Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement - template

greenoak

As this is a money saving site I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of a FREE Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement form

I know I can get one from WH Smith and legaldocs for about £10

but free is better.

Thanks

PasturesNew

You want to protect an item worth (and costing) £000s of pounds ... that is entirely in the hands of a complete stranger ..... and you are asking for a free piece of paper, downloaded from the Internet to do that protection for you.

Good luck.

Check out: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk

adg1

Quite frankly, why you would quibble about £10 is beyond me.

Sorry to be blunt. What it a tenant you don't know and who can only be reasonably referenced moves in and wrecks YOUR house? It is an asset that is worth/costs hundreds of thousands of pounds in many cases. You also would have to spend YOUR own money putting it back together again after the tenant finally moves on.

To avoid the many pitfalls of being a landlord pay the £10 or join the landlords zone as mentioned above. After all, you want a contract worth the paper you print it on not which costs less than the sheets of paper to get.

clutton_2

landlordzone isa forum and free to join - some documents are free some are charged

national landlords has an annual subscription (tax deductible) and a great set of resources and free legal helpline and cheaper property insurance as a member

chorlton1

I find it curious that people are so scathing in their replies when someone asks a polite question.

I have previously practised as a property solicitor in a top 20 law firm. Speaking purely for myself, I am willing to brave the apparent dangers of using a free document, and go with the British Property Federation's recommended AST template.

However, I'm not advising anyone else to follow my example and anyone who does should read their disclaimer .

PS I can't post the link, but if you google "British Property Federation" you will find it easily.

Wee_Willy_Harris

chorlton1 wrote: »

I find it curious that people are so scathing in their replies when someone asks a polite question.

I have previously practised as a property solicitor in a top 20 law firm. Speaking purely for myself, I am willing to brave the apparent dangers of using a free document, and go with the British Property Federation's recommended AST template.

However, I'm not advising anyone else to follow my example and anyone who does should read their disclaimer .

PS I can't post the link, but if you google "British Property Federation" you will find it easily.

Far from scathing, I think the OP has had the possible issues highlighted and a recommendation to join a suitable organisation who can guide him through the whole business of being a landlord. Which bit of that advice would you disagree with?

Wee_Willy_Harris

chorlton1 wrote: »

I find it curious that people are so scathing in their replies when someone asks a polite question.

I have previously practised as a property solicitor in a top 20 law firm. Speaking purely for myself, I am willing to brave the apparent dangers of using a free document, and go with the British Property Federation's recommended AST template.

However, I'm not advising anyone else to follow my example and anyone who does should read their disclaimer .

PS I can't post the link, but if you google "British Property Federation" you will find it easily.

I've looked at the British Property Federation website and the "model" tenancy agreement shown. First place I always look is at ending a tenancy, where I found this little beauty at point 1.....

We are entitled to repossess the premises, and this tenancy will end immediately, if you:
a. do not pay all or any of the rent 14 days after it was due, whether or not we have formally asked you to pay it;
b. do not keep to any significant agreement or major responsibility in this agreement;
c. have a bankruptcy order made against you or your guarantor, or you transfer your estate or sign any deed of
arrangement for the benefit of your creditors; or

d. leave the premises and do not mean to return.


As you're the legal eagle here, perhaps YOU know what's wrong with the above statement?

BitterAndTwisted

Crikey! That's a bit of a worry

Wee_Willy_Harris

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Crikey! That's a bit of a worry

You should see the rest of it. I've just had a read through and, whilst not the worst I've ever seen, I'm surprised that it's being paraded as a shining example by someone with our fellow poster housing law background.

Westie69

Where do I find the link to the free Shorthold Tenancy Agreement?


Thanks in advance,

Westie

I should add - I am looking to see what others are out there - I am a tenant, and my landlord is looking to escape the LA - he has produced a AST that is even more one sided that the LA one.
I just wanted to see if they were all as bad before I sign it with my 'exceptions' to certain parts.

Wee_Willy_Harris

I give in. Lend a stranger your house on the strength of some free paper.

I have some magic beans, if you're interested?