News, Events and Information for Landlords

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.

Resources

Landlord's Newsletter Issue 14, August 2010

110kb

Landlords Newsletter May 2009

71kb

Landlord's Newsletter Issue 12, November 2008

77kb

Landlords' Newsletter Issue 11, February 2008

Adobe PDF

228kb

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