replaced mortgage-interest deduction with a flat 20% tax credit. Why it stings higher-rate landlords, what changes from 2027, and the questions to take to an accountant.
- AI & product2 min
What Is MCP, and Why Does It Matter for Property Management?
The Model Context Protocol lets an AI assistant safely use real tools — your compliance records, rent data and deadlines — instead of just guessing. A plain-English explainer for landlords.
- Compliance1 min
Gas Safety Certificates (CP12): Deadlines, Costs and Penalties
An annual Gas Safe check is a criminal-law duty, not a nicety. What a CP12 covers, the 28-day rule for giving it to tenants, and why a lapse carries an unlimited fine.
- Money & tax2 min
Open Banking for Landlords: Automatic Rent Reconciliation
How FCA-regulated Open Banking lets software read your bank feed, match payments to tenancies and flag arrears the day they happen — without ever touching your money.
- Compliance1 min
EICR Explained: The 5-Year Electrical Check and the £30,000 Fine
Every rented home in England needs a valid Electrical Installation Condition Report. What an EICR is, the 28-day rule for C1 and C2 faults, and the penalty for skipping it.
- Compliance1 min
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms: The Rules Landlords Get Wrong
One smoke alarm per storey, a CO alarm by every fixed combustion appliance, and a duty to fix faulty alarms fast. The simple rules that still trip landlords up — and the £5,000 penalty.
- Operations1 min
Rent Arrears: A Calm, Effective Process for Chasing Late Rent
Late rent is best handled early and methodically. A step-by-step arrears process — from the first missed payment to a payment plan or Section 8 — that protects the relationship and your position.
- Compliance1 min
Right to Rent Checks: Staying Compliant in 2026
Before a tenancy starts you must check every adult occupier's right to rent in the UK. The acceptable methods, the share-code route, follow-up checks and record-keeping.
- Compliance1 min
HMO and Selective Licensing: Do You Need a Licence?
Mandatory HMO, additional HMO, selective licensing — three overlapping schemes with big penalties. How to tell which apply to your property, and why local rules decide it.