Tenancy agreements - FINES & legal threat

Below Technical Updates for Tenancy agreements

Tenancy Agreements shall have to be amended to allow for the following

• Every property MUST have and be displayed on all adverts a unique property number and such number MUST be on the tenancy agreement- phase 2 

1) No longer be called Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements so thereafter Assured Tenancies -

NOTE Section 16E very strongly worded about purporting [misrepresenting the tenants entitlements ] so implied your tenancy CANNOT include any inference of fixed term no notice that contradicts the tenants entitlement] Also strict affirming that grounds MUST be included

However this is complicated for reverts to 1988 and need to consider historical case laws that may apply

2) Pet Clauses [compliant to ensure no considered in breech of non permitted fees [Tenant Fee Ban]

3) Inclusion of Ground 8 clause in body of the Tenancy agreement or addendum  in Accordance with section 16 D (What this means is pre disclosure prior to commencement of tenancy otherwise cannot be relied upon)

(1)        The landlord under a tenancy to which this section applies must give

                                 the tenant a written statement of—                                                                  30

(a)         such terms of the tenancy as are specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State, whether in the form of an agreement in writing between the landlord and tenant or a record of terms otherwise agreed,

(b)        where the landlord may wish to recover possession on any of 35 Grounds 1B, 2ZA, 2ZB, 4, 5 to 5G or 18 in Schedule 2, the landlord’s wish to be able to recover possession on that ground, and

(c)         any other information in writing about any of the following which is required to be given by regulations made by the Secretary of State— (rm note I suspect this relates to disclosure for compliance with Landlord Portal this is gov info sheets and s48 defence against s8 warning )

(i)            the tenancy;

(ii)          the dwelling-house let on the tenancy;          5

(iii)        the tenant;

(iv)        the landlord;

(v)          the rights of the landlord or the tenant in relation to the tenancy or the dwelling-house let on it. 

(1)        The statement under subsection (2) must be given before the beginning 10 of the tenancy.

(2)        Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)        A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either  Parliament.”

RM BASICALLY THIS MEANS I CHANGE STATUTORY INSTRUMENT I CAN CHANGE WHAT I CAN WANT - SO CART BLANCHE CONTROL  - phase 2 implemation