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Forms & Factsheets

The NLA publishes factsheets, forms and documents covering a range of property management, tenant , finance and legal issues:

[New] Product Recall and Safety Notices
Wylex, Crabtree and Volex circuit protection products
Candy Trio combined hob, oven and dishwasher

[New] Window blind cord safety
Reduce the risk from looped blind cords and chains to babies, children and vulnerable people.

[Updated] What to do if your tenant becomes unemployed
Options to consider if your tenant loses their job and has difficulty paying the rent.

Legal

   ENGLAND & WALES

• NLA Online Tenancy Agreement (create your own AST)

• Section 8:
    • Grounds for Possession (Section 8) (PDF file)
    • Notice seeking Possession (Section 8: Form 3) (PDF file)
    • Completion of Section 8 Notice - Form 3 Guidelines

• Section 21:
    • Service of Section 21 Notices and Form (PDF file)

• Landlord's Notice proposing a new rent (England only):
    • Form 4B [PDF file] with guidance notes

• HMOs
    • Definition of an HMO
    • HMO Licensing Frequently Asked Questions
    • Guide to HMO licensing
    • Appealing against HMO Licensing decisions
  

• Free Court Leaflets
• Court Forms
• Council Tax
• Finding Legal Advice
• Appealing against Enforcement Notices
• Selective Licensing in Areas of Low Demand
• Management Orders, Empty Dwellings Orders and Overcrowding Notices

   SCOTLAND

• Style Tenancy Agreement NEW edition - June 2007 This form is intended, in conjunction with Scottish Executive form AT5, to create a Model Short Assured Tenancy as defined by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
• Form AT5. Notice under section 32 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 to be served on a prospective tenant of a short assured tenancy.
• Form AT6. Notice under section 19 of the Assured Tenancies Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 as amended by paragraph 85 of schedule 17 to the Housing Act 1988 of intention to raise proceedings for possession.
• Notice to Quit for Assured & Short Assured Tenancies. This notice must be served in conjunction with a section 33 notice (for Short Assured tenancies only) and an AT6 (for Assured and Short Assured Tenancies.
• Notice to Terminate. Notice of landlord's requirement to possession of property at termination of short assured tenancy under Section 33 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 Section 33(1) (d) as amended by paragraph 85 of schedule 17 t the Housing Act 1988.

Property Management

• Cannabis factories - a growing problem
• Changes to Planning Use Laws
• Digital TV switchover
• Energy Efficiency
• Finding and Using an Agent
• Fire Safety Logbook
• Free Publications for Landlords
• Getting Ready For Winter
• Gas Safety
• Housing Health and Safety Rating System
• Product recall and safety notices
• Summer property repairs

Tenants

• NLA Online Tenancy Agreement (Create your own AST)

• Can you spot a bad tenant?
• Finding and Using an Agent
• Deed of Assignment (PDF file)
• Letters of Guarantee
• Tenancy Deposit Protection
• Tenant Particulars: proforma & guidance notes (PDF file)
• Section 48 - Notification of Landlords Address for Service (PDF file)
• What to do if your tenant becomes unemployed

Finance

• Letters of Guarantee
• Tenancy Deposit Protection
• Council Tax
• Deed of Assignment (PDF file)

• Landlord's Notice proposing a new rent (England only):
  • Form 4B [PDF file]