This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyLast updated: 03 Apr 2012 Energy Performance Certificate Before you begin marketing the property, you should have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). At the very least an EPC must be commissioned before marketing and then obtained within seven days. The EPC must be given to “prospective tenants”  when you are viewing the property or if they request...

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyWhilst the property is empty (or about to be empty) you could take this opportunity to create an inventory. ... Please login or signup to continue reading this...

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyBefore granting an assured shorthold tenancy, it is worth checking that it can in fact be an assured shorthold as there are several exclusions. Schedule 1 of the Housing Act 1988 contains certain tenancies which cannot be assured or assured shorthold tenancies, for example ... Please login or signup to continue reading this...

This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyThe below forms are what we suggest you could use but all are optional (although I suppose you would want the tenancy agreement at the very least!) All these forms are available for download here (under the “granting an AST category). Form Number (on website) Description Cost (on-line download) F001, 2, 3 Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement (depending...

This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Granting an Assured Shorthold TenancyMembers of the Guild of Residential Landlords can advertise their property through upad at a 50% discounted rate which boasts advertising on almost 1000 websites including globrix.com, rightmove, gumtree and primelocation.com and findaproperty.com. When advertising in the local paper, keep it simple and to the point. A suggested advert that we personally have been...