PRESCRIBED INFORMATION
Housing Act 2004
This information is prescribed under the Housing Act 2004. That means that the two parties to the Tenancy Agreement must be made aware of their rights during and at the end of the Tenancy regarding the protection of and deductions from the Deposit.
Tenancy Deposit Solutions Limited T/A My Deposits – Insured Scheme
NOTE: The Landlord or Agent MUST provide the Tenant with the Prescribed Information regarding any tenancy deposit required to be dealt with under the insured tenancy deposit scheme.
To:
1. The name, address and contact details of the Scheme Administrator of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme that is safeguarding your tenancy deposit is:
Tenancy Deposit Solutions T/A My Deposits
Third Floor,
Kingmaker House,
Station Road,
Barnet,
Herts
EN5 1NZ
Telephone No. 0844 9800 290
2. Information contained in a leaflet supplied by the Scheme Administrator to the Landlord explaining the operation of the provisions contained in the statutory scheme.
See attached Terms and Conditions.
3. Information on the procedures that apply at the end of the tenancy.
See attached Terms and Conditions.
4. Procedures that apply under the Scheme where either the Landlord or the Tenant is not contactable at the end of the tenancy.
See attached Terms and Conditions.
5. Procedures that apply under the Scheme where the Landlord and the Tenant dispute the amount to be repaid to you in respect of the deposit.
See attached Terms and Conditions.
6. The facilities available under the Scheme for enabling a dispute relating to the deposit to be resolved without recourse to litigation.
There is an alternative Dispute Resolution Scheme available enabling an independent adjudicator to decide on any dispute.
See attached Terms and Conditions for further information
* In accordance with The Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Prescribed Information) Order 2007.
7. Tenancy specific information
(a) Amount of deposit paid.
£
(b) Address of property to which the tenancy relates.
(c) Name, address and details of Landlord(s)
Names
Telephone Number:
Email address (if any):
(d) Name, address and contact details of the Tenant(s) (in the case of joint tenants insert this
Information for all tenants.
1) Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
(2)Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
3)Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
4) Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
5) Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
6) Name:
Address including postcode:
Telephone number(s):
Email address(s):
Contact address to be used by The Landlord at the end of the tenancy:
Note: please see Note 3 below regarding the tenant’s or lead tenant’s responsibility to register their contact address with The DPS and to ensure that address is updated at the end of the tenancy.
(e) Name of Third Party making the payment: N/A
Note: If there are additional third parties, please attach a continuation sheet with the same information for the further third parties.
(f) Circumstances when all or any part of the deposit may be retained by the Landlord.
Refer to Clause(s) 4 to 4.8 of Tenancy Agreement.
I/We (being the Landlord) certify that:
(i) The information provided is accurate to the best of my/our knowledge and belief
(ii) I/We have given the Tenant(s) the opportunity to sign this document by way of confirmation that the information is accurate to the best of the Tenant(s) knowledge and belief
Landlord(s): ……………………………………. Signature(s): …………………………………….
Dated: …………………………………….
Tenant(s): ……………………………………. Signature(s): …………………………………....
Dated: …………………………………….
NOTES..
(1) A copy of the Deposit Protection Service Insured Terms and Conditions must be attached to this document. It is available to download from
(2) The tenant(s) and relevant persons (if any) agree that all the joint tenants and any relevant persons have nominated the lead tenant and that the responsibilities of the lead tenant are fully understood by all tenants. The responsibilities are detailed in Section 8 of the attached Terms and Conditions.
(3) It is the tenant’s or lead tenant’s (where relevant) responsibility to register their contact address with The DPS and to ensure that address is updated at the end of the tenancy.
(4) The document is provided by The DPS by way of information only. The DPS accepts no liability for its contents. It is the Landlord(s) responsibility to ensure it is completed accurately, served on the Tenant(s) within 30 days of receipt of the deposit and to give the Tenant(s) an opportunity to check and sign this document.
Date:
ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY AGREEMENT, between:
(Landlord Details)
AND
(Tenant details)
ALL TENANTS ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.
Important Notice
This document contains the Terms of the Tenancy of
It sets out the promises made by the Landlord and the Tenant to each other.
Both parties should read this document carefully and thoroughly and ask to be shown copies of any document referred to in this Agreement. Once signed and dated this Agreement will be legally binding and may be enforced by a court. Make sure that it does not contain terms with which either party does not agree or that it does contain everything both parties want to form part of the Agreement.
Both parties are advised to obtain confirmation in writing when the Landlord gives the Tenant consent to carry out any action under this Agreement. If either party is in any doubt about the content or effect of this Agreement, we recommend that you seek independent legal advice before signing.
