Welcome to Let it! - Lettings & Property Management Specialists Home Landlords Tenants About Us Pay Your Holding Fee Contact Us Portsmouth & Southsea Office : (023) 9287 6806 Waterlooville Office : (0845) 305 8060 Promotions Home Landlords Tenants Contact Us Letting Services Deposit Registration Advertising Legislation Insurance Products Clientel Client Feedback Legislation Below you will find links to vital legislation which can sometimes become a bit of a minefield with rules and regulations constantly updating and changing. Gas Safety Certificates As a landlord, you are responsible for the safety of your tenants. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 specifically deal with the duties of landlords to ensure that gas appliances, fittings and flues provided for tenants' use are safe. Landlords should. MORE...   Electrical It is important to insure that all electrical appliances and fittings within the property are safe and in good working order. Unlike gas regulations, there is no law that says you must have a landlord electrical safety certificate MORE... Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) Landlords and house owners must have an Energy Performance certificate, also known as EPC. You must have an EPC if your property is to be rented to a new tenant after 1 October 2008. MORE... Furniture & Furnishings The regulations set new levels of fire resistance for domestic upholstered furniture, furnishings and other upholstered products and act as secondary legislation under the Consumer Protection Act 1987. MORE...   Houses In Multiple Occupation (HMO) All landlords and property managing agents who let large houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) need to apply for an HMO licence. MORE... Smoke Alarms & Carbon monoxide Landlords should consider offering their tenants a defence against the potentially fatal consequences of carbon-monoxide MORE...