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ADVICE FOR HOME TENANTS
Advice Hub – Tenants
Get the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions from our tenants.
Landlords and letting agents are required to register your deposit with an approved Tenancy Deposit Scheme. You will receive details of the scheme, explaining where your deposit is held.
In most cases, a tenant can only decorate or make changes to the property with the express permission of the landlord. We recommend receiving this permission in writing.
A tenancy agreement is a contract signed by both the tenant and the landlord. It outlines all the rules to which both parties must comply.
As part of the referencing process and in order to satisfy Right to Rent legislation we will need to check certain ID and confirm a tenant is who they say they are. We will require a proof of residency (such as a recent utility or council tax bill) and proof of ID (passport and driving licence) for all individual proposed tenants.
Referencing is nothing to worry about. Tenants applying to rent need to give details of their employer and income, their previous address, and some bank account details. These will be checked to ensure they are able to commit to monthly rental payments.
The landlord needs to be sure that that their tenant won’t have any problems paying the rent on a monthly basis and that the tenant will take good care of their property.
Please refer to the Deposit Protection Scheme website
Home insurance isn’t a legal requirement, but it’s always a good idea to protect your contents with a “Contents Insurance Policy”.
The deposit you are required to pay varies from property to property – based on the monthly rent value. For an exact quote, please contact us.
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