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Tenancy Agreements

What should I do about dating my tenancy agreement?

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What are the grounds for possession where prior notice must be given before the tenancy is entered into?

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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: possession notice, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

What is the ground 4A notice to serve on student tenants?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Student lettings

What should we do if we are renting accommodation to an employee?

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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Ending Tenancies, Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

Tenancies without Tenancy Agreements

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenancy Agreements

How should I serve The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026?

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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Review post RRA commencement, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

Preparing a Tenancy Agreement

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Document related, Preliminary matters, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreements

Letting to Tenants with Pets

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The majority of pet owners are law-abiding people who look after their pets responsibly” IntroductionTenants’ rights to keep a pet – the lawUnderstanding the new rules:The most popular types of petGeneral laws on petsSome other general points on pets.sRisk reduction tips for landlordsChecking prospective tenants with petsUsing the Landlord Law Pets Agreement and Information FormConclusion […]

Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Document related, Pets, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenant Fees Act

Can we start a new tenancy with a short period if it is to start before our preferred rent payment date?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

Why is a written tenancy agreement necessary for Landlords?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: records, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenancy Agreements

What other paperwork needs to be served on the tenant with the tenancy agreement?

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What is the situation if there is no written tenancy agreement?

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What happens if a new tenancy agreement is not given to the tenant at the expiry of the old one?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Periodic tenancy, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, tenancy term

When is a tenancy agreement ‘entered into’.

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreements

My lender has asked for a Ground 2 notice in the tenancy agreement, what does that mean?

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How long should the fixed term of the tenancy agreement be for?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Fixed terms, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, tenancy term

Can we change the date that the tenant pays rent?

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Rent, RRA-checks-rental-payments-topic, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic

Can I put what I like in the tenancy agreement?

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Filed Under: Post Renters Rights Act, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Consumer, England only, RRA-tenancy-agreements-topic, Tenancy Agreement Clauses, Tenancy Agreements, Unfair Terms

Can I prohibit tenants from keeping e-bikes and e-scooters at the property?

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Tenancy Agreement Additional Clauses

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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Renters Rights Act Checked

3. The New Tenancy Checklist

New Tenancy Checklist
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What is the legal status of a ‘household member’ on the Landlord Law tenancy agreements?

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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Household members, permitted occupiers, Tenancy Agreement Clauses

Should guarantees be signed as a deed?

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Guarantees, Signing documents

Triplerose Limited v Beattie and Beattie [2020]

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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Long leases, rent to rent, Subletting

Clause 11.4 of the Landlord Law tenancy agreement and tenants notices to quit

The end

Considering the Landlord Law tenancy agreement clause 11.1 and why it does not affect the ending date of a fixed-term tenancy

Filed Under: General, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Tenancy Agreement Clauses

I/my company has just bought a property with sitting tenants, do I need to give them a new tenancy agreement?

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Is assignment of a tenancy when the tenants change a good idea?

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Filed Under: Ending Tenancies, Occupation Types, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: assignment, England only

House Rules and Sample ‘House Rules’ clauses

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Filed Under: Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: House rules

Tenancy Agreement Changelog

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What records do I need to keep?

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Do all tenants have to sign the same form or can there be multiple counterparts?

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Should children be added to the tenancy as household members?

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Tenant Fees – what are the differences between England and Wales?

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements, Tenancy Deposits Tagged With: permitted payments, Tenant Fees Act, Tenant Fees Wales

Meter Reading Notifications

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements

Schedules of Permitted Fees

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What are the differences between joint and several tenancies and renting individual rooms in a shared house?

What is the difference?
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Filed Under: Occupation Types, Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Council tax, England only, Joint tenants, RRA-Occupation-Types-Topic, RRA-Shared-Properties-HMOs-Topic, shared property comparision faq, Tenancy Agreements

Tenancy Agreement Additional Forms

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Lodgers in rented properties

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Filed Under: Shared Properties & HMOs, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Lodgers, Renters Rights Act Checked, Subletting

The Landlord Law Tenancy Agreements

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We are a limited company, does this affect how we sign documents?

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Filed Under: Consumer Law, Court Proceedings, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: company landlords, Company Lets, Signing documents

What if the tenancy agreement gives the agents name as the landlord rather than the real landlord?

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If are mistakes on the tenancy agreement, how does this affect the landlords right to possession and the notices he needs to serve?

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Filed Under: Court Proceedings, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: England only, Eviction

Should the tenancy agreement be stamped?

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Should I provide house rules?

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If you use an assured periodic tenancy agreement for a ‘common law’ tenancy will it be invalid?

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How many copies of the tenancy agreement should there be?

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Does the tenants signature on the tenancy agreement have to be witnessed?

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Does the landlords address have to go on the tenancy agreement?

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Filed Under: Checks and Payments, Tenancy Agreements Tagged With: Landlords details, Renters Rights Act Checked, Section 48 Notice

Can a landlord keep back part of the rented property for his own use?

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Unfair Terms in Tenancy Agreements

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