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Property Standard Guidelines

As part of the Private Rented Sector Improvement Strategy, property standard guidelines have been produced to help landlords and tenants to understand the standards expected in various types of rented property.

They provide a brief summary of the legal requirements and good practice relevant to private rented properties. Guidelines have been produced for the following types of property:-

Factsheet 1
Single lettings (e.g. houses let to single households/family)
Factsheet 2
Shared houses (e.g. let to 3 or more persons sharing facilities)
Factsheet 3
Bedsit-type House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (e.g. let to 3 or more persons sharing facilities but with separate tenancy agreements and with locks on letting doors)
Factsheet 4
Self contained flats

Under the Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) a risk assessment approach is applied to all residential property. Landlords should carry out a risk assessment and ensure that their rented property are free from any serious health and safety risks and that all other risks are adequately controlled.

The guidelines may not be appropriate or sufficient in every case.

Factsheet 1 (Single lettings)

The document is available to download in the following format:

Factsheet 1 (Single lettings) - Word format 96Kb

Factsheet 1 (Single lettings) - PDF format 144Kb

Factsheet 1 (Single lettings) - Plain Text format 668Kb

Factsheet 2 (Shared houses)

The document is available to download in the following format:

Factsheet 2 (Shared houses) - Word format 113Kb

Factsheet 2 (Shared houses) - PDF format 118Kb

Factsheet 2 (Shared houses) - Plain Text format 713Kb

Factsheet 3 (Bedsit-type House in Multiple Occupation)

The document is available to download in the following format:

Factsheet 3 (Bedsit-type House in Multiple Occupation) - Word format 117Kb

Factsheet 3 (Bedsit-type House in Multiple Occupation) - PDF format 122Kb

Factsheet 3 (Bedsit-type House in Multiple Occupation) - Plain Text format 724Kb

Factsheet 4 (Self contained flats)

The document is available to download in the following format:

Factsheet 4 (Self contained flats) - Word format 116Kb

Factsheet 4 (Self contained flats) - PDF format 97Kb

Factsheet 4 (Self contained flats) - Plain Text format 721Kb

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