There are severe penalties imposed for non compliance of regulations. Cardiff Estates & Lettings are able to offer services to help meet your legal requirements.
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
Landlords have a duty to ensure that all gas appliances, fittings and flues are installed and maintained in a safe condition.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk and www.hse.gov.uk/gas
Cardiff Estates & Lettings can arrange for a Gas Safe registered engineer to service gas appliances and carry out safety checks as required. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations 2007
There is a legal requirement to have a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for any rental accommodation before it can be marketed to let. This document details the findings of an energy performance assessment, providing a breakdown of the energy efficiency of a property.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk and www.communities.gov.uk
Cardiff Estates & Lettings have a qualified assessor who can undertake energy performance assessments at a competitive rate. If you require an EPC for your property, please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
Landlords have a duty to ensure that all electrical equipment and installations within their rented property are safe by carrying out preventative maintenance. In order to full fill this duty of care, it is recommended that all portable appliances are checked / tested regularly. Although there is no specific legal requirement for a qualified electrician to carry out an electrical inspection, it is strongly recommended that an inspection of the electrical installation is carried out periodically by a competent person to prevent any serious danger.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk
Cardiff Estates & Lettings can provide advice and arrange for a qualified electrician to carry out an electrical inspection and periodic testing of appliances. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (as amended 1989/1993)
Some materials used to fill, or cover furniture, particularly older and second hand furniture may be a fire risk and often produces poisonous gases when burning, such as cyanide or carbon monoxide. To comply with the regulations, furniture and furnishings supplied in rental accommodation must have the appropriate fire safety label attached, or the landlord must have proof in the form of purchase receipts to show that the furniture was manufactured to the correct standards.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk and www.firesafe.org.uk
Cardiff Estates & Lettings provide a competitive furnishing service. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Housing Act 2004
A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is defined in the Housing Act 2004. HMO mandatory licensing was introduced in April 2006 as a mechanism for controlling, managing and improving standards in certain types of private rented accommodation.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk and www.cardiff.gov.uk/privaterent
In order to market a HMO, Cardiff Estates & Lettings will need a copy of your license, or proof from the council that you are in the process of applying for one. Cardiff Estates & Lettings can arrange for any work to be carried out to bring your property to the required HMO standard. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Building Regulations 2010
Properties built since June 1992 must be fitted with mains operated interlinked smoke detectors/alarms with at least one detector per floor level.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk
Cardiff Estates & Lettings can provide advice and arrange for qualified electricians to install smoke alarm systems. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Landlords and Tenants Act 1985
Landlords are required to keep internal installations, the structure and exterior of their rental property in good repair.
For advice visit www.legislation.gov.uk
Cardiff Lettings have a range of contractors to carry out any necessary repairs or maintenance. Please contact us for further information and costs, or submit your request now
Taxes Management Act 1970
The Non-Resident Landlords (NRL) Scheme is a scheme for taxing the UK rental income of non-resident landlords. These are landlords who have UK rental income & a 'usual place of abode' outside the UK.
*NB HMRC normally regard an absence from the UK of six months or more as meaning that a person has a usual place of abode outside the UK. It is therefore possible for a person to be resident in the UK yet, for the purposes of the scheme, to have a usual place of abode outside the UK.
For advice visit www.hmrc.gov.uk/nonresidents
Cardiff Estates & Lettings is registered to operate the NRL Scheme. For us to rent your property you must confirm the correct names and residence of all owners of the property. If you or any other owner meets the criteria for a non-resident landlord and do not already have approval, we the agents will deduct basic rate tax from any rent received and forward this tax to HMRC quarterly. You may apply to HMRC for approval, which will permit us to pay any future rent with no tax deducted. You may then be able to apply for a refund of the tax deducted. Please contact us for further information, or submit your request now
Housing Act 2004
All landlords and letting agents renting property under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy from 6 April 2007 in England and Wales are required by law to hold deposits under a Government-authorised Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme.
For advice visit www.direct.gov.uk/tenancydeposit
Cardiff Estates & Lettings, as members of the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS), can secure deposits with The Dispute Service (TDS), which is an insurance based scheme. Please contact us for further information, or submit your request now