Landlords Survey by Urban Shows a Lack of General Knowledge of Tenants Rights

Urban is a National fixed fee lettings agency with local experts that guide you through the rental process. They have conducted a landlord survey and found these results.

There were some surprising results from the quiz, most notably: -

91% of landlords aren't following the correct process when it comes to tenants’ deposits.

90% of respondents weren’t up to date when it came to the new GDPR regulations and what documents are required to be compliant.

51% of landlords answered incorrectly when asked how often they need to apply for a Gas Safety Certificate for their rental property.

Only 32% of landlords knew the legal requirements for the number of smoke alarms required.

The majority of landlords (82%) are unfamiliar with the legal size of room allowed to be rented out to a single person - the correct answer is 6.51 sqm.

Just 18% on landlords know they must give 24 hours-notice before requesting to enter their rental property.

Other questions covered energy efficiency, the Section 21 notice, deeds of surrender, selective licensing.

ABC Note: This suvey certainly shows that tenants need to full understand their rights and obligations.

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