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Student Lettings - tenancy agreements designed specifically for landlords of student properties
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In many respects lettings to students are very similar to lettings to other types of tenant. However there are two particular legal problems with tenancy agreements for students:
- The tenancy agreement is almost invariably signed by the incoming tenants several months before they are due to move in, at a time when the previous tenants are still resident. This then creates a potential problem for the landlord if the outgoing tenants fail to vacate.
- Most tenants will not want to live at the property during the summer vacation. How can these months be dealt with?
NB - if you let to students but do not have a problem with these two issues, then you should use the normal AST agreements, either Type A or Type B.
The first problem is dealt with by explaining the problem in the tenancy agreement document, and setting out what will happen if the tenants stay on after they have told you they are leaving, and you have signed up with new tenants. The object is to limit your liability, and to make the outgoing tenants liable to compensate you for any expenses you are put to if they do not leave.
The second problem has two solutions:
- Treating the first couple of months of the tenancy (ie the summer months) differently. The tenants will pay a lower rent, but will not have access to the property other than to store their possessions. If they want to move in early they can do so, but will have to pay the proper rent.
- Letting the property out as a holiday home over the summer. Here the tenancy is drafted slightly differently, but again so as to protect the landlords position if the fail to vacate in time for the summer holiday lets.
We have four types of agreement in this section:
- An agreement which covers both problems listed above
- An agreement without the initial period
- An agreement which just provides for the initial period
- An out of season holiday letting agreement (note that this can also be used for non students)
Note that all the agreements provide for rent to be calculated on a monthly basis, and to be paid as specifically set out in the agreement (which has a space for you to do this). So, to give a couple of examples, you could provide for it to be paid every calendar month on the 1st day of the month, or by three payments to be paid by specific dates (eg the commencement dates of each term).
We have also now added a version for common law tenancies, as this was requested by members.
Before using the tenancy agreements please read carefully the guidance notes which are linked first below.
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Guidance notes for Landlords (student lettings)
Please read these before using the tenancy agreements in this section
TS005Mf - Student Let AST Agreement
TS05Mi - Student Let AST - initial period only
TS05Mc - Student Let AST - without initial period