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RentCert

How it works

About fifteen minutes of your time, once. Then nothing.

  1. Step 1: Sign up

    2 minutes

    Name, email, properties, postcode. Start here.

  2. Step 2: Get your price

    Within [CONFIRM: 1 working day]

    We email your fixed fee and agreement.

  3. Step 3: Sign and set up Direct Debit

    5 minutes

    A secure link, covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee. [CONFIRM: Direct Debit provider and when payments start]

  4. Step 4: Send property details

    5 minutes each

    Tenant contact and your last check dates. Blanks are fine.

  5. Step 5: Done

    From then on

    We book each check before it’s due and update you monthly.

The rules we work to

For rented homes in England, with sources.

Gas safety

Each gas appliance and flue must be checked every year by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Tenants get a copy of the record before they move in, or within 28 days of the check.

Source: GOV.UK: Private renting – your landlord’s safety responsibilities. Last checked .

Electrical safety

The electrical installation must be inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every 5 years, and tenants given proof of it.

Source: GOV.UK: Guide for landlords – electrical safety standards in the private rented sector. Last checked .

Energy performance

A rented home needs an EPC rated E or above, unless an exemption applies. An EPC is valid for 10 years.

Source: GOV.UK: Domestic private rented property minimum energy efficiency standard. Last checked .

Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

A smoke alarm on every storey used as living accommodation, and a carbon monoxide alarm in any room with a fixed combustion appliance (gas cookers excepted). Alarms must work on the day a new tenancy starts, and be repaired or replaced once reported faulty. The annual check we do is our practice, not a legal requirement.

Source: GOV.UK: The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 – Q&A booklet. Last checked .

A summary, not legal advice.

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