This is an urban myth which perhaps should be real but isn’t. Unfortunately you can have a proper legal tenancy without there being any paperwork at all. They are sometimes called oral tenancies.
Oral tenancies
An oral tenancy is where the tenant just goes in on a verbal agreement and a handshake (and sometimes not even [...]
Tag Archive: tenancy agreements
Urban Myth – you can’t have a proper tenancy without a written agreement
Locks and keys – what are tenants rights?
Landlords and locks and keys
Locks and keys in rented properties can often cause problems. Landlords like to retain control over their properties and this includes having sets of keys so they can gain access whenever they want.
Tenants, needless to say, don’t like the idea of their landlord, or indeed anyone else, being able to enter [...]
Lack of paperwork in letting – how does this affect the deposit?
A tenancy deposit problem
I have received the following email from one of our readers:
My boyfriend and I moved into a 7 person flat share beginning of Nov 2008 where we were advised by the tenant moving out that there had not been a lease agreement with the Landlord via the letting agents for [...]
Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – index
During May 2010 I ran a series of 31 posts on tenancy agreements. Here is a list of them all, with links.
Note – there is a lot of content here. You might want to bookmark this page so you can come back later.
Day 1 – An introduction to the series
Quite a short post to [...]
Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 31 – conclusion
This is day 31 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Finding tenancy agreements, the Landlord Law service, and *a special offer*
Today is the last day of my 31 days of tips. I hope you have enjoyed it, and that you have learned something. [...]
Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 30 – renewals
This is day 30 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Tenancy agreements renewals
It is customary for letting agents to arrange for a new agreement to [...]
Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 29 – preparation
This is day 29 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Preparing tenancy agreements
After having sourced your tenancy agreement and found your tenant, you [...]
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