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Tenancy Agreements

You do not need to have a written tenancy agreement but we would advise you to do so for the following reasons:

• The tenant knows what they can or cannot do
• The tenant knows what they can expect from their landlord
• There is protection for the tenant
• There is protection for the landlord
• You cannot use the Fast Track Possession procedure without it

You do not need to have a fixed term tenancy agreement.  You can have a week to week or month to month agreement but unless both parties agree on the leaving date you cannot start the fast track possession process until the agreement has lasted six months.

Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement

Our preference is for a six month Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement.  This means that you cannot make the tenant leave for six months and the tenant has to stay for six months.  After the six months is up, if either party has not given the other party notice to quit the property then the tenancy is converted into a periodic tenancy agreement. Basically that means the agreement carries on and can now be cancelled by the tenant giving the landlord one months notice or the landlord giving the tenant two months notice.

If you want your tenant to leave when the six months is up then make sure that you give them Notice to Quit two months beforehand. Our tried and tested Notice to Quit documents cost only £10.

If you are unhappy with your tenant during the first six months of their lease then you can discuss an earlier leaving date with them.  An unhappy tenant can be a nuisance tenant and it is always worth considering cutting the tenancy short if you think there may be damage or loss of rent.  You CANNOT make them leave during this time and you should be very wary of doing anything that could be construed as harassment but sometimes the tenant wishes to leave.  We have brought a tenancy agreement to an end in the past when a tenant had been made redundant and wished to move back with his parents.

If the tenant does not wish to leave then you have no option but to go through the proper legal process to Evict your tenant.  We can help with the paperwork as it is vital for it to be completed in an exact manner or it will be thrown out by the courts.  Any incorrect detail can cost you another 2 to 3 months wait and possibly the rent to go with it.  We can help with documents at only £10 each.    

The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement that we produce at a cost of only £10 not only contains the legal agreement in clean easy to read text but it also contains a section which explains generally what is expected from the tenant. 

Our Extended Tenancy Agreement at a cost of only £15 includes specific things e.g. It says No Parties.  This means no gatherings of more than 6 visitors.

It includes simple clearly stated information on the following and much more:

• A definition of Wear and Tear so the tenants know their liabilities
• The cost of removing rubbish the tenant has left
• What the definition of a visitor is
• What to do to end the Agreement correctly
• How the deposit works, including details of your insurance scheme
• The cost of late payments and administration charges
• Whether the tenant can decorate, keep pets and such like
• It contains an inventory, where supplied, with space for signatures
• Details of the utility companies and what to do when they begin and end there tenancy
• Details of keys etc handed over, with space for signatures

Basically we put in as much information as possible so that the tenant can see exactly what they can and cannot do quickly and easily.  This is all printed in a clearly readable size 12 font, like you are reading now.

Assured Tenancy Agreements are usually those made before 28th February 1997 before the introduction of the Housing Act 1996.  Ending those are more difficult as you have to prove one of the legal grounds for possession.  If you wish to end one of these then please e-mail us for information.

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