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Private Rented Housing Publications

Tenants leaflet - Does your landlord need a licence?

Free advice leaflets and publications to download about privately rented housing for landlords and tenants, from the council's Environmental Health service and a range of other organisations.

  • Tenants: Does your landlord need a licence? - leaflet from the government Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

  • Renting a Home: a guide for tenants, and Renting Out Your Property: common legal problems guide for landlords (The Law Society). Also available to download in other languages - Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese

  • Looking for Rented Housing, and Tenants Rights (Age Concern) - information sheets for older people aged 60 and over

  • Gas Appliances: Get Them Checked, Keep Them Safe leaflet and Gas Safety: A Guide to Landlords Duties - Health and Safety Executive (HSE), also available in other languages - Turkish, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Albanian, Arabic, Czech and Polish

Thinking About Renting Out Your Home? Leaflet
Thinking About Renting Out Your Home? Leaflet - [401 KB] Download an advice leaflet to help you avoid some of the common pitfalls of private renting, if you are thinking of becoming a landlord by letting your home to tenants.
What to Expect from a Housing, Health and Safety Rating System Inspection
What to Expect from a Housing, Health and Safety Rating System Inspection - [45 KB] Download a leaflet for property owners, landlords and managers explaining what they can expect before, during and after an Housing, Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspection has been carried out at their property.
Condensation and Mould Growth
Condensation and Mould Growth - [32 KB] Advice leaflet for tenants on how to avoid problems from condensation.
How to Beat the Bogus Caller
How to Beat the Bogus Caller - [287 KB] Leaflet published by the Home Office with practical tips and advice - Lock, Stop, Chain and Check
Gas and Electricity Priority Service Register - Password Scheme
Gas and Electricity Priority Service Register - Password Scheme - [128 KB] Leaflet about free gas and electricity services available from all suppliers for older and disabled people. A password protection scheme can be used whenever staff visit your home, so you can protect yourself against bogus callers pretending to be from your supplier.
Advice for Landlords Online
Advice for Landlords Online - [112 KB] Publicity flyer promoting the advice, publications and forms on the council's website at www.eastbourne.gov.uk/privatehousing

Contact Details

  • Tel 01323 415350
  • Fax 01323 415997