What you need to know about certificates, compliance, and proof of service. Written to actually help.
Every landlord certificate date can be recovered without the original document. Where to find your EPC, Gas Safety, EICR and deposit dates, including the free government register that gives you an EPC expiry in under a minute.
Read guideThe HSE says health and safety law does not require landlords to obtain a legionella test certificate. What the law does require is a risk assessment, which most landlords can carry out themselves. Here is what it involves.
Read guideOne smoke alarm on every storey, a CO alarm in every room with a fixed combustion appliance, and both working on the day the tenancy begins. The rules since October 2022, and the £5,000 penalty for ignoring a remedial notice.
Read guideProtect the deposit and serve the prescribed information within 30 days, or face a claim for one to three times its value. And since the Renters’ Rights Act, getting it wrong can block a Section 8 possession order entirely.
Read guideGas Safety every year, EICR every 5 years, EPC every 10, plus alarms, Legionella and deposit deadlines. Exactly how often each landlord certificate renews, and when the clock starts.
Read guideThe penalty for each missed certificate in England: unlimited fines and prison for gas, up to £40,000 for EICR, plus the possession risk since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.
Read guideThe hard part of compliance is never missing a renewal across every property, and proving you served each tenant. Compare spreadsheets, calendars and tracking software, and what good tracking actually needs.
Read guideThe first five-year EICRs are expiring in 2026. What an EICR is, how often you need one, what the C1 to C3 codes mean, and the £40,000 penalty for getting it wrong.
Read guideThe minimum EPC rating is rising to C: new tenancies from 2028, all tenancies by 2030, with costs capped at £10,000 per property. What landlords need to plan for now.
Read guideWhat you need, how often, what happens if you miss it, and the obligation most landlords overlook: giving tenants their copy.
Read guideUK landlords must give tenants copies of their Gas Safety, EPC and EICR certificates, and prove it. Here is what that means in practice.
Read guideGas Safety, EPC, EICR, alarms, Legionella, deposit protection. Every certificate, validity period, and penalty in one place.
Read guidePropCert tracks your compliance certificates, sends expiry reminders, and keeps proof you gave your tenant their copy. Free for your first property.
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