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Information

Letting your residential property

If you are interested in letting your property, the Council's Housing Needs and Development team can provide you with advice and information on the main duties and responsibilities facing landlords.  If you would like an information pack which sets out all of the assistance available to property owners, titled "An Owners Guide - Bringing Empty Properties Back Into Residential Use", email housingdevelopment@herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone (01432) 260269.  The Housing Development team can also provide you with details of reputable local letting agents.

Useful Contacts

The following organisations may also be of interest to private landlords:

  • The Inland Revenue - Tax implications of letting property
  • Health & Safety Executive - Information on gas safety
  • CLG - Communities and Local Government - details on rights/responsibilities 
  • ARLA - Association of Registered Letting Agents
  • RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
  • NLA - National Landlord Association
  • DPS - Deposit Protection Service

The Housing Development Officer can also provide you with details of reputable local letting agents, as well as information on the Council's Private Landlord's Event. You can also find out more about the Event by clicking on the link on the left.

 
Herefordshire Council, Brockington, Hereford. HR1 1SH | Tel: (01432) 260000 | info@herefordshire.gov.uk