Landlord Compliance Checklist for England: Current Duties and Review Points

Reviewed: 23 September 2026 | Applies to: England-led private landlords. Some rows are Great Britain, England and Wales, or local/conditional as labelled. General information only, not legal, immigration, safety-engineering or property-specific advice.

This is a compact current-duty navigator, not a promise that a property or landlord is compliant. Use it to identify the questions that may apply before letting and while a tenancy continues, then read the relevant specialist guide and official source. The Landlord Regulation Guide remains the broader status and orientation hub.

Use the checklist by condition, not as a universal list

A duty can depend on the tenancy, property type, location, appliances, occupiers, certificate/report, licence and the facts at the time. Do not tick an item off simply because it appears here. Keep the underlying document or record where the applicable rule requires one, and take appropriate professional advice for a live safety issue, immigration-status question, disputed repair, enforcement notice or local scheme.

Current duties and review points

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England-led landlord compliance navigator - only apply a row when its condition is met

Area and jurisdiction	Current review point	When / frequency supported by the source	Where the detail lives
Tenancy deposit England-led; source covers England and Wales	If a tenancy deposit must be protected, protect it and give the required information.	Within 30 days of receiving the deposit.	Tenancy deposit schemes
Right to Rent England	Where the scheme applies, complete the prescribed check for an adult occupier and retain the prescribed evidence.	Before the tenancy/occupation starts. Follow the current Home Office Code for any repeat-check route.	Right to Rent guide
Gas safety Great Britain	For relevant let premises with gas appliances/flues, arrange the required safety check and keep/provide the record.	At intervals of no more than 12 months.	Gas Safety guide
Electrical safety England	For private rented premises within the Regulations, obtain the required installation condition report and address any remedial action.	At intervals of no more than 5 years, or sooner if the report says so.	Electrical safety and EICR guide
EPC / MEES England and Wales source; England-led use	Where an EPC is required and the domestic private rented property is within MEES, check the current certificate, rating and any valid exemption before letting or continuing to let.	No generic renewal interval is used here; apply the current EPC/MEES rule to the property and tenancy.	Energy efficiency standards regulations
Smoke and CO alarms England	For a tenancy caught by the Regulations, meet the specified alarm, new-tenancy working-order and reported-fault duties.	Working order at the beginning of a new tenancy; repair or replace after a reported fault. No testing/battery interval is stated here.	Use the official Regulations and GOV.UK guidance below; the comparable LK specialist is not public.
Licensing Conditional / local	Check whether mandatory HMO licensing or an actual additional/selective local scheme applies, then comply with that scheme’s terms.	No national renewal or inspection interval: designation, conditions and timing are local/individual.	Landlord licensing guide
Repairs, fitness and hazards England-led; statutory scope varies	Respond to actual reports and conditions under the tenancy and statutory framework; retain relevant records and obtain suitable help where needed.	No universal inspection or repair deadline. A council hazard assessment is distinct from a landlord’s checklist.	Landlord repair responsibilities and HHSRS guide
Renters’ Rights Act England; provision-dependent	Before relying on an affected letting or tenancy process, recheck which provisions are actually in force and apply to the facts.	No generic periodic deadline. Use current official commencement/implementation material for the applicable process.	Renters’ Rights Act guide

Keep future policy separate from today’s checks

This page does not present proposed or later measures as current duties. In particular, it does not state a current private-rented-sector Awaab’s Law timetable or a current private-rented Decent Homes Standard duty. The announced PRS registration rollout from 15 December 2026 is also a future phased implementation, not a current checklist duty on this reviewed date. Use the PRS Database guide and the official registration guidance for the property-location timetable. Check the current official Renters’ Rights Act materials for a provision that has actually commenced and applies to the tenancy or process in question.

A restrained record review

For any row that applies, identify the actual document, date, property/tenancy condition and person responsible for the next action. That is ordinary administration, not proof of compliance or a substitute for the required check, competent assessment or local-authority decision. Do not invent a recurring property-inspection programme from this page: any access, report, repair or licence issue must be considered under the relevant rule and facts.

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