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considering renting place out, what do i need?

longwalks1
longwalks1 Posts: 3,834 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
in House buying, renting & selling
Other than permission from my mortgage lender, what else do i legally require before I rent out my maisonette? i'm guessing gas safety cert, and some sort of electrical regs check?

Any help or advice greatly appreciated

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  • Sammy85_2
    Sammy85_2 Posts: 1,741 Forumite
    Join a landlords association. NLA are good in my experience and the joining fee is tax deductable, and/or take a look at landlordzone.co.uk
    :jProud mummy to a beautiful baby girl born 22/12/11 :j
  • OneAimMan
    OneAimMan Posts: 28 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    off the top of my head.

    -gas certificate if applicable
    -appliance certifications(but this maybe optional I believe)
    -all furniture is fire complaint
    -smoke detector regulation
    -lot of people recommend that you check your building insurance covers tenants

    how are you advertising? EA should give you all this information before you fill in agreement.

    don't forget to save all receipts and cost related to the rental as they can be deducted
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