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The tenancy deposit legislation has provided many problems for landlords, in particular this is true for student landlords. One way to avoid the scheme for student lettings would be to grant an assured tenancy rather than an assured shorthold. However, before we go on to the advantages of this, the massive disadvantage is that an assured tenancy grants a tenant security of tenure and you can NEVER serve a section 21 (two months) notice....

Joint tenancy or individual tenancies? It is very much a personal choice as to whether a landlord grants a single joint tenancy or multiple tenancies on a per room basis and most landlords have their own preferences. Below is some summarised pros and cons. Further useful details on joint tenancies is available in Guidance note 19 Single Joint Tenancy – Advantages If one tenant leaves university during the term, the council tax exemption...

When letting to a student, often a landlord wishes to make the rent payable at the same times as the student loans are paid. We have therefore produced a replacement front page for our tenancy agreements allowing a landlord to allocate the rent in three payments. Should the tenant remain beyond the fixed term, the rent becomes calendar monthly. Please choose the appropriate replacement from the options below ......