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Renting Your Home The law
relating to the letting of houses is very complicated and often produces
unexpected results for the unwary. Whether
you are a prospective landlord or tenant you will find that it is sensible
to check with us that the “contract” you are about to complete
actually does what you think. If you are
renting your home you need to ensure that the contract is a “Short
Assured Tenancy” which amongst other things entails a minimum period for
the let of over 6 months and before the tenant is given possession formal
notice must be served by you in the required statutory form.
You should also note that if the rent is payable weekly you have to
give the tenant a rent book. There is
no difference legally between a furnished or unfurnished let. As
landlords you will need to ensure the property is “wind and water
tight” and that the hot water system is working despite anything that
the contract may say to the contrary. As a tenant you will need to see what the contract says about the keeping of pets, the return of any deposit, you have to give two months’ notice of your intention to end the lease (as of course does your landlord) and you must be sure that if your landlord has a mortgage on the property that the lender has consented to your lease as if they have not you can find that if your landlord does not keep up the payments on his mortgage you can be evicted from the property. For further details please contact us by whatever method is most convenient, by telephone, fax or you can e-mail by clicking here.
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