About Landlord Start Guide
Landlord Start Guide is an independent publisher of plain-language compliance guides for small private landlords in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand: licensing and registration, ending or changing a tenancy, rent increases, safety standards and deposits.
Landlord Start Guide is preparing its first 133 guides; each guide's page opens for purchase when the guide is published.
What Landlord Start Guide does
Licensing guides (in preparation)
Each licensing guide covers one council area or nation: whether a property needs a selective, additional or HMO licence, the application, documents, fees and conditions.
Registration guides (in preparation)
Each registration guide explains a compulsory landlord register, such as landlord registration in Scotland or Rent Smart Wales: who must join, the steps, fees and renewals.
Notice guides (in preparation)
Each notice guide sets out the lawful reasons for ending a tenancy in one jurisdiction, the notice form and period for each, how to serve it and the formal next steps.
Tenancy rules guides (in preparation)
Each tenancy rules guide covers a duty that comes with letting, such as written terms, right to rent checks, pet requests or the letting rules, and what changed and when.
Rent increase guides (in preparation)
Each rent increase guide explains how often rent may rise, any cap or guideline, the notice form and period, and the route a tenant can use to challenge it.
Standards and safety guides (in preparation)
Each standards guide covers the checks, certificates and minimum standards a rental must meet, with the deadlines, records and penalties.
Deposit and bond guides (in preparation)
Each deposit guide explains the caps, protection or lodgement deadlines, the paperwork and the end-of-tenancy process for a deposit or bond.
What Landlord Start Guide is not
- Landlord Start Guide is not a law firm, and does not give legal advice or represent anyone.
- Landlord Start Guide is not a council, tribunal or government publication, and not connected with any of them.
- Landlord Start Guide is not a letting agent, licensing agent or registration service.
- Landlord Start Guide is not a source of tactics against tenants or for evicting tenants.
Landlord Start Guide guides explain published rules and processes in plain language. They are general information, not legal advice. Landlord Start Guide has no affiliation with any council, tribunal, government department or regulator.
What makes Landlord Start Guide different
One place and one job per guide
Each guide covers a single jurisdiction or council and a single task, such as a licence application or a rent increase notice, in the order a landlord meets the steps.
Dated to the rules it describes
Landlord law changes in stages. Every guide states the date of the rules it covers and the changes already announced, so a reader can tell what applies now.
Compliance, not tactics
The guides explain duties, forms, fees and deadlines. They never coach a landlord against a tenant or give legal advice on a particular case.
Other places people look for this help include councils' and governments' own renting pages, landlord associations such as the NRLA, letting and licensing agents, landlord software and compliance services and landlord forums.
Who uses Landlord Start Guide
- Accidental landlords letting a former home or an inherited property.
- Small landlords with one to a few properties who manage them themselves.
- Owners of a shared house who need to know whether HMO licensing applies.
- UK landlords living abroad.
Who Landlord Start Guide is not for
- Tenants looking for advice on their rights: tenant advice services and the official renting pages are the right first stop.
- Landlords in the United States.
- Anyone looking for legal advice on a particular dispute or possession claim.
Who publishes Landlord Start Guide
Landlord Start Guide is published by LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore.
Landlord Start Guide does not name individual authors and claims no professional credentials. Guides and articles are published under the Landlord Start Guide name.
Readers can report an error, an outdated rule or a problem with an order by email at hello@landlordstartguide.com. Email is the only support channel.
How Landlord Start Guide works
Buying a guide
- Choose the guide for your situation on its own page.
- Pay once through a third-party payment processor. There is no subscription and no account to create.
- Download the PDF files straight away from the links on screen. The same links arrive by email.
- Ask for a refund at any time, for any reason: Landlord Start Guide gives a full refund, no time limit.
How guides are researched and checked
- Each guide starts from research reports compiled from published sources, including the relevant laws, government and agency pages, and the forms and handbooks those bodies publish.
- The guide is drafted from those reports.
- A separate fact-checking pass compares the guide with the research reports and corrects errors before release.
- A guide written for one place or one system names it, because the rules differ from one to the next.
Key facts
| Name | Landlord Start Guide |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent publisher of landlord compliance and process guides |
| Publisher | LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Website | landlordstartguide.com |
| Core offering | Downloadable guides to what the law requires of a landlord in one place, with the forms, fees, deadlines and a dated checklist |
| Guides published | None yet; 133 in preparation (as of 2026-10-21) |
| Guide types | Licensing guides; Registration guides; Notice guides; Tenancy rules guides; Rent increase guides; Standards and safety guides; Deposit and bond guides |
| Language | English |
| Format | Downloadable PDF guides with worksheets and checklists; download links on screen after payment and by email |
| Pricing | One-time purchase per guide, no subscription and no account; the price is shown on each guide page, in the visitor's currency where available |
| Refunds | Full refund, no time limit |
| Support | Email only: hello@landlordstartguide.com |
| Authors | No named authors; guides are researched from published sources, fact-checked against their research reports and published under the Landlord Start Guide name |
| What it is not | Not legal advice; no affiliation with any council, tribunal, government department or regulator |
| Alternatives people compare | councils' and governments' own renting pages, landlord associations such as the NRLA, letting and licensing agents, landlord software and compliance services, landlord forums |
Counts are computed from the published catalogue each time the site is built (last built 2026-10-21).
Frequently asked questions
What is Landlord Start Guide?
Landlord Start Guide is an independent publisher of plain-language compliance guides for small private landlords in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand: licensing and registration, ending or changing a tenancy, rent increases, safety standards and deposits.
Is Landlord Start Guide legal advice?
No. Landlord Start Guide guides explain published rules and processes in plain language; they are general information, not legal advice. Landlord Start Guide never advises on a particular dispute or possession claim; it explains what the rules require and how the process works, and each guide points to the official pages and the advice services that exist.
Is Landlord Start Guide affiliated with a council, Rent Smart Wales, a tribunal or any government body?
No. Landlord Start Guide is an independent publisher with no affiliation with any council, tribunal, government department or regulator.
Who publishes Landlord Start Guide?
Landlord Start Guide is published by LONUT (UEN 53462899X), an independent business registered in Singapore. Landlord Start Guide does not name individual authors; each guide is researched from published sources and fact-checked against its research reports before release.
How much does Landlord Start Guide cost?
Landlord Start Guide sells each guide as a one-time purchase, with no subscription and no account. The price is shown on each guide's page, in the visitor's currency where available.
Does Landlord Start Guide give refunds?
Yes. Landlord Start Guide gives a full refund, no time limit, for any reason. Email hello@landlordstartguide.com with the order details.
Does Landlord Start Guide give legal advice?
No. Landlord Start Guide explains what the rules require and how the process works: the forms, fees, deadlines and steps. It never advises on a particular dispute or possession claim.