Responsibilities of a Landlord?

A tenant need not run to find a plumber, or call him up to repair it. Landowner will deal with it on behalf of a tenant. But a tenant should maintain the rental property in good condition after it is handed over to him on rent. He will definitely be responsible for messing up with the water pipes often. Of course, the landowner must have handed over the heating and electrical systems in good condition to the tenant.

Landlord content insurance protects the items of the buy to let property incase calamity strikes. Be it fire, theft, subsidence, earthquake etc. the items owned by the landowner will be protected. However it is not his responsibility to cover up the tenant’s items housed in the rental property. For tenant’s owned items, tenant himself has to take initiative to protect them under a separate tenant’s content protective cover.

A security deposit taken by the landowner must be returned back when the tenant vacates the house. If not he must at least provide a written statement showing the specific reason for his failure to return it. This statement must be furnished within two weeks after the termination of the tenancy and the landlord's receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions.

Responsibilities of a landlord tenant reference, go through this link.