Gold Standard Charter
Overview
The Gold Standard is a voluntary scheme aimed at landlords and managing agents in the private rented sector. The aim of the scheme is to reward landlords and managing agents that provide an excellent service to tenants.
Gold Standard members that are found to be no longer eligible for the scheme during their membership period may have their membership revoked. For example, where it is discovered that a Gold Standard member no longer meets the fit and proper person test.
Eligibility
There are three aspects to the Gold Standard:
- The landlord/manging agent standard: considering the eligibility of the landlord or managing agent themselves
- The tenancy standard: considering the types of tenancies offered along with clauses included in the tenancy and
- The property standard: considering the standard of the property itself
Read the requirements for each standard.
Benefits of membership
- Gold Standard members will receive a 40% discount on Part B licensing fees (enforcement part)
- Gold Standard members will be listed on our website, promoting landlords exceeding minimum standards and enabling tenants to select Gold Standard members properties. Promotional materials will also be provided for landlords to highlight their membership to the standard
- Gold Standard members will receive regular invitations to Landlord’s forums and receive invitations to other landlord
How to apply
You can apply for Gold Standard Charter membership when you submit a property licence application.
We will carry out additional checks on your application to ensure it complies with Gold Standard criteria.
If you are successful we will send you a confirmation and add you to our public Gold Standard Charter register.
If a member becomes ‘not fit and proper’ during their charter membership, we will:
- Cancel their membership
- Ban them from applying to the scheme again until they become 'fit and proper' again (at our discretion)
We may carry out checks to ensure scheme members are still complying with the Gold Standard Charter criteria.
Membership lasts for five years. You will need to apply again to renew.
Gold Standard Charter Register
View the Gold Standard Charter Register.