It is not sufficient if a landlord visits the rented property to find if things are fine there. It is important to take certain responsibilities in order to avoid any problems in future; it will help both the landlord as well as a tenant. He should not only keep the premises in a habitable condition but also should not intrude into the privacy of his tenants. Until and unless the tenant is involved in something illicit or is troubling the neighbours, no landlord will interfere otherwise. If he feels that the tenant is involved in anti-social activities, is a drug peddler or is troubling the neighbours, as per the rental agreement he has the right to evict such a troublesome tenant.
It is also a tenant’s duty to look at the rental agreement carefully. If there are items left in the house and it is mentioned in the rental agreement, he should make sure that those items are present in the house. He should also inspect the condition of it, if not he will get screwed badly, at the time of leaving the house.
It is the responsibility of a landlord to fix the plumbing line in case there is some problem. A tenant need not run to find a plumber, or call him up to repair it. Landowner will deal with it on behalf of a tenant. But a tenant should maintain the rental property in good condition after it is handed over to him on rent. He will definitely be responsible for messing up with the water pipes often. Of course, the landowner must have handed over the heating and electrical systems in good condition to the tenant.
Content insurance protects the items of the buy to let property incase calamity strikes. Be it fire, theft, subsidence, earthquake etc. the items owned by the landowner will be protected. However it is not his responsibility to cover up the tenant’s items housed in the rental property. For tenant’s owned items, tenant himself has to take initiative to protect them under a separate tenant’s content protective cover.
A security deposit taken by the landowner must be returned back when the tenant vacates the house. If not he must at least provide a written statement showing the specific reason for his failure to return it. This statement must be furnished within two weeks after the termination of the tenancy and the landlord's receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions.
Author Resource:-
Kirthy Shetty, Expert author. For more information: EPC certificate
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