Tenancy

Check your tenancy agreement, we can help!

Most landlords will issue tenants with a written agreement, which outlines your rights and obligations from the start. If you are given a written agreement, make sure you read this carefully and have it checked with our Advice Team if there is anything you're unsure about.

Even if you don’t receive a written agreement you are legally entitled to a written statement of terms, detailing the basics of the tenancy. It is a good idea to ask for one of these if you are not given one, so that you know what your obligations are.

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Under the Renters Rights Act most tenancy agreements in the private rented sector are periodic, i.e. a rolling monthly arrangement, not for a fixed term.

You will have to give notice to quit if you want to end your tenancy.

If you are sharing accommodation with other tenants you may have an individual (each person signs a separate contract) or a joint (all tenants sign on the same document) contract.

If you have a joint contract you will be considered jointly and individually liable for rent and any damage to the property. Also, if one of tenant gives two months’ notice to leave, it ends the tenancy for ALL of you. For these reasons it’s important to be sure about who you want to live with and make sure all tenants know what they are signing up for.

If the landlord lives in the property and shares the facilities with the tenant then this tenancy is excluded from the protection given to other types of tenancy, and the tenant has NO security of tenure. The landlord only has to give ‘reasonable’ notice to quit, usually determined by how frequently rent is paid.

 

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