This is day 20 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Repairing obligations and tenancy agreements As mentioned on Day 12, tenancies with a term of less than 7 years have to comply with’ statutory repairing covenants’. These are set out in section…
This is day 19 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Business use of rented residential property You will usually find somewhere in a tenancy agreement a clause restricting the use of the property to that of a residential tenancy for occupation by…
This is day 18 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Penalty clauses in tenancy agreements Penalty clauses are clauses which provide for the tenant to make a payment if they breach the terms of the tenancy in some way. Great care needs…
This is day 17 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Dealing with responsibility for bills in tenancy agreements All properties have expenses which need to be paid, such as utilities and Council tax. It is important to be clear in your tenancy…
This is day 16 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. Practical aspects of the Unfair Terms regulations The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (the Regulations) were discussed on Day 15. Today we are going to look at some of the…
This is day 15 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here. About the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (the Regulations) originally came from Europe as a directive which member countries were then required to…
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 a tenant. Its purpose is to…
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