If you intend to take a damage deposit, which has to be protected under one of the statutory tenancy deposit schemes, you will need to make an agreement. Housing Benefit offices require tenants claiming benefit to produce a signed tenancy agreement. For example, written agreements are not necessary in the following circumstances: Letting a room in your house to lodgers. You can choose to accept and agree to this use, or you can manage your settings to adjust your choices.
Learn about how we use cookies. Manage cookies Accept all cookies. Save these settings. Once you sign a lease there is no 'cooling off period' and it is important to know that normally notice cannot be given during the lease by either the landlord or you unless: There is a break clause The other party is in breach Both you and the landlord agree at the time to end the lease. What to do Read the lease carefully before signing Get advice from Threshold especially if you believe that some of the terms and conditions may be unfair and in breach of an EU Directive on unfair contractual terms.
Do not sign a lease if you cannot fulfil its terms and conditions. For example, if you are a student, do not sign a twelve-month lease if you only intend to stay in the property for nine months. If you are coming to the end of a lease and wish to stay write to your landlord notifying them that you intend to stay.
You should write to the landlord at least one month before and at most three months from the end of the lease. Use the template letter in the Useful Downloads section on this page. If you are coming to the end of a lease and wish to leave, whilst there is no legal obligation to do so as the end date is known from the start, Threshold advises that you give the appropriate notice of termination in writing. They could be held responsible for:.
Extra conditions must comply with the law. Adding conditions to the tenancy agreement. Electronic signatures may be used to sign a tenancy agreement if both parties agree. They are as valid as a traditional written signature if certain requirements are met. Electronic signatures can take many forms, including a scanned or photographed image, or signing on a device using a stylus. There is a risk of them being intercepted and used by someone else, which can make them less secure than a traditional written signature.
A digital signature is a more secure form of electronic signature, which uses encryption to reduce the risk of it being copied or altered. Some computer software offers the use of a digital signature. The legal requirements for electronic signatures are set out in the Contract and Commercial Law Act external link.
If your contact details change during the tenancy, you must give the other party your new contact details within 10 working days. If we hold a bond for the tenancy, you must also let us know the new details within 10 working days. Contact us with updated contact details. Sometimes, landlords and tenants may want to vary an agreement, or extend or renew the fixed-term tenancy agreement for a further period. Read more about the different ways to change a tenancy agreement. You can use our flat-sharing agreement template for this.
For general enquiries please contact us. Property inspections are important. Tenants and landlords should check the property together at the start of a tenancy to avoid problems later on. An address for service is the address at which landlords or tenants receive notices and other documents about the tenancy. All conditions added to a tenancy agreement must comply with the law.
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Your tenancy agreement cannot have anything in it that may indirectly discriminate against you. Citizens Advice has a guide on tenancy agreements. To help us improve GOV. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Cookies on GOV.
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