The following links below contain useful information both for Landlords & Tenants alike

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REGULATIONS & RULES

• Accommodation Agencies Act 1953
• Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
• Electrical Safety (Part P) (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM))
• NEW rules for electrical safety in the home (from 1 January 2005)
• The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
• Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
• Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendment) and (Amendment No.2) Regulations 1996
• Housing Benefit Amendment Regulations 1995 - & New Housing Benefit Rules
• Squatters and the County Court (Amendment No.2) Rules 1995

TENANCY AGREEMENTS

• Provisions Relating to Assured and Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST's)
• Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) Agreements
• Residential Tenancy Agreements
• Office of Fair Trading Guidance on Unfair Terms in Tenancy Agreements

POSSESSION

• Possession Actions for Residential Property
• Section 8 Notice Requiring Possession Following Tenant Default
• Section 21 Notice Requiring Possession of an Assured Shorthold Tenancy

MISCELLANEOUS

• Dealing with Noise and Nuisance
• Landlords’ Repairing Obligations
• Non-Resident Landlords Scheme
• Stamp Duty on Residential Tenancy Agreements - for Agreements before 1^st December 2003 (for Agreements from 1^st December 2003, see Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) below)
• Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)