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The most likely agreement
that you will sign with your tenant is an Assured
Short Hold tenancy (England) or Short Assured
Tenancy (Scotland). 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 and in Scotland they can not be made for a period
less than 6 months.
"Assured shorthold (or Short Assured
Tenancy in Scotland) 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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Assured Shorthold Tenancy: Notice
Requiring Possession
A landlord can only bring an assured shorthold tenancy
(or Short Assured Tenancy in Scotland) to an
end unilaterally by serving a notice on the tenant (Notice
to Quit in Scotland) . 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 and will be renewed
for the original period, up to year in Scotland unless
a Notice to Quit has been served by the Landlord. In
England and Wales this notice is commonly called a section
8 notice.
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