https://tenarize.com/blog Guides, insights and industry news for landlords in England who manage their own properties — compliance, tenancy law, deposits, rent and tax, explained in plain terms. en-gb Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://tenarize.com/blog/awaabs-law-private-landlords-damp-and-mould https://tenarize.com/blog/awaabs-law-private-landlords-damp-and-mould Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Industry news Awaab's Law does not yet bind private landlords. A consultation on extending it opened on 8 October 2026, and damp and mould duties already apply today. https://tenarize.com/blog/epc-rating-rental-property-2030 https://tenarize.com/blog/epc-rating-rental-property-2030 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides A rented home in England must be EPC band E or better today. From 1 October 2030 the minimum becomes C, with a £10,000 cap on what a landlord must spend. https://tenarize.com/blog/eicr-landlord-electrical-safety https://tenarize.com/blog/eicr-landlord-electrical-safety Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides An electrical inspection at least every five years, any remedial work done within 28 days, a copy to every tenant — and a maximum penalty that is now £40,000. https://tenarize.com/blog/smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-landlords https://tenarize.com/blog/smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-landlords Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides A smoke alarm on every storey, a carbon monoxide alarm beside any fixed combustion appliance, a working check on day one, and a repair once a tenant reports a fault. https://tenarize.com/blog/who-pays-council-tax-in-an-hmo https://tenarize.com/blog/who-pays-council-tax-in-an-hmo Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides On a room-by-room letting, the owner is liable for council tax, not the tenants — a different rule from an ordinary single let, and one that catches landlords out. https://tenarize.com/blog/gas-safety-certificate-landlords https://tenarize.com/blog/gas-safety-certificate-landlords Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Every gas appliance and flue checked by a Gas Safe engineer every 12 months, the record kept, and a copy to the tenant within 28 days — regulation 36, plainly. https://tenarize.com/blog/track-rent-against-your-mortgage https://tenarize.com/blog/track-rent-against-your-mortgage Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Product updates A new landlord dashboard nets rent collected through Tenarize against a mortgage figure you type in yourself, plus occupancy and arrears, across your portfolio. https://tenarize.com/blog/best-property-management-software-2026 https://tenarize.com/blog/best-property-management-software-2026 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Seven options, what each one is actually for, and the landlords who should not buy Tenarize. Every price read off the vendor's own site in September 2026. https://tenarize.com/blog/renting-out-an-inherited-property-in-england https://tenarize.com/blog/renting-out-an-inherited-property-in-england Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Before you can let an inherited property in England, sort out probate, insurance and the mortgage — the compliance checklist comes after that. https://tenarize.com/blog/refusing-a-tenant-benefits-or-children https://tenarize.com/blog/refusing-a-tenant-benefits-or-children Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Rental discrimination and rental bidding became unlawful on 1 May 2026, at £7,000 a breach. What you may still do — and the affordability rule that catches people. https://tenarize.com/blog/tenant-referencing-checks-england https://tenarize.com/blog/tenant-referencing-checks-england Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Right to Rent, ID, income, credit, a previous landlord's reference and a guarantor — what each check is for, and why they matter more since Section 21 went. https://tenarize.com/blog/free-calculators-for-landlords https://tenarize.com/blog/free-calculators-for-landlords Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Product updates Notice periods, deposit deadlines and caps, certificate expiry, late rent interest, HMO licensing and landlord registration — seven calculators, no account needed. https://tenarize.com/blog/landlord-database-dates-by-region https://tenarize.com/blog/landlord-database-dates-by-region Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Industry news Every English region now has an opening date and a deadline to register, from the West Midlands (15 December 2026) to the South West (14 November 2027). https://tenarize.com/blog/let-only-or-fully-managed https://tenarize.com/blog/let-only-or-fully-managed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides An agent's service level decides who does the work, not who answers for it. On let only you have paid for the easy month and kept every dated duty. https://tenarize.com/blog/tenant-not-paying-rent https://tenarize.com/blog/tenant-not-paying-rent Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Rent arrears are decided by what you can date, not what you remember — and if an agent collects your rent, a monthly statement is how you find out. https://tenarize.com/blog/deposit-deductions-evidence https://tenarize.com/blog/deposit-deductions-evidence Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides A deposit stays your tenant's money until you prove a claim to it. What an adjudicator expects to see, and why your agent's check-in report is your case. https://tenarize.com/blog/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax-landlords https://tenarize.com/blog/making-tax-digital-for-income-tax-landlords Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is live above £50,000 gross rent, and drops to £30,000 in 2027, £20,000 in 