Ask TLA

Ask any landlord question. Get an answer you can act on.

A plain answer on renting, letting and compliance, with the source and your next step. Choose your nation or enter a town or postcode to see what applies there.

  • England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
  • Checked rules, not guesswork
  • 5 free answers a month, no account needed
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What landlords ask

Start with a question like these.

Rent and tenancies

Can I put the rent up this year? What changed for tenancies on 1 May 2026?

Safety and certificates

How often do I need a gas safety check? Does my rental need an EICR?

Arrears and possession

My tenant has stopped paying rent. What can I do? Can I still use a section 21 notice?

Registration and tax

Do I need to register as a landlord? Does Making Tax Digital apply to me?

How Ask TLA answers

Answers grounded in checked rules.

  1. Checked rulesEvery answer comes from the TLA Knowledge Base and rules checked against GOV.UK and legislation.gov.uk, last checked on 6 November 2026.
  2. Your nation and areaRules differ across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Add a town or postcode and the answer uses the rules where the property is.
  3. Links you can trustAsk TLA only links to TLA guides and official pages, so every link goes somewhere real.
  4. Your next stepEach answer ends with what to do next: a guide, a document, a Trusted Partner or TLA Legal Support.

For members

Ask about your own properties.

Signed in, Ask TLA answers from your ORBIT records and finishes the job in the answer: tick off an Action Plan item, record a new certificate date or add a property.

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  • “What needs my attention this week?”
  • “Is anything overdue?”
  • “What expires next?”
  • “We’ve had the new gas safety check done.”
  • “Add a property.”

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Questions

Good to know

Is Ask TLA free?

Yes. Anyone can ask 5 questions a month without an account. TLA members, including the 30-Day Free Evaluation, can ask up to 20 a day and can also ask about their own properties.

Which parts of the UK does it cover?

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Choose the nation under the question box, or enter a town or postcode and Ask TLA uses the rules for that area.

Where do the answers come from?

From the TLA Knowledge Base and the rules TLA has checked against GOV.UK and legislation.gov.uk, last checked on 6 November 2026. Ask TLA only links to TLA guides and official pages, so it cannot send you to a page that does not exist.

Is it legal advice?

No. Ask TLA gives general guidance on current UK rules. For a specific case, TLA Legal Support can help and refer you to a qualified professional where needed.

Can it see my properties?

Only if you are a member and signed in. Then it can answer questions such as what is overdue or what expires next from your own ORBIT records, and help you update them. Your records are not sent to the AI to do this.

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Ask TLA gives general guidance on current UK rules, not legal advice. Legal advice is provided separately by appropriately qualified professionals where required.