Landlord guides

£120 to £420 for the report, what the codes mean, remedial costs and the five-year rule.

£60 to £130 by appliance count and region, the 12-month rule, tenant copies and the fines.

£150 to £400 a year for buildings cover, what moves the price, and the add-ons worth having.

Every change since 1 May 2026 priced: periodic tenancies, rent rises, pets, possession, database and penalties.

Starting band, measures, cost and result for seven rental types, the £10,000 cap and the exemption.

£55 to £150 by size and region, what the assessor does, when a landlord needs one and how to raise the score first.

£60 to £180 a year, what is included and excluded, and the pay-as-you-go comparison by boiler age.

Every cost with 2026 figures and three worked examples with net yield and cash flow after tax.

The codes, the 28-day rule, the ten most common C2 findings and what each fix costs.

The timescales, the extension to private renting, damp survey costs and what the fixes cost.

£60 to £120 for a professional, when you can do it yourself, and the myths certificate companies sell.

£50,000 from April 2026, £30,000 from April 2027, £20,000 from April 2028, and what software and updates cost.

Who registers, what goes on it, the 15 December 2026 rollout, the £65 fee and the penalties.

Licence fees of £500 to £1,500 for five years, the room sizes and fire rules, and what compliance adds.

Birmingham HMO licence fees in 2026: £1,125 to £1,300 mandatory, £755 additional, £700 selective in 25 wards. Rules, penalties and how to apply.

Bradford HMO licence fees for 2026 to 2027: £1,625.05 for 5 to 7 occupiers up to £1,787.56 for 15 or more, with discounts of up to 30 percent.

Bristol HMO licence fees in 2026: £1,886 mandatory, £1,861 under the citywide additional scheme, £912 selective in three wards. Discounts and rules.

Coventry HMO licence fees: £944 for five years, £1,116 for two, £1,571 for one, £2,241 if unlicensed. The criteria for a longer licence, and how to apply.

Leeds HMO licence fee in 2026 is £975, or £825 for Leeds Rental Standard members. The 2026 selective licensing area, its £1,100 fee and penalties.

Leicester HMO licence costs £900. The selective scheme in five wards costs £1,290 and also covers small HMOs. Areas, refunds, standards and penalties.

Liverpool HMO licence fees run from £1,328 for up to five units to a £3,620 cap. Selective licence fees from £321 to £704 and the discounts.

Newcastle HMO licence fee is £1,000, renewal £900, selective £900, with £100 discounts. The eight selective areas, licence length and penalties.

Nottingham HMO licence fees from 1 April 2026: £1,607 standard, £1,210 accredited, £2,180 less compliant. Citywide additional and selective schemes.

Oxford HMO licence fees from 1 April 2026: £858 new, £392 to £610 to renew, £3,190 if unlicensed. Citywide selective licence fees to August 2027.

Buy-to-let stamp duty in England: 5% on top of every band since 31 October 2024. Rates table, the £40,000 rule, companies, refunds and worked examples.

The six EPC exemptions landlords can register today, the £3,500 cap, the £5,000 fines, and the £10,000 cap and 10-year exemption planned for EPC C in 2030.

Capital gains tax on a buy-to-let in 2026 to 2027: 18% and 24% rates, the £3,000 allowance, what you can deduct and the 60-day report and pay deadline.

Every civil penalty a private landlord in England faces in 2026: licensing, Renters' Rights Act, alarms, EPC, right to rent, deposits and rent repayment.

Landlord tax deductible expenses in 2026: repairs, agent fees, insurance, licences and certificates, what counts as capital and the £1,000 allowance.

Since 1 May 2026 a tenant can ask to keep a pet and you cannot unreasonably refuse. The 28-day reply, reasonable refusals, deposits and insurance.

How to raise the rent since 1 May 2026: one section 13 notice a year, two months' notice, market rent and the tribunal. Dates, costs and a worked example.

Right to rent checks in England: who to check, the three ways to do it, the 28-day window, follow-up checks and the fine of up to £20,000 per tenant.

Section 24 limits mortgage interest relief to a 20% tax credit, rising to 22% from April 2027 with new property tax rates. Worked examples by tax band.

Every section 8 possession ground for private landlords since section 21 ended on 1 May 2026: what each covers, the notice period and the 12-month rules.

Selective licensing makes every private let in a designated area need a licence. How schemes are made, who is exempt, fees at eight councils and penalties.

Landlord smoke and CO alarm rules in England: an alarm on every storey, CO alarms by fixed combustion appliances, the first-day check and the £5,000 fine.

Deposit rules in England: protect within 30 days, serve the prescribed information, the five-week cap, the three schemes and the 1 to 3 times penalty.