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Tenant rights

Letting agents may ask you to pay a holding deposit if you want to reserve a property. Read our guide on what happens and how you can protect your deposit.

There are different types of tenancies in the UK for private renters, including assured shorthold tenancies, HMO tenancies and lodger agreements. Each has an impact on what your rights are

If you want to leave before the end of your tenancy, read the Which? advice to make sure you're not liable for months and months of rent.

If your landlord has increased the rent and you believe it to be excessive, read the Which? guide on what you can do.

If you have rent arrears, you need to act quickly. Read the Which? guide on what you should do to avoid being evicted.

If you're in dispute with your landlord over a security deposit you can use an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service. Read on to find out how.

It is an offence for your landlord to do anything they think would make you leave the home. Follow these steps if you have grounds for complaint.

If your rented property is in disrepair it's your landlord's responsibility to fix it. Follow the Which? guide on what to do to ensure repairs are carried out.

If you don't feel your letting agent has done their job properly, follow the Which? step-by-step on what you can do next.

If your rented property is in disrepair, use the Which? template letter to notify your landlord or letting agent and to request they repair the property.

If you paid your deposit after 6 April 2007 your landlord should have put it in a tenancy deposit protection scheme. Use this letter to get it back.