2028 — what it means for you. https://tenarize.com/blog/can-a-landlord-refuse-a-pet https://tenarize.com/blog/can-a-landlord-refuse-a-pet Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Since 1 May 2026 a tenant can ask in writing to keep a pet, and you have 28 days to answer in writing and cannot unreasonably refuse. What counts as a reasonable no. https://tenarize.com/blog/private-rented-sector-database-landlord-registration https://tenarize.com/blog/private-rented-sector-database-landlord-registration Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Industry news Every private landlord in England must register on a new government database. It opens 15 December 2026 and reaches everywhere by 14 November 2027. https://tenarize.com/blog/rent-increases-section-13-notice https://tenarize.com/blog/rent-increases-section-13-notice Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Since 1 May 2026 rent on an assured periodic tenancy goes up once a year, on form 4A, with at least two months' notice — and never in the first year. https://tenarize.com/blog/send-rent-and-costs-to-freeagent https://tenarize.com/blog/send-rent-and-costs-to-freeagent Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Product updates Rent, late-payment interest and repair costs post into your own FreeAgent books each night, split by property. Here is what gets sent, and what does not. https://tenarize.com/blog/hmo-licensing-what-counts https://tenarize.com/blog/hmo-licensing-what-counts Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides What makes a property a licensable HMO, why the threshold varies by council, and why letting one without the required licence is a criminal offence. https://tenarize.com/blog/leaving-your-letting-agent https://tenarize.com/blog/leaving-your-letting-agent Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Your agent holds the certificates, the deposit registration and the paper trail. Ask for all of it in writing before you serve notice, not after. https://tenarize.com/blog/log-and-track-a-maintenance-request https://tenarize.com/blog/log-and-track-a-maintenance-request Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides A repair moves through four statuses, from reported to resolved. Here is who can log one, how it reaches a supplier, and how the cost comes back out at tax time. https://tenarize.com/blog/landlord-or-letting-agent-who-is-responsible https://tenarize.com/blog/landlord-or-letting-agent-who-is-responsible Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Insights The duties of letting a property in England attach to you. A management agreement decides who does the work — it does not decide who answers for it. https://tenarize.com/blog/deposit-protection-30-day-deadline https://tenarize.com/blog/deposit-protection-30-day-deadline Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides A tenancy deposit must be protected in a government-approved scheme within 30 days of receipt — here's what that covers, and what's at risk if the deadline slips. https://tenarize.com/blog/letting-agent-fees-renters-rights-act https://tenarize.com/blog/letting-agent-fees-renters-rights-act Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Industry news Agency fees have started climbing since 1 May 2026 — here's the structural reason why, and what it means if you're weighing self-management. https://tenarize.com/blog/assured-periodic-tenancy-explained https://tenarize.com/blog/assured-periodic-tenancy-explained Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Every assured tenancy in England is now periodic from the day it starts — no fixed term, no end date, and nothing that expires on its own. https://tenarize.com/blog/how-to-rent-guide-replaced https://tenarize.com/blog/how-to-rent-guide-replaced Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides It was withdrawn on 1 May 2026. The Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet took its place — here is what to serve, when, and how to prove you did. https://tenarize.com/blog/introducing-tenarize https://tenarize.com/blog/introducing-tenarize Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Product updates Tenarize is new software for private landlords in England — vetting, compliance, tenancy agreements and rent collection, in one place, from £15 a month. https://tenarize.com/blog/right-to-rent-checks-england https://tenarize.com/blog/right-to-rent-checks-england Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Who you check, when, what counts as evidence, and why doing it the same way for every applicant is the part that protects you. https://tenarize.com/blog/section-8-notice-grounds-and-periods https://tenarize.com/blog/section-8-notice-grounds-and-periods Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides The sixteen grounds a private landlord can use, which of them are mandatory, and why the notice period comes from the ground rather than from you. https://tenarize.com/blog/compliance-checklist-letting-in-england https://tenarize.com/blog/compliance-checklist-letting-in-england Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guides Ten things have to be in place before a tenant moves in, plus one more if the property is furnished and six if you let it room by room. https://tenarize.com/blog/renters-rights-act-what-changed https://tenarize.com/blog/renters-rights-act-what-changed Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Industry news Three things changed on 1 May 2026: Section 21 was abolished, fixed terms went with it, and the How to Rent guide was replaced. https://tenarize.com/blog/what-a-letting-agents-ten-percent-buys https://tenarize.com/blog/what-a-letting-agents-ten-percent-buys Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Insights An honest breakdown of what a full-management fee covers, which parts of it are process, which parts are genuinely worth paying for, and how to tell them apart.