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England and Wales
The most likely agreement
that you will sign with your tenant is an Assured
Short Hold tenancy. This agreement allows the tenant
to rent a property from you in exchange for a market
rent. These can be made for a specific period of time,
for instance, one academic year, but in England they
will not usually be made for a period of less than 6
months.
"Assured shorthold
are distinguished from assured tenancies by having an
additional ground for possession open to the landlord:
there does not have to be any reason stated, and the
landlord simply has to give 2 months, notice. He/she
can also use the Accelerated Possession Procedure, which
is a paper-based system faster and cheaper than the
normal court hearing, to get a possession order if the
tenant does not leave." (Source fact sheet 11 Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister)
Joint/ Separate Tenancy Agreements
- If there are students sharing a house then you may
ask them to sign a joint tenancy or a separate tenancy.
If they sign a joint tenancy then they will all be responsible
for each other's debts and damages. If they each have
their own contract then if there are any discrepancies,
the argument is between yourself and the tenant and
should not involve their housemates.
| Assured
Shorthold Tenancy Agreement |
Price £20.00 |
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| House
and Flatshare Agreement |
Price £20.00 |
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Further information about tenancy agreements
can be found on the www.landlordlaw.co.uk
web-site.
Assured Shorthold Tenancy: Notice
Requiring Possession
A landlord can only bring an assured shorthold tenancy
to an end unilaterally by serving a notice on the tenant.
This even applies to tenancy agreements for a fixed
period of time which will simply continue as weekly
or monthly assured shorthold tenancies after the fixed
period unless a notice has been served by the landlord
in England and Wales. In England and Wales this notice
is commonly called a section 8 notice.
Further information about possession
notices and the possession procedure can be found on
the www.landlordlaw.co.uk
website.
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