UK landlord guidance
What do you need to check for your rental property?
Start by telling us whether it's in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Then choose what you need to do and the type of property, and we'll list official pages that match your answers.
- Official sources, checked and dated
- Separate guidance for each UK nation
Official pages
Registration and licensing in Wales
- Rent Smart WalesRent Smart Wales landlord registration
- Rent Smart WalesRent Smart Wales licensing
- GOV.WALESLicensing of houses in multiple occupation: landlord guidance
Guidance from official UK publishers
- GOV.UK
- GOV.WALES
- Rent Smart Wales
- gov.scot
- nidirect
Who Complyard is for
For one rental home or a growing portfolio.
Answer 3 questions to find official pages for your task. You can also browse by topic and save the pages you use.
Responsibilities
Browse landlord guidance by topic.
Choose a landlord topic, then your UK nation, to see the official pages Complyard lists for it.
Selected responsibility
Getting the property ready
Repairs, safety, energy and the checks to make before a home is let.
What this area covers
- Repairs and fitness
- Gas safety
- Electrical safety
- Fire, smoke and carbon monoxide
- Energy performance
- Water and health hazards
- Furnishings and appliances
How it works
Answer 3 questions to find the official guidance you need.
Choose the UK nation, what you need to do and the type of property. We'll list official pages that match your answers. Save the official pages you use and open them again when you sign in.
How Complyard checks sources- AnswerWales · registration and licensing
- OpenThree official pagesRent Smart WalesRent Smart WalesGOV.WALES
- SaveSaved guidance
- ReviewLast checked on or after 11 September 2026
Each page shows who published it and when it was last checked.
4 official pages in this view- HSEGas safety: landlords and letting agentsLast checked 11 September 2026
- HSELegionella and landlords' responsibilitiesLast checked 11 September 2026
- GOV.UKA guide to energy performance certificatesLast checked 11 September 2026
- GOV.UKDomestic private rented property: minimum energy efficiency standardLast checked 11 September 2026
What every result shows
See who published the guidance and when we checked it.
Complyard lists official pages by UK nation and landlord task. Each result shows who published the page and the date it was last checked.
- Open the page on the publisher's own website
- See the date it was last checked
Saved guidance
Save the official pages you use.
Save the official pages you use and open them on your phone or computer when you sign in. When we review a change to a page you have saved, you'll see it under Landlord updates.
Registration & licensing
3 official pages- Rent Smart WalesRent Smart Wales landlord registrationLast checked
- Rent Smart WalesRent Smart Wales licensingLast checked
- GOV.WALESLicensing of houses in multiple occupation: landlord guidanceLast checked
- Saved guidanceKeep the GOV.UK, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish and council pages you use in one list.
- Landlord updatesWhen we review a change to a page you have saved, we list it under Landlord updates. You can mark the updates as read.
Current Complyard coverage
UK rental guidance by nation and rental task.
- UK nations
- 4
- Guidance kept separate
- landlord topics
- 8
- Grouped by landlord task
- official pages
- 49
- Listed with publisher and date
- English council pages
- 15
- Local licensing guidance
Official publisher shown beside every result
Ways to use Complyard