The Terms and Conditions of My Deposits insured scheme can be down loaded from the website
Date:
Landlord Name & Address (and Company Number if applicable):
Tenant(s) Name and Address:
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3)
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ALL TENANTS NAMED ON THIS AGREMEENT ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
In relation to the Property known as:
This agreement is subject to the Small Print on page 4. You must ALWAYS read the Small Print!
1.GRANT OF THE TENANCY
1.1The Landlord lets the Property to the Tenant for the Contractual Term of starting at 5pm on (start date) and ending at 9am on [end date].
1.2This agreement creates an assured short hold tenancy under Part I of Chapter II of the HA 1988.
2.CONTENTS
2.1The Landlord shall provide the Tenant with a video Inventory showing the condition of the Property and the Contents at the start of the Contractual Term (or within one month following the start of the Contractual Term).
2.2The Tenant shall keep the Contents in good and clean condition and shall return the Contents to the Landlord at the end of the Tenancy in the same state as detailed in the Video Inventory. The Video Inventory will be treated as agreed by the Tenant if not challenged within 5 Working Days of delivery to the Tenant.
2.3The Landlord and the Tenant agree to the use of the Video Inventory as evidence in any dispute arising in connection with the Deposit if the dispute is referred to an adjudicator under the deposit protection scheme (see clause 4 below).
2.4The Tenant will allow the Landlord and the Agent a 14 day grace period to access the Property at the start of the Contractual Term to carry out any cleaning or repair works which may be required at the Property. This will not entitle the Tenant to withhold or deduct any of the Rent.
3.RENT
3.1The Rent is £(insert rent) per payable Quarterly in advance.
3.2The Tenant shall pay the Rent in advance on or before the 27th day of each month by STANDING ORDERto ORANGE LIVING LTD T/A LOC8ME, Bank Sort Code 30-94-97, Account Number 60533868, or any alternative account specified by the Agent.
3.3The Tenant shall pay the first instalment of the Rent on or before the start of the Contractual Term.
3.4The Tenant shall pay interest at the rate of 2% per annum on any rent that is paid more than 14 days after the date on which it became due. The interest will be payable from the date the rent should have been paid until the date the rent is actually paid.
3.5If the Tenant is in breach of this agreement then the Agent (acting on behalf of the Landlord) shall be entitled to charge £25 for each letter or email sent to the Tenant in relation to the breach (up to a maximum of one letter or email every 14 days) and these charges shall be payable in addition to the Rent.
3.6The Tenant shall be in breach of this agreement if the Tenant fails to pay the Rent in accordance with this clause and the Landlord shall be entitled to use the statutory provisions contained in the HA 1988 or any other statutory remedies available to recover possession of the Property.
3.7If the Property is damaged or destroyed by an Insured Risk so as to be unfit for occupation and use then, unless the damage or destruction was caused by the deliberate actions, negligence or default of the Tenant, payment of the Rent shall be suspended until the Property is fit for occupation and use.
4.DEPOSIT
4.1The Tenants shall pay a Deposit of £(insert deposit total) to the Landlord or Agent immediately upon signing this agreement.
4.2At the end of the Tenancy, the Landlord or Agent shall be entitled to withhold from the Deposit such proportion of the Deposit as may be reasonably necessary to:
(a)Repair or rectify any damage to the Property or the Contents caused by the Tenant's failure to take reasonable care of the Property or Contents;
(b)Replace any of the Contents, which may be missing from the Property;
(c)Pay any Rent which remains unpaid; and
(d)Pay for the Property and the Contents to be cleaned if the Tenant is in breach of its obligations under clause 2.1 or clause 6.1.
4.3The Landlord or Agent will arrange for the Deposit to be protected through Tenancy Deposit Solutions Limited (trading as ‘my deposits’), who operates a government-approved deposit protection scheme.
4.4The Deposit shall be held by the Agent.
4.5The terms and conditions and the dispute resolution procedure relating to the protection of the deposit are set out at
4.6The Landlord or Agent shall inform the Tenant by email within Ten Working Days of the Tenancy ending if the Landlord intends to withhold all or part of the Deposit as detailed in clause 4.
4.7The Landlord or Agent shall inform the Scheme Administrator within Ten Working Days of the Tenancy ending that the Deposit is to be repaid in the sums agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant.
4.8.The Tenant or Agent shall not be entitled to withhold the payment of any instalment of Rent or any other monies payable under this agreement on the ground that the Landlord, or the Agent, holds the Deposit or any part of it.
4.9The Landlord or Agent shall be entitled to deduct from the Deposit all reasonable costs incurred by the Landlord or the Agent in pursuing sums, which are overdue under the terms of this agreement.
5.USE OF PROPERTY
5.1To use the Premises only as a private residence for the occupation of the Names Tenant(s) listed on this agreement.
5.2The Tenant shall not use the Property for the purposes of conducting a business.
