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We’ve prepared some of the information we think is important for you to know before renting your very own property.
Once you have selected which properties you would like to view, we will provide you with contact details for two of the current tenants and would ask that you to make arrangements directly; please try and give as much notice as possible.
All individuals who will be living in the property must complete a Property Offer Form, A Holding Deposit is payable to reserve the property & take the property off the market.
The tenancy will be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, for a period of 12 months unless otherwise stated. All tenants will be jointly and severally responsible for all the terms of the tenancy.
To reserve a property a holding deposit equivalent to one week's rent is payable, once the tenancy agreement has been signed, your holding deposit will be credited to the damages deposit and protected in a government authorized Deposit Protection Scheme. You will not be asked to pay any fees or charges in connection with your application for a tenancy. However, if your application is successful under our standard assured shorthold tenancy agreement, you will be required to pay certain fees for any breach of that tenancy agreement in line with the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Equivalent to one month’s rent. A Tenancy Deposit is money held by the landlord (or agent acting on the landlord’s behalf) as security during the period of the tenancy and reserved for any damages or defaults by the tenant. All Tenancy Deposits are held in accordance with the Deposit protection scheme. Details of the Deposit Protection scheme will be issued when you apply for a property.
Tenants are liable for the actual cost of replacing any lost key(s) or other security device(s). If the loss results in locks needing to be changed, the actual costs of a locksmith, new lock and replacement keys for the tenant, landlord any other persons requiring keys will be charged to the tenant.
The Right to Rent Legislation requires Letting Agents/Landlords to check all tenants have a legal status to live in the UK. We need to check your ID documents in person and take copies Read more in the government right to rent guidance.
A Guarantor is required for all student Tenants which guarantees rent payments for the duration of your tenancy. Guarantor forms will be sent by DocuSign email and we must receive these back, signed by your Guarantor; your Guarantor must be UK based and in full-time employment. You will not be allowed to move into the property until all forms are returned. If a UK Guarantor cannot be provided other options would be to pay 12 months’ rent in advance at the start of the tenancy or to use a Guarantor Service (please contact us for details)
The rent is payable by bank standing order mandate on a quarterly basis
We will issue you with a draft copy of the tenancy agreement at the enquiry/application stage, in order that you can read through the terms of the tenancy in advance; we will prepare a tenancy agreement for you all to sign either by DocuSign email. When the tenancy agreement has been signed the Damages Deposit will need to be paid. The tenancy will be an assured shorthold tenancy, for a fixed term of 12 months unless otherwise stated. All tenants are jointly & severally responsible for all the terms of the tenancy. (we don't offer individual tenancy agreements to sharers)
If you wish to move in on the first day of your tenancy, keys will be available to collect from our office from 3pm (your group will be provided with one set of keys per person) the first tenant/s to collect keys/move-in will be provided with a copy of the inventory; you have 14 days to make amendments to the inventory, additional comments etc. Please remember that tenancies do not start until 3pm on the tenancy start date.
Rent is exclusive of other outgoings such as water, sewage, electricity, gas and telephone, unless otherwise advertised. We recommend that you read the meters (gas, electric & water where applicable) and you are required to contact the Utility Providers and set up accounts in your names as soon as possible. You will be given a ‘Moving in Letter’ which will detail the current utility providers, also the gas & electric meter readings taken on the tenancy start date, this letter will also detail other useful information about the property.
We do notify the Council Office of a charge of occupiers, but as full time students you can apply for an exemption, this can be done online and we will give you further details of this when you move in. Please note it is the student’s responsibility to return the exemption form to the council..
It is very important that the flats and houses are handed back to us at the end of the tenancy in a clean and undamaged state. Cleaning guidelines will be sent out to all tenants in advance of moving out to make sure that we are all clear on what needs to be cleaned and to what standard. If the property has been left clean and maintenance free your deposit will be returned to you quicker and without deductions.
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