where to download a free standard excluded occupier tenancy agreement?

miss_perelman

hi
i am trying to find a basic download of the above but it is proving so difficult! thankyou in advance

theartfullodger

They are easy & cheap to buy.

Will you be providing accommodation for free?

G_M

Smiths do an off the peg one and so do Staples.

To be honest, you could write your own ( and may be better off doing so). Important bits are self-evident :

* address
* Landlord
* Lodger
* start date
* rent
* whether bills included/excluded
* deposit
* notice

Keep notice short (a week?). Better to be able to get a bad lodger out fast even if it means they in turn can leave you at short notice.

I would add in a wholelot of house rules, though these coulb be separate:

* guests (day or overnight)
* Access (to whole property? Specific parts?
* cleaning
* shared expenses of shared items?
* noise
* smoking
* etc
add in anything you think might become an issue with sharing your home.

BitterAndTwisted

Perhaps the OP is a landlord and already has a tenant in occupation. This "excluded occupier" could be the new partner or relative of said tenant. Who knows?

Still, the following maxim is generally true: that which is easily found and free-of-charge or cheap is rarely the instrument you think it is. It's only when you try to enforce it that you discover it's true worth.

Aren't such documents relatively easy to acquire if you've joined a landlords association?

miss_perelman

thankyou all.
BitterAndTwisted, what do you mean by
Perhaps the OP is a landlord and already has a tenant in occupation. This "excluded occupier" could be the new partner or relative of said tenant. Who knows?

Still, the following maxim is generally true: that which is easily found and free-of-charge or cheap is rarely the instrument you think it is. It's only when you try to enforce it that you discover it's true worth.

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thanks

miss_perelman

theartfullodger
no not providing accommodation for free. why do you ask, may i ask?

BitterAndTwisted

Are you a landlord with a tenant already in situ wanting to agree to another person moving in who won't be on the tenancy agreement, or are you a resident landlord seeking to acquire a lodger's agreement for someone who is moving into your own home?

Your enquiry isn't clear so it's not possible to do other than just guess at what precisely you are seeking to achieve.

miss_perelman

i am first time landlord - so with no tenant in situ. first ever lodger to move in in december.

theartfullodger

miss_perelman wrote: »

theartfullodger
no not providing accommodation for free. why do you ask, may i ask?

You seemed to expect the agreement for free: What's sauce for the goose etc etc

At least you worked out it was wise to have something in writing

Cheers!

miss_perelman

well, i am a lone parent with hardly one bean to spare either way. i wasn't trying to cut corners, i was just asking a question. thankyou for your help anyway

Kynthia

miss_perelman wrote: »

i am first time landlord - so with no tenant in situ. first ever lodger to move in in december.

Just to be sure, tenants and lodgers are very different things so which are you having?

If it's a lodger then Shelter has an agreement. However I'd be concerned about clauses 12 and 14. Although I'd always respect a lodger's privacy, I don't know if I'd want a contract preventing me from entering a room in my house, especially as I'd be concerned about implying the lodger had exclusive possession of the room. Also if things go badly there's nothing worse than having someone in your home that you want gone or that you're afraid of. I'd reduce it to a fortnight's notice at least.
http://www.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/file/0005/378689/Sample_Lodger_Agreement.rtf