If you are private renting the property then you must know your rights and responsibilities, which are as follows:

Your rights and responsibilities

You have certain rights and responsibilities if you are a private renting tenant.

Your rights

As a tenant, you have the right to:

• live in a property that’s safe and in a good state of repair
• have your deposit returned when the tenancy ends – and in some circumstances have it protected
• challenge excessively high charges
• know who your landlord is
• live in the property undisturbed
• see an Energy Performance Certificate for the property
• be protected from unfair eviction and unfair rent
• have a written agreement if you have a fixed-term tenancy of more than 3 years

tenancy agreement, should be fair and comply with the law.