
As a landlord you have many responsibilities. These include being responsible for paying your taxes from any monies generated by your rental properties on time and correctly. And if you have signed an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement, it’s your job to protect the tenant’s deposit by using a Government approved deposit protection scheme. Private landlords or lettings in England are also responsible for checking the immigration status of a prospective tenant under the Right to Rent scheme. Therefore it is a criminal offence if you don’t!