Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The tenancy agreement template

The tenancy agreement formulated under the assured shorthold tenancy agreement AST act contains the term “Assured” for two purposes. One, it “assures” the landlord that if the tenant causes any damage to the property or perform fraudulent activities with respect to the property, the tenant would be held responsible for the loss caused. On the other hand, the agreement also “assures” the tenant that the owner cannot dispossess the tenant on ingenuine grounds and without prior notice.

Here is a template of what the tenancy agreement should contain or looks like:

Date:

This agreement is between us: (the signature of the landlord and the parties.)

The rent is: (the amount decided)

We let out the property at: (the address of the home or room and the list of properties that the owner leaves to the tenant for example furniture, fixtures etc).

The following must me followed

(Conditions lay down by the landlord.)

You will have the property from: (date and time of start of agreement) to: (date and time of end of agreement)

You must do the following.

(A few rules given below)

1 Pay rent on the days and in the way we have agreed.
2 Pay our reasonable costs for sending reminder letters. These will be £ ______ for each reminder. Pay for all electricity, gas and phone bills, water charges and Council Tax relating to the property
That applies during the period of the tenancy.
We need a court order to repossess the property. You should contact a solicitor, Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Or Legal Advice Centre who will tell you what this means.
Our signature:
Your signature
(Or signatures):
Witness's signature:
Name:
Address:
Occupation

This template is only a sample and can include many other necessary details.

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