Tenant's Rights & Legal Obligations

Renting Residential or Commercial Properties?

Residential Tenant's Rights & Obligations

If you're a tenant involved in renting a home or business premises you will probably welcome a quick reminder of your main legal rights and obligations.

Residential (Domestic) Properties include:

• Self-Contained Residential lets:
  • Houses
  • Flats
  • Maisonettes
  • Holiday Cottages
• Shared Lets:
  • HiMOs - Houses in Multiple Occupation
  • Shared Houses
  • Student Lets
  • Lodgings/Room to Let
  • Hostels
• Resident Landlord
• Absent Landlord

• Shops
• Offices
• Workshops and workspace
• Warehouses and storage space
• Factories and Industrial uses
• Leisure premises including pubs & clubs
• Garages
• Agricultural property (different laws apply)

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