Law Library
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Key property legislation
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Tenancy
Housing Act 1988Assured and assured shorthold tenancies, Section 8 and Section 21 possession, Section 13 rent increases
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Housing Act 2004Tenancy deposit protection, HMO licensing, the Housing Health and Safety Rating System
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Landlord and Tenant Act 1985Repairing obligations, service charges and the fitness of let dwellings
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Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018Implied term that a let home is fit for human habitation throughout the tenancy
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Tenant Fees Act 2019Prohibited payments, deposit caps and holding deposits in England
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Building Safety Act 2022Higher-risk buildings, the building safety regulator and remediation liabilities
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Fire Safety Act 2021Application of fire safety duties to structure, external walls and flat entrance doors
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Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022Ground rent restricted to a peppercorn on most new long residential leases
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Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024Lease extensions, enfranchisement, service charge transparency and estate management
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Land Registration Act 2002Registered title, registrable dispositions and the register of title
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Law of Property Act 1925Freehold and leasehold estates, conveyances, mortgages and notices
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Landlord and Tenant Act 1954Security of tenure for business tenancies and contracting out
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Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015Minimum energy efficiency standard — the EPC E floor for domestic private rented property
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Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998Annual gas safety check and the landlord gas safety record
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Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020Five-yearly electrical installation condition report and remedial work duties
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Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015Smoke alarms on every storey and carbon monoxide alarms in rooms with a fixed combustion appliance
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Last verified: 23 Oct 2026 from The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk) and GOV.UK.
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