Blog
IziRento blog
Articles on property management, rentals, utilities and digital tools for owners.
How to Keep Contractor Invoices and Job Sheets So the Job Can Be Re-Opened
Open one property folder and one job ID. Pair quote, job sheet, invoice and dated photos. Tag repair vs capital the day it lands, then scan paper within a week.
Read →
How to Assemble a Buildings Insurance Claim File After a Leak
Stop the water, photograph source and spread before you mop, then file one leak pack: first-report, claim reference, photos, make-safe receipts and quotes.
Read →
How to Tell the Buildings Insurer the House Is Empty — or Let Again
Send a dated occupancy email the day keys change, ask this insurer the threshold, inspection and heating in writing, then notify again when let.
Read →
HMO Licence Documents: What to File Before You Hit Submit
File one HMO licence pack per house: labelled floor plan with m², ownership, manager details, certificates as attachments, then issued licence and end date.
Read →
What to Keep on the Guarantor File (Deed, Witness, Copy They Were Given)
File the signed guarantor deed, check the witness block, keep proof they were given the tenancy terms, and store contacts separately from the tenant.
Read →
How to Log a Tenant’s Notice to End a Periodic Tenancy (Dates, Reply, Keys Plan)
Keep the original tenant notice, write the date received and the live end date, reply in writing within a day, then diary check-out and the key count-back.
Read →
Holding Deposit: What to Record From the Day the Money Lands
Write amount, date, advertised rent and the agreement deadline the day a holding deposit lands, then log refund, apply, or a dated written reason.
Read →
How to Record Written Permission for an Additional Occupier
Save the written request, write occupier not tenant, issue a short three-signature letter, and clip the PDF to the current AST.
Read →
Tenancy Deposit Repayment: Propose the Line, Start the Clock, Release the Money
Propose each deduction as one line with a figure, get a written yes/no, diary the 10-day clock from agreement, then release the undisputed sum.
Read →
End-of-Tenancy Cleaning Standard: Write the Bar Against the Inventory, Not «Professional Clean»
Write the cleaning bar against the check-in cleanliness line. Treat a professional clean as a method. Pair start photo, end photo and an itemised invoice.
Read →
What to Keep in a Tenancy Agreement Folder So Versions Do Not Get Lost
Keep one tenancy folder: signed current AST, dated superseded versions, addenda next to the clause they change, and proof the tenant received the current pack.
Read →
What a Rent Receipt Must Show So One Payment Is Not Lost
Write one slip per payment: date received, period, amount, method, property, who paid, who received. Cash: signed copies both sides. File against that period.
Read →
Deposit prescribed information: form, leaflet, proof
Use the scheme’s form, attach the leaflet, sign the accuracy box, serve every named tenant and anyone who paid, then file dated proof.
Read →
What to File After You Protect a Tenancy Deposit (Scheme, Date, Reference)
Log the receipt date, write custodial or insured, download the scheme confirmation, then store scheme, protection date and unique reference on the tenancy.
Read →
How Landlords Prove They Served Safety Certificates to the Tenant
Write a five-field log: document, named tenant, method, time, evidence. Attach the PDF, file the sent email next to the certificate, one line per named tenant.
Read →
How to Keep One Calendar of Certificate Dates Without Losing the Folder
Build one row per certificate: property, type, issue, next due, PDF path, proof-of-send. Colour 90/30/7 as a habit. Keep voids on. One folder per address.
Read →
How to Keep PAT Testing Records for Appliances You Supply in a Furnished Let
List only appliances you supply, date a visual at changeover, record PAT date tester pass-fail next due plus a sticker, remove fails, keep next to the EICR.
Read →
How Landlords Record Furniture Fire-Safety Labels Before a Furnished Let
List sofas and mattresses you supply, photograph the permanent fire label plus the item, replace missing tags, and keep the file with the inventory.
Read →
How to Give 24-Hour Written Access Notice and Keep the Proof
Check the tenancy clock, write window, purpose and who attends, send in writing, keep the sent copy, and log the reply. A notice is not a key.
Read →
Legionella risk assessment record for a small UK rental
The one page to write: who assessed, the system, outlets, temperatures, controls and a review date. Not a test certificate.
Read →
How to Keep a Smoke and CO Alarm Test Log That Proves the Day-One Check
On the tenancy start day, press each smoke and CO alarm, write one timed line, get a tenant sign or same-day email, replace fails before keys, and file it.
Read →
How to Get an EPC for a Rental and Keep the Certificate With the Tenancy File
Search the GOV.UK register first, book an accredited assessor if nothing is in date, then store the lodged PDF and give the tenant a complete copy.
Read →
How to File an EICR So You Can Produce the Report, Remedials and Proof You Sent It
Save the full EICR PDF, next-due date, 28-day tenant send-proof, and any unsatisfactory pack with Minor Works. File the report, not the invoice.
Read →
CP12 gas safety certificate: what to keep and renew
The PDF is the engineer's Landlord Gas Safety Record. Book inside two months, send the tenant copy within 28 days, keep current and previous PDFs.
Read →This material is for information only and is not legal advice.