Editorial standards
How we write about UK landlord law
LetCompliance publishes compliance guides for private landlords in England. This page explains our research process, primary sources, review standards, and how to report errors.
Last reviewed: Applies to all content at letcompliance.com/blog and letcompliance.com/uk-regulations
Who writes our guides
Every guide is written and checked by Erdem Volkan, who founded and runs LetCompliance, and is written for the private rented sector in England. The author is not a solicitor, barrister or qualified legal adviser, and the guides are not individual legal advice.
Where a topic requires legal precision (possession proceedings, court forms, criminal liability), we recommend consulting a solicitor or housing lawyer and link to the relevant GOV.UK or HSE primary source.
Who writes the guides →Our primary sources
Every factual claim about fines, deadlines, or legal obligations is traced to at least one of the following:
- GOV.UK: gov.uk: official government guidance and legislation
- HSE: hse.gov.uk: Health and Safety Executive (gas safety, EICR)
- Legislation.gov.uk: Primary Acts and Statutory Instruments (Housing Act 1988, Renters Rights Act 2025, Electrical Safety Standards Regulations 2020)
- MHCLG: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: landlord guidance, How to Rent, deposit schemes
- TDS / DPS / mydeposits: Government-authorised tenancy deposit scheme operators
We do not cite secondary aggregators, press releases, or social media as primary sources for legal obligations.
Review and update process
Before publication: Every guide is cross-checked against the current GOV.UK or HSE page for the topic. Fine amounts, deadlines, and statutory references are verified against primary legislation.
After major law changes: We review and update the affected guides when a significant regulatory change lands. The Renters Rights Act 2025 (in force 1 May 2026) triggered a full review of all possession, tenancy, and compliance content.
Ongoing: We monitor GOV.UK, HSE, and MHCLG for updates. Guides that reference upcoming changes (e.g. the EPC C target by 1 October 2030) are flagged as “proposed, not yet law” until enacted.
YMYL: Your Money or Your Life
Landlord compliance content is classified as YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) by Google because errors can lead to financial penalties, possession failures, or criminal liability. We treat this seriously:
- We never overstate certainty on contested legal points
- We always recommend professional legal advice for possession proceedings
- We distinguish between current law and proposed changes
- We link to the primary GOV.UK or HSE source for every major claim
- We do not publish content that could mislead landlords into non-compliance
What LetCompliance is not
- Not a law firm or solicitor: we do not provide individual legal advice
- Not a gas engineer, electrician, or EPC assessor: we track the deadlines, we do not carry out the inspections
- Not a PAT testing service: PAT and EICR are different, and we explain the difference but do not carry out either
- Not an accountant: our Tax & HMRC toolkit keeps SA105-shaped records and sends Making Tax Digital updates for UK property income, but it does not replace tax advice
- Not a deposit scheme: we help you track the 30-day deadline, and the schemes are DPS, TDS and mydeposits
Report an inaccuracy
If you believe any information in our guides is factually incorrect, outdated, or misleading, please contact us. Every report is read, and a confirmed error is corrected and the page’s review date moved forward.
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