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The decision of Northwood (Solihull) Ltd v Fearn & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 40 has been handed down, and it's good ...
The length of a fixed term offered in a tenancy agreement is really whatever you feel comfortable with, but as a ...
On 21 July 2016, the Law society published a practice note titled: Execution of a document using an electronic ...
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Forms
Contractual (Common-Law) Tenancy Agreement
Product Code: F005
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY
THIS IS NOW PART OF THE TENANCY ...
Management Regulations (Add Terms to Tenancy Agreement)
Product Code: F035 04/14
All our tenancy agreements have the capability of the landlord adding clauses that ...
Guarantee Agreement
Product Code: F029
A landlord is always advised to obtain a guarantor (also known as surety) for every let they ...
Ground 1 Landlords Only or Principal Notice
Product Code: F043
For tenancies granted on or after 28 February 1997 or for tenancies correctly accompanied ...
Ground 2 Mortgage Notice
Product Code: F044
A ground 2 notice is to notify a tenant before a tenancy is granted the the rented property ...
Ground 3 Holiday Let Notice
Product Code: F046
A landlord may serve this ground 3 notice before a tenancy commences notifying the tenant ...
Notice Tenancy is to be Assured and Not Assured Shorthold
Product Code: F070
PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO THE GUILD. THIS NOTICE WILL GIVE ...
Written Statement of Terms – Verbal Tenancy
Product code: LT019
If there is no written tenancy agreement, a tenant under an assured shorthold tenancy may, ...
Tenants Information Leaflet – Control of Legionella
Product Code: LRA005
When completing a legionella risk assessment, it will almost always be a part of that ...
Notice That Assured Agricultural Occupancy is to be Assured Shorthold Tenancy – England
Product code: F091 - England only
THIS FORM IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR ENGLAND!
Housing Act 1988 Schedule 2A, ...
Document Checklist Confirmation
Product code: F031
For any tenancy granted on or after 1 October 2015 in England it will not be possible to ...
How to rent: the checklist for renting in England
Product code: F056
For all assured shorthold tenancies granted on or after 1 October 2015, the "How to rent: ...
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
Is it possible for a tenant to request specific possession grounds to be removed from the AST if the landlord agrees.
Eg They want the Ground 2 - Landlord lived/mortgage to be removed as they ...
How do I add an additional tenant to existing tenancy agreement (more…)
What three things does The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 require a tenancy to be?
First agreement was with 2 tenants, one tenant left and new agreement was issued a year later with just one tenant, its the same property etc... deposit was given on first agreement and was ...
what is the best tenancy agreement to use for individual rooms within a hmo being let to students for a period of 48 weeks (more…)
I have been asked to prepare a written AST tenancy agreement as regards a tenancy which actually began in 2018. Can I just provide a normal agreement reflecting what was agreed orally at the ...