Tag Archive: tenancy agreements

Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 14 – inventories

This is day 14 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
What is an inventory?
An inventory (or should be),  a detailed description of the property contents and its condition at the time it is let to [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 13 – the deposit

This is day 13 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Tenancy deposits
It is fairly common for landlords to take a deposit. This gives the tenant an incentive to look after the property as if he does not, [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 12 – the term

This is day 12 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Tenancy agreement fixed term
A tenancy agreement must have a term. This is the period of time it is agreed that it shall last for.
In perhaps the [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 11 – rent

This is day 11 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Setting the rent
The owner of a well known letting agency in Norwich told me once that they had a saying in the agency, that ‘the greedy man goes hungry’.  [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 10 – the property

This is day 10 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Describing the property correctly in the tenancy agreement
This sounds obvious but you need to be careful. If you get a court order for possession, you do not want the bailiffs [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 9 – agents

This is day 9 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Letting agents
Many tenants, perhaps the majority of tenants, are signed up by letting agents, who deal with the drafting of the tenancy agreement and signatures on behalf [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 8 – guarantees

This is day 8 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Deeds of Guarantee
So.  You have found the ideal tenant.  He has a nice personality, no unpleasant personal habits, and you feel sure that he would look after the [...]

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