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When you're about to sign a tenancy agreement, it can be difficult to know whether it should be witnessed, made as ...
On 21 July 2016, the Law society published a practice note titled: Execution of a document using an electronic ...
Please note, this checklist applies to ENGLAND. For Wales, please see here.
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The main parts of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which affect landlords and letting agents are now in force for ...
The length of the fixed term to give is really whatever you feel comfortable with.
When the Housing Act 1988 came ...
It is not possible to let to a person under 18 years of age as a minor is unable to hold an estate in land [s.1(6) ...
In most cases, an assured shorthold tenancy will be the required tenancy to give but there are some exemptions and ...
What is a break clause?
Sometimes a fixed term tenancy agreement can contain a clause which brings the fixed term ...
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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 may
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: the
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
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Coming to the end of a first 12 month AST. The tenant wishes to remain and I'm content for her to do so. Will be issuing a new 12 month AST (rather than slipping into a periodic tenancy). In ...
Lady gifts house to her two grown up children 9 years ago.
By mutual agreement the lady carries on living in the house on her own as her home.
The family now want to grant/give something ...
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 ...
Can you please point me to the late rent payment clause you have in your agreements - I could not find it (you may not have one!). Many Thanks
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Is it legal to insert a clause in the tenancy agreement to prescribe that if at the end of the tenancy, the tenant leaves any items in the property the landlord will dispose of them. And also
Ive just had an application from 4 people to rent my house. Should I put the AST 12mth tenancy in one name so I don't have to rely on 4 separate rents to come in each month? (more…)