Tenancy Agreement for a Room

This “Download Now” Tenancy Agreement for a Room will take away the difficulty of creating a house share agreement/flat share agreement (with a non-resident landlord).

Our tenancy agreement for a room has been endorsed by the NLA (National Landlords Association)...so you can be confident that it is the right legal form for you.

Plus this room tenancy agreement has been approved by Anthony Gold Solicitors, leading experts in Landlord and Tenant Law...so you can be sure that it is legally binding and up to date.

If you want to rent out a room in a furnished house or flat shared with other tenants, our house share agreement/flat share agreement is all you need to put it in writing.

This tenancy agreement for a room comes in two versions, according to where the rental property is located:

1. A tenancy agreement template form for creating an Assured Shorthold Tenancy for property in England & Wales 
2. A tenancy agreement template form for creating a Short Assured Tenancy for property in Scotland

Each house share agreement/flat share agreement is for use where the tenant is living in a room in a property where you, as landlord, are not resident.

Under this house share agreement, the tenant has exclusive occupation of his/her designated room and will share the use and facilities of the house or flat (e.g. bathroom, toilet, kitchen and sitting room) with other occupiers of the furnished property.

Each flat share tenancy agreement form can be given to the tenant(s) at the start of the tenancy so that you have a written record of the tenant's obligations, how the tenant’s deposit money is to be handled and how the tenancy agreement can be ended.

Each tenancy agreement for a room download sets out the obligations of the landlord and the tenant(s), and comes with expert guidance notes showing clearly how to complete the form and create a legally-binding tenancy agreement.

Your “Download Now” Tenancy Agreement for a Room will cover all the important issues, including:

• Details of the rent amount and frequency of rent payments.
• Deposit amount.
• Tenant's obligation to keep the property in good condition.
• Tenant's obligation to pay service bills and council tax.
• Tenant's obligation to not keep pets.
• Landlord's obligation to keep the property in repair.
• Landlord's obligation to insure the property.
• What happens at the end of the tenancy.

The Tenancy Agreement for a Room download for Scotland also includes the important Form AT5 (Scottish Notice of a Short Assured Tenancy) and a Repairing Standard provisions template letter, both of which must be given to your tenant before the tenancy agreement is signed and dated. Both these forms include expert guidance on how to complete them.

How to complete this Tenancy Agreement for renting out a Room.

• Complete the tenancy agreement form (and any accompanying documents) using the guidance provided.
• Print two copies from your tenancy agreement download.
• Have both copies signed by you and your tenant.
• Give one signed copy to your tenant.

Tenancy Agreement Deposits in England & Wales:

Following new rules introduced in April 2007, the deposit for all new Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements must be placed within a government-authorised tenancy deposit scheme.

The landlord must provide details of the chosen deposit scheme to the tenant within 14 days of receipt of the deposit. Landlords can notify their tenant of the deposit scheme by using our Tenancy Deposit Protection (Section 213 Notice). Links to the deposit schemes are contained within this tenancy agreement download.

Legal Notes for England & Wales:

1. If the total amount of rent exceeds £100,000 per annum in England or £25,000 per annum in Wales, an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement cannot be created and this house share agreement/flat share agreement is not appropriate. If you wish to create a tenancy agreement whose rent will exceed £100,000 per annum in England or £25,000 per annum in Wales, you can use our Contractual Tenancy Agreement (Non-Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement).
   
   
2. In general, if the tenant currently occupies the property under a protected or statutory tenancy and they give it up to take a new tenancy of the same or other accommodation owned by you as landlord, that tenancy cannot be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and this house share agreement/flat share agreement is not appropriate.
   
   
3. If the tenant currently occupies the property under an Assured Tenancy which is not an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, you, as landlord, are not permitted to grant the tenant an Assured Shorthold Tenancy of this property or of alternative property and this house share agreement/flat share agreement is not appropriate.
   

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