We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Looking to download a AST

trippy
trippy Posts: 539 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
in House buying, renting & selling
Our tenant has asked to renew the AST for 12 months. The one we have was produced by the LA who did the tenant find for us but I thought I could just print off another, rather than get the LA involved again. Can anyone suggest where I could get a template? Thanks.
«1

Comments

  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    why not just type up the one you've got as you obviously have access to a PC, I doubt it's copyright

    the best place to get a replacement if you can't/won't do that is by joining a LL association and using one of theirs
  • trippy
    trippy Posts: 539 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    It's 5 pages long, so I was trying to avoid typing it. Though I suppose that is an option.
  • summerday
    summerday Posts: 1,351 Forumite
    Are you a member of one of the landlord associations, such as NLA? If so, I'd have thought they have templates on their websites (I've always had a AST done by the agency when they find new tenants so don't have a template, sorry).
    Yesterday is today's memories, tomorrow is today's dreams :)
  • mart.vader
    mart.vader Posts: 714 Forumite
    trippy wrote: »
    It's 5 pages long, so I was trying to avoid typing it. Though I suppose that is an option.

    You could scan it?
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    You don't need to renew the tenancy agreement. An AST just continues after the initial fixed term, with one month's notice on the tenant's side and two months' on the landlords. If you want a piece of paper, just type something up to say that the original tenancy is continuing and confirming the rent.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    trippy wrote: »
    It's 5 pages long, so I was trying to avoid typing it. Though I suppose that is an option.

    :D life is soooo hard being a LL, all that money rolling in for doing nothing
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,936 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    00ec25 wrote: »
    :D life is soooo hard being a LL, all that money rolling in for doing nothing

    I thought he's providing accommodation for someone to live in, insuring it, maintaining it, paying the mortgage? Obviously, you live in some different universe where this is nothing.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • trippy
    trippy Posts: 539 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    00ec25 wrote: »
    :D life is soooo hard being a LL, all that money rolling in for doing nothing

    That's a bit unneccessary! Hardly money rolling in! We're renting our house out as we've relocated and can't sell it and it covers the mortgage! So not in a LL association or similar. I know the tenant doesn't need to renew etc, but she has asked to so she knows she can definitely stay there for the next 12 months. Which is fair enough, I'm happy to know the rent will be coming in.
  • Gorgeous_George
    Gorgeous_George Posts: 7,964 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You could use PropertyHawk.That's free to use and provides all sorts of forms. Make sure any that you use are fit for purpose.

    GG
    There are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Personally I like the Plain English approved AST available from the RLA.

    Joining the RLA is a good idea anyway, and is tax-deductable.

    There are free ones available if you google. And even the best may need adapting to your circumstances.

    But whatever the source, read it carefully and make sure it meets your needs (and look out for pointless unfair or unenforcible terms).
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.4K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture