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Find advice and guidance if you're renting - A landlord's legal duties
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5214/A-landlord-s-legal-dutiesA landlord must make sure the house they rent out is safe to live in and it does not affect the tenant's health, safety or well-being. A landlord is legally res...
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Apply for an accommodation certificate for immigration - Introduction
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5215/IntroductionCertain countries require a resident in the UK to provide an accommodation certificate stating that the property they are living in is safe and free from any ha...
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Apply for an accommodation certificate for immigration - Cost and how to apply
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5216/Cost-and-how-to-applyThe cost - 2022/2023 The cost of an inspection from April 2022 to March 2023 is £200 plus VAT (a total cost of £240) and includes both the inspection and the pr...
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What standards can you expect as a tenant? - What minimum standards should you expect?
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5201/What-minimum-standards-should-you-expectGenerally the minimum standard for any room, flat or house that is offered for let is: that it is provided in good repair and in a clean condition that it has s...
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What standards can you expect as a tenant? - Energy Performance Certificates
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5202/Energy-Performance-CertificatesYour landlord must provide you with a copy of the EPC, which contains the energy performance rating of the property you are renting, free of charge at the onset...
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What standards can you expect as a tenant? - Electrical safety
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5203/Electrical-safetyUnder the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords have to get their property electrics checked at least e...
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What standards can you expect as a tenant? - How do we enforce standards?
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5204/How-do-we-enforce-standardsWhen we receive a complaint from you we will call you and discuss the problems you are having. If it is appropriate then one of our housing officers will arrang...
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What standards can you expect as a tenant? - Enforcement policy and regulators code
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5205/Enforcement-policy-and-regulators-codeIn order to ensure our procedures are fair and followed correctly, we have produced an enforcement policy. The policy sets out how we must conduct our inspectio...
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Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - What is a house in multiple occupation?
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5206/What-is-a-house-in-multiple-occupationUnder the Housing Act 2004, the following types of property are all defined as houses in multiple occupation (HMO): An entire house or flat which is let to thre...
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Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - Licence applications and HMO licensing changes
https://sthelens.gov.uk/article/5208/Licence-applications-and-HMO-licensing-changesPart 2 of the Housing Act 2004 states local housing authorities must license HMOs in their area if they meet the definition of an HMO as prescribed under sectio...