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Tenancy Compliance

Right to Rent, deposit protection and the paperwork a tenancy actually needs.

1 August 2026 · 4 min read

Right to Rent follow-up checks: who needs one and when

Not every Right to Rent check is a one-off. Time-limited statuses need a second look later in the tenancy, on a date that has nothing to do with the tenancy agreement itself.

28 June 2026 · 4 min read

Renewing a tenancy: the compliance checklist behind the paperwork

A renewal can feel like the easy part of a tenancy — the tenant's known, the property's known. It's also an easy point to let compliance quietly roll over unchecked.

25 May 2026 · 5 min read

What a tenancy file audit should actually check

Most tenancy files look complete at a glance. A proper audit checks for the things that only turn out to matter once a tenancy is already in dispute.

21 April 2026 · 4 min read

Prescribed information: the deposit protection paperwork that's easy to get wrong

Protecting a deposit is the part everyone remembers. The prescribed information that has to go with it is longer, more detailed, and where most gaps actually turn up.

18 March 2026 · 4 min read

Digital identity checks and Right to Rent: what's changed

Digital identity verification has changed how a lot of Right to Rent checks actually happen. It hasn't changed what an agent is ultimately responsible for proving.

12 February 2026 · 5 min read

Tenancy deposit protection: the rules letting agents actually need to apply

Protecting a deposit is only half the requirement. The prescribed information that goes with it is where most disputes actually end up turning.

9 January 2026 · 5 min read

Right to Rent checks: a practical guide for letting agents

The check itself takes minutes. The record that proves it happened correctly is what actually gets scrutinised later, often long after the tenancy has started.