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Tenancy Agreement
This is an Assured
Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for a residential property which sets out
the duties and responsibilities of the (non resident) landlord and tenant.
The property or any part of it can be furnished or unfurnished and the
tenant or tenants must be an individual or individuals (i.e. not a company
or partnership). It gives special rights to the landlord to repossess
the property at the end of the term and special rights to the tenant
to apply to a rent assessment committee for a rent determination in
certain circumstances.
An Assured Shorthold Tenancy can be for any length of time.
The landlord may agree a fixed term of less than six months if the tenant agrees.
However, the tenant has a right to stay in the property for a minimum period of six
months. This means that even if a fixed term of less than six months is agreed, the
landlord does not have a guaranteed right to possession if the tenant refuses to leave
during the first six months of the tenancy.
From 6 April 2007, all landlords and letting agents who take deposits
for Assured Shorthold Tenancies in England and Wales must join a Government-authorised tenancy
deposit protection scheme. Within 14 days of receiving the deposit, the landlord must provide
the tenant with details of the scheme chosen by him to safeguard the deposit. Details of the
3 schemes and further information can be found at:
N.B. The Dispute Service has special clauses which it requires in its members' tenancy agreements, which the agreements here do not include. However, these are available to members from the Dispute Service and can be appended to the Tenancy Agreement.
It is recommended that the Tenancy Agreement
is prepared in duplicate and both copies should be signed by all
parties, with both the landlord and tenant retaining a copy. An
inventory should also be prepared of the furnishings or equipment
included in the let.
This agreement is
suitable for use in England and Wales and includes clauses covering:
- The amount of rent and deposit payable and the term of the tenancy
- Landlord's obligation to insure the property and keep wind
and water-tight
- Right of landlord to charge interest on late rent payments
- Tenant's obligation to pay bills and council tax
- Tenant's obligation to keep the property and any garden in
good order and repair
- To use the property for residential purposes only
- Not to cause nuisance or annoyance to others
- Not to keep pets without written permission
- Not to leave property unattended for more than 21 days without
informing landlord
- Prescribed information about the tenancy deposit scheme.
The prescribed information about the tenancy
deposit scheme is provided as a separate document with all versions
of our Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement.
We offer two versions of this Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement:
Tenancy Agreement (House)
The Tenancy Agreement (House) version is suitable
for use when letting a whole flat or house to a single tenant or
joint tenants. In this case the tenants have joint responsibility
for bills etc. This is generally easier to manage than the Tenancy
Agreement (Room) version.
This document is also included in our Tenancy
Package for England and Wales priced at £35.25 including
VAT. The package includes both versions of this Tenancy Agreement,
the Section 21 Notices, Section 8 Notice and an Inventory (saving
you more than £50 compared to buying the documents individually).
This document is £26.32 including VAT if bought individually. You can view a sample document here.
How to order
Choose the appropriate format for your Tenancy Agreement (House):
Word
Template (.dot) or Word
Document (.doc) 
Tenancy Agreement (Room)
The Tenancy Agreement (Room) version is suitable
for use when letting a room within a flat or house to a tenant.
If the property has several such tenants, each tenant is responsible
for their share of bills etc. This is useful in situations where
it is easier to find single tenants for rooms within a property
where the tenants may wish to stay for different terms.
Please note - this is not the same as the
Rent a Room Agreement, which is for use with a resident landlord
and is sold separately.
This Tenancy Agreement (Room) document is
included in our Tenancy
Package for England and Wales priced at £35.25 including
VAT. The package includes both versions of this Tenancy Agreement,
the Section 21 Notices, Section 8 Notice and an Inventory (saving
you more than £50 compared to buying the documents individually).
This document is £26.32 including VAT
if bought individually. You can view a sample document here.
How to order
Choose the appropriate format for your Tenancy Agreement (Room):
Word
Template (.dot) or Word
Document (.doc)
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