5.3Not to keep any animals or birds (whether domestic or otherwise) in the Premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord
5.4The Tenant shall not do anything to or on the Property that:
(a)Causes a nuisance, annoyance or damage to occupiers of neighbouring, adjoining or adjacent property, or the owners or occupiers of them;
(b)Involves using the Property for immoral or illegal purposes; or
(c)Has (or might have) the effect of invalidating the insurance that the Landlord has taken out in accordance with clause 8.1.
5.5The Tenant shall send the Agent a copy of any letter, notice or other communication affecting the Property or its boundaries within seven days of receipt and shall not take any action regarding such letters, notices or communications without the prior consent of the Landlord.
5.6.The Tenant shall not assign, sublet, part with or share possession of the whole or any part of the Property.
5.7 Not to smoke or permit any guest or visitor to smoke tobacco or any other substance in the Premises without the Landlord’s prior consent.
6.REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND ALTERATIONS
6.1The Tenant shall keep the interior of the Property and all fixtures and fittings clean, tidy and in the same condition as at the start of the Tenancy (as evidenced by the Inventory). The Tenant shall not be responsible for:
(a)Fire damage (unless the damage was caused by the Tenant or someone at the Property with the Tenant’s permission);
(b) Repairs for which the Landlord is liable under the terms of this agreement; or
(c)Damage covered by the Landlord’s insurance policy
6.2If the Property has a garden, the Tenant shall keep it clean and tidy, and free from rubbish.
6.3The Tenant shall keep the inside and outside of all windows that the Tenant can reasonably reach clean.
6.4The Tenant shall promptly replace and pay for all broken glass at the Property where the Tenant, his family or visitors cause the breakage.
6.5The Tenant shall not cause any blockage to the drains, gutters and pipes of the Property.
6.6The Tenant shall not make any alteration, addition, or redecorate the Property.
6.7The Tenant shall not use any blu-tack or similar products on the interior walls of the Property.
6.8The Tenant shall not (and shall not permit any guest to) sleep on or use any of the beds or mattresses at the Property without suitable sheets.
6.9The Tenant must provide its own mattress protectors for all beds at the Property (if they are not already provided at the Property) and shall ensure that mattress protectors are used on all beds at all times.
6.10The Tenant must take reasonable precautions to prevent condensation by keeping the Property adequately heated and ventilated.
6.11The Tenant must take reasonable precautions to prevent frost damage to any pipes or other installations at the Property (for example by making sure that the heating is left on a suitable setting during cold weather).
6.12The Tenant must keep all smoke alarms at the Property in good working order, replacing batteries where necessary. The tenant must inform the Landlord immediately if any smoke alarms become defective.
6.13The Tenant must replace all electric light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and fuses at the Property as necessary from time to time.
7.FURTHER CHARGES TO BE PAID BY THE TENANT(S)
7.1To pay the Council Tax (or any similar charge which replaces it) in respect of the Premises either directly to the Council, or by paying that sum to the Landlord, or the Agent, where the Landlord, or the Agent, has paid that sum to the Council (whether legally required to do so or not) within 14 days of receiving a written request for such monies.
7.2To pay all charges falling due for the following services used during the Tenancy and to pay such proportion of any standing charge for those services as reflects the period of time that this Agreement was in force:
●Gas
●Water (including sewage and other environmental services)
●Electricity
●Any other fuel charges
●Telecommunications
7.3To pay to the Landlord, or Agent, all reasonable costs and expenses, as agreed by the Tenant or awarded by the Court, incurred by the Landlord in:
●Recovering or attempting to recover any Rent or other monies in arrears;
●The enforcement of any reasonable obligation of the Tenant under this Agreement;
●The service of any Notice relating to any major breach of this Agreement whether or not court proceedings are brought.
7.4To pay any reasonable charges or other costs incurred by the Landlord or Agent if any cheque provided by the Tenant is dishonoured or if any Standing Order is withdrawn.
7.5 To pay the television licence regardless of the ownership of the television set.
7.6The Tenant shall pay the Agent a non-refundable lifestyle charge of £50 per person at the time of signing this agreement. The charge covers the administration for the preparation and execution of this agreement and the tenant benefits package that the Agent offers from time to time (please note that the benefits package may be varied at any time at the Agent`s discretion).
8.LANDLORD'S OBLIGATIONS
8.1The Landlord shall insure the Property and Contents to their full value against loss or damage by the Insured Risks, and shall provide a copy of the insurance cover to the Tenant if requested. The Landlord's insurance does not cover the Tenant's possessions. The Tenant is advised to insure his own possessions with a reputable insurer. For student lettings, we have arranged a group offer with an Insurance provider to try to help you with this. Please read clause 13 below very carefully.