Landlord Compliance Checklist (England)

Use this checklist to keep recurring landlord compliance tasks organised across an England rental property. It is designed for practical operations: what to check, what to record, and what to keep ready if you need evidence later.

The safest approach is to treat compliance as a repeatable property workflow rather than a one-off task. Each property should have clear certificate dates, tenant handover records, follow-up tasks, and evidence stored in one place.

Evidence to keep

• Certificates, reports, notices, and tenant document handover records.
• Deposit protection and prescribed information evidence.
• Dated notes for inspections, safety checks, repairs, and tenant communications.
• Renewal reminders for certificates, licensing, exemptions, and recurring property tasks.

Before tenancy starts

• Confirm EPC status and keep the current certificate available.
• Complete Right to Rent checks where required.
• Confirm gas safety, EICR, smoke alarm, and carbon monoxide alarm status before move-in.
• Prepare required tenancy documents and decide how evidence will be stored.

Within first deadlines

• Protect the tenancy deposit in an approved scheme within the required deadline.
• Serve prescribed information and keep evidence of when it was provided.
• Store the signed tenancy agreement, inventory, document handover record, and move-in notes.

Recurring safety tasks

• Track annual gas safety renewals where relevant.
• Track EICR review dates and any remedial action deadlines.
• Review smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm checks during inspections and after tenant fault reports.
• Check EPC, licensing, and exemption status before renewal, re-letting, or major property changes.

Evidence and review

• Keep dated certificates, reports, notices, photos, and tenant communication records.
• Record completion dates and next review dates for each property.
• Review the checklist after each tenancy change, inspection, certificate renewal, or reported safety issue.

Next steps

Landlord Compliance Hub (England) Use the main hub to navigate certificates, safety checks, documents, and recurring landlord duties. First-Time Landlord Checklist England Use the first-let checklist if you are setting up a rental property for the first time. What Documents Must Landlords Give Tenants? Check the document handover tasks that sit alongside your recurring compliance checklist. Landlord Compliance Software for England Use RentPilot to track checklist completion, due dates, and evidence records by property.