Tenancy Agreement - Unfurnished

Professional landlord or property owner?
Tenancy Agreements are simple to create with Lawpack’s "Download Now" tenancy agreement form for an unfurnished property. 

Our tenancy agreements have been endorsed by the NLA (National Landlords Association)...so you can be confident that they are the right legal forms for you.

Plus our tenancy agreements have been approved by Anthony Gold Solicitors, leading experts in Landlord and Tenant Law...so you can be sure that they are legally binding and up to date.

If you want to let an unfurnished house or flat, our choice of tenancy agreement forms are all you need to put it in writing.

This unfurnished tenancy agreement form comes in three versions, according to where the rental property is located:

1. A tenancy agreement template for creating an Assured Shorthold Tenancy for property in England & Wales 
2. A tenancy agreement template for creating a Short Assured Tenancy for property in Scotland
3. A tenancy agreement template for creating a Private Tenancy Agreement for property in Northern Ireland

Each tenancy agreement form is for use where the landlord does not live at the property.

Each tenancy agreement can be used for a single tenant who occupies the property on their own, or a group of tenants who jointly occupy the property and share responsibility.

Each tenancy agreement download sets out the obligations of the landlord and the tenant(s), and comes with expert guidance notes showing clearly how to complete the form and create a legally-binding tenancy agreement.

Your “Download Now” tenancy agreement download will cover all the important issues, including:

• Details of the rent amount and frequency of rent payments.
• Deposit amount.
• Tenant's obligation to keep the property in good condition.
• Tenant's obligation to pay service bills and council tax.
• Tenant's obligation to not keep pets.
• Landlord's obligation to keep the property in repair.
• Landlord's obligation to insure the property.
• What happens at the end of the tenancy.

The tenancy agreement download for Scotland also includes the important Form AT5 (Scottish Notice of a Short Assured Tenancy) and a Repairing Standard provisions template letter, both of which must be given to your tenant before the tenancy agreement is signed and dated. Both these forms include expert guidance on how to complete them.

The tenancy agreement download for Northern Ireland also includes a Property Inventory of Furnishings, which all tenancies are required to have by law in Northern Ireland. A Rent Book is also required by law for all tenancies in Northern Ireland.

How to complete this tenancy agreement template

• Complete the tenancy agreement form (and any accompanying documents) using the guidance provided.
• Print two copies from your tenancy agreement download.
• Have both copies signed by you and your tenant.
• Give one signed copy to your tenant.

Tenancy deposits in England & Wales

Following new rules introduced in April 2007, the deposit for all new Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements must be placed within a government-authorised tenancy deposit scheme. The landlord must provide details of the chosen deposit scheme to the tenant within 14 days of receipt of the deposit. Landlords can notify their tenant of the deposit scheme by using our Tenancy Deposit Protection (Section 213 Notice). Links to the deposit schemes are contained within this tenancy agreement download.

Tenancy deposits in Scotland

Tenancy deposit protection regulations came into force in Scotland on 2 July 2012. When placing a deposit in a tenancy deposit scheme, a form must be used to provide the tenant with information on where their deposit is secured. Landlords can ensure that they provide the correct information to their tenants by using our Tenancy Deposit Protