Letting a property can increase your income and you may be taxed. It may also affect any benefits that you receive. Use this online guide to find out your tax obligations as a landlord and how to work out your rental income. If you live abroad, read this guide for non-resident landlords. It’s a crime to harass your tenant or try to force them out of a property without using proper procedures. Local councils and the police have powers to prosecute landlords for harassment or illegal evictions. The tenant may also have a right to claim damages through the courts. A S12C notice may be served where the original disposal consisted of the surrender by the landlord of a tenancy held by him, for example, a headlease over all the flats. The notice requires the superior landlord (the landlord to whom the tenancy was surrendered) to grant the qualifying tenants a tenancy on the same terms as that which was surrendered. Again, there is no set form for the notice, nor any time limits for compliance by the landlord.

the right is not available to tenants of local authorities, housing associations, nor, in some cases, where the landlord lives in the building. You must ensure there is a carbon monoxide alarm in any room used as living accommodation which contains a fixed combustion appliance (excluding gas cookers). Where Right to Manage (RTM) has been exercised in respect of the premises a copy of the offer notice must also be served on the RTM company.the nominated person is deemed to have withdrawn where he fails to accept the contract or pay the deposit (see step 7 above). This booklet is not meant to describe or give a full interpretation of the law – only the courts can do that. Nor does it cover every case. If you are in any doubt about your rights and duties then seek specific advice. Introduction

Before taking steps to recover possession of your property, you should consider discussing any underlying problems with your tenant, either directly or through a mediation service. Try to resolve these without taking court action, as it could save you time and money. 8. Further sources of information Government guidance The other procedures are relatively uncommon and those for the Sections 5C, 5D and 5E are set out in Appendix 2. Service of the noticeThe nominated person then has a period of 28 days in which to accept the contract and pay any deposit required. This has the effect of the nominated person and not the successful bidder entering into the contract.