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GUIDANCE NOTES FOR TENANTS
REFERENCING DEPOSIT We require a deposit of £100. Please send it with your application. This deposit is a sign of intent on the part of the tenant and is subject to contract and to references. On receipt of this deposit Duke Letting will begin referencing you. If subsequently the landlord does not grant you a tenancy then this deposit will be returned to you less the direct costs of referencing. If you do not take the tenancy then Duke Letting reserve the right to retain up to the full amount to cover any expenses incurred in the setting up of the tenancy and the collecting of references. REFERENCES AND INVESTIGATIONS Having viewed the property and arrived at a decision to make application to rent you will be required to provide the following on the application form attached:- Personal details relating to each applicant ranging from name and address to occupation and salary. You will be asked to provide financial, employer and character references as we can only agree to a tenancy subject to satisfactory replies from those referees. Our investigations may also include a search of the credit registers to establish your financial credibility. This is not meant as a possible doubt in relation to your character and financial situation, but seeks to establish that, in all respects, an applicant is suitable and satisfactory. DEPOSITS Given satisfactory replies to enquiries you will be offered the tenancy of the property subject only to the terms of the Tenancy Agreement, payment of deposit and one months rent in advance unless you are advised of special circumstances in writing. The deposit will be safeguarded under the Tenant
Deposit Scheme by The Dispute Service. The deposit required acts
as security for the performance of your obligations as a tenant
under the Tenancy Agreement. This deposit will be returned to you
at the end of the tenancy term without interest subject to Duke
Letting receiving copies of receipted final invoices for
all utility accounts and subject to any dilapidation or deductions
that may be necessary to compensate the landlord for any breach
of the Tenancy Agreement. In this context we act as 'Stakeholders'.
RENT We require rent to be paid by standing order
into our clients rent account, to be received by the due date each
month. You will be required to complete and sign a standing order
mandate prior to taking possession. If you experience difficulties
please let us or the landlord know early. In the case of there being
more than one tenant, each tenant is jointly and severally responsible
for the whole rent so they are equally liable for the non-payment
of rent by one of their co-tenants should they fail to pay. TENANTS OBLIGATIONS We have mentioned your obligations under the Tenancy Agreement. It is, therefore, important that you carefully read such tenancy agreements, and to this end a copy of our standard agreement will be provided on request. PETS Pets are not allowed in any property except with the written permission of the landlord. PAYMENT OF UTILITIES You are responsible for the payment of all utilities (gas, electric etc) during the tenancy and for the payment of final bills. We will provide you with the necessary applications for supply and assist in such applications where references are required. At the end of your tenancy we will require copies of receipted final invoices for all utility accounts COUNCIL TAX We will inform the Council Tax Registrar of your change of address and you are required by law to pay the council tax charged on the property you are renting. INSPECTIONS The landlord, or ourselves acting as the landlord's
agents, will want to inspect the property during the tenancy term.
INSURANCE OF CONTENTS The landlord has the responsibility for insuring his contents against theft, fire etc. We would recommend that you insure any contents that you may introduce to the property and if the premises are furnished to a high degree it may be a wise precaution to insure the landlord's furniture, fixtures and fittings as quite often damage to expensive items might not be covered by the deposit, resulting in court proceedings to recover money to recompense the landlord. END OF TERM At the end of the tenancy preparations should
be made to hand back the property on the due date. Arrange readings
of all meters and ensure that the authorities have your forwarding
address for the payment of all invoices raised. In no circumstances
should you allow the authorities to disconnect the supplies. SUMMARY These notes are intended to provide only a summary to assist you to understand and realise the obligations undertaken when you wish to rent a property from a private landlord. It is not the intention to give an authoritative interpretation of the law, only the courts can do that.
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