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Guides for tenants.

What you need to know to rent a home in England, written in plain English with every rule traced to its official source and the date we last checked it.

8 guides and services
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Featured guide

Getting started

Rules checked October 2026

Guide · 2 min read · 8 sources

How renting works

From viewing to moving in: what you pay, what you sign and what your tenancy is.

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Getting started

  • A black front door set in a blue painted facade with white surrounds and potted olive trees

    Guide · 2 min read · 8 sources

    How renting works

    From viewing to moving in: what you pay, what you sign and what your tenancy is.

    Read the guide
  • An open passport showing pages of travel stamps

    Guide · 2 min read · 5 sources

    Referencing and right to rent

    How we check affordability, how to prove your right to rent and when a guarantor is asked for.

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  • A bright living room with a mustard sofa, a glass coffee table and a balcony view

    Service · 1 min read · 2 sources

    Register to rent

    Tell us what you are looking for and we will contact you when a matching rental comes up.

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Your rights

  • A bronze statue of Lady Justice holding up a pair of scales

    Guide · 3 min read · 12 sources

    Your rights as a tenant

    Security of tenure, rent rises, pets, children and benefits, and how rules are enforced.

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  • A room stacked with cardboard moving boxes and houseplants

    Guide · 2 min read · 5 sources

    Ending your tenancy

    How to give notice, what notice a landlord must give and what to do about illegal eviction.

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Money and deposits

  • A mint-green calculator with a small wooden house model and an orange piggy bank on a blue background

    Service

    Tenant fees

    Everything a tenant can be asked to pay under the Tenant Fees Act 2019.

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  • A small green plant growing from a clear glass cup of coins

    Guide · 2 min read · 7 sources

    Deposits and moving in

    How your deposit must be protected, how to get it back and what else you can be asked to pay.

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Living in your home

  • A spread of hand tools, including a tape measure, drill, pliers and adjustable wrenches, on a worn table

    Guide · 2 min read · 8 sources

    Repairs and problems

    Who must fix what, what to do if something is wrong and what changes are coming.

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