Tenancy advice and support for private tenants
Learn about your tenancy rights as a a private tenant, including protecting your deposit, dealing with landlord harassment or discrimination, rent increases and eviction.
What a landlord should do at the start of your private tenancy
If you are a private tenant, or looking to move into the private rented sector, your landlord or letting agent will have certain responsibilities they’re expected to fulfil.
Before renting a room, they are legally required to check your immigration status and the status of any adults living with you. This is called a Right to Rent check.
Unless you are a lodger, your landlord or letting agent must give you the following at the start of the tenancy:
- an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- a gas safety certificate
- an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- a copy of the How to Rent guide