A Tenant’s guide: Tenant’s responsibilities matrix

This document outlines the responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord in a matrix form, for ease of reference, and to compliment the more detailed article A tenant’s responsibilities when letting a property. The document attempts to include most responsibilities but, it is inevitable it will not be exhaustive. Please forward any suggested additions to enquiries@kandglettings.co.uk.

Responsibility of
Item/factor/issue	Tenant	Landlord

Insurance
Contents	X
Buildings		X

Bills (unless otherwise agreed)
Paying the rent on time	X
Water bills	X
Electric bills	X
Council tax bills	X
Utility bills	X
Service charges	X
Television licence	X
Telephone bills (including line rental)	X
Satellite/cable television	X
Broadband	X
Pay for any reminders sent to the tenant for late rent payment or bounced cheques	X

Maintenance
Annual gas safety check		X
Garden	X
External structure of the building		X
Keeping the inside of the property clean and in good condition (fair wear and tear excluded)	X
Testing smoke alarms	X
Replacing smoke alarm batteries	X
Replacing lost or broken keys	X
Replacing broken glass	X
Emptying refuse bins	X
Preventing water pipes from freezing in winter	X
Plumbing		X
Blocked drains	X
Electrical wiring		X
Heating system		X
Ensuring adequate ventilation	X
Replace any damaged fittings or installations (fair wear and tear excluded)	X
Not to allow the property to become infested with vermin	X
Not to change locks	X

When moving out
Remove all belongings from the property when moving out	X
Leave a forwarding address for correspondence	X

Other
Not leaving the property empty for more than 2 weeks	X
Only park vehicles in assigned spaces	X
Not to sub-let or under-let	X
Not to redecorate without permission of the landlord	X
To secure all windows and doors and set security alarm when leaving the property	X

A Tenant’s guide: Tenant’s responsibilities matrix

A Tenant’s guide: Tenant’s responsibilities matrix

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