LodgicGuides for landlords and agents
Plain, useful answers on compliance, repairs, deposits and keeping the evidence that protects you. No jargon, no filler.
Compliance
How do you prove your landlord compliance if it is ever challenged?
Doing the work is only half the job. The evidence trail is what protects you the day someone asks, and here is how to keep one without it becoming a second job.
What does Awaab's Law mean for private landlords, and what proof do you need?
The timescales that already bind social landlords, what applies to a private landlord today, and the dated trail that shows you were told, you looked, and you put it right.
How often does a landlord need an EICR, what does it cost, and what proof must you keep?
Five years, or sooner if the report says so. What an inspection costs in 2026, what the C1, C2, C3 and FI codes mean, who has to receive a copy and by when, and the record that proves you acted in time.
What EPC rating do you need to let a property, and what changes by 2030?
The minimum is Band E today and rises to C by 2030. What the rules require now, what a fair budget looks like, and the record that proves you got there in time.
What are the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules for landlords, and how do you prove you tested them?
Which alarms go where in England, the day one test on every new tenancy, the £5,000 penalty, and the dated record that shows the alarms were working when it counted.
Deposits and disputes
How do you win a deposit dispute, and what evidence actually holds up?
The deposit is the tenant's money until you justify a deduction, and an adjudicator decides on documents alone. Here is what holds up, what gets dismissed, and how to gather it during the tenancy.
How do you gather deposit evidence during the tenancy, not just at the end?
Evidence gathered in a rush once a tenant has left rarely holds up. What to capture at each stage of a tenancy, from check in to check out, and why building the file as you go is what actually protects a deposit.
Repairs and maintenance
How quickly must a landlord fix a repair, and how do you prove you acted in time?
There is no single legal deadline, only a reasonable time. Here are the timescales landlords are judged against, when the clock really starts, and the dated record that proves you moved.
What do common rental repairs actually cost a landlord in 2026?
Typical prices for the jobs that come up again and again, from a dripping tap to a new boiler. What moves the number, who pays, how much to set aside each year, and why the invoice matters as much as the price.
For letting agents
How does a letting agent protect itself and the landlord with a clean audit trail?
An agent is judged on what it can show, not what it did. What a clean trail holds, where agents get caught out, and how to keep one for every landlord without it becoming a second job.
Renting rules and law
What do the Renters' Rights changes mean for landlords now they are in force?
Section 21 has gone, every tenancy is periodic, and rent rises follow section 13 alone. What changed on 1 May 2026, what is still coming, and the record you now need because possession is decided on evidence.
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