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Updated How to rent: the checklist for renting in England.
21 July 2021
Added How to rent: easy read
10 December 2020
Updated the How to Rent guidance.
7 August 2019
3 June 2019: Corrected to reflect the rebranding of National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) to Safeagent, and to update links to the GOV.UK client money protection scheme webpage.
29 July 2019: The ‘Before you start’ section was updated to clarify Shelter’s advisory role. The sentence ‘If you don’t have a guarantor, you can ask Shelter for help’ was amended to ‘If you don’t have a guarantor, you can ask Shelter for advice’.
31 May 2019
Guide updated following the Tenant Fees Act 2019.
9 July 2018
On 6 July 2018 the title of the guide was amended to 'How to rent: the checklist for renting in England'.
26 June 2018
Added updated guide.
17 January 2018
Removed reference to the 'London Rental Standard' in the renting 'Direct from the landlord' section.