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Certificate of fitness for rental properties
To rent out a property, you must obtain a certificate of fitness from your local council.
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Landlords are required to protect the tenant's deposit in a scheme.
Rental property health and safety
Landlords' health and safety responsibilities when letting property.
Register a house in multiple occupation
Houses rented to 3 or more unrelated people must be registered as an HMO.
Make an offer to buy a business property
Understand conditional offers, lockout agreements, building survey results and raising finance for the purchase.
Buying commercial property: concluding the sale
Completing the sale of a business property including exchanging contracts, deposits, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees.
Buying commercial property: using a surveyor
A surveyor can help you negotiate insurance and contracts and give you advice on any alterations that may be required.
Buying commercial property: using a solicitor
A solicitor can offer valuable legal advice and support to negotiate a suitable deal when purchasing business property.
Costs of buying business property
Financial considerations you should take into account when purchasing commercial premises.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying business property
You should weigh up both pros and cons when considering buying a business property.
Commercial property rental agreements
An overview of the types of property rental agreements available to businesses looking to rent premises.
Alterations to rental properties
Issues to consider before you alter your rented business premises, such as planning permission, asbestos, and liability.
Costs when renting commercial property
Financial commitments when renting business premises, including rent, bills and taxes.
Advantages of renting commercial property
The business benefits of renting property can range from better cashflow to having more flexibility if you need to relocate your business in the future.
Find commercial property to rent
Your options to find suitable business premises to rent including how to use a commercial agent to search for you.
Renting commercial property: practicalities
The costs, considerations and obligations of renting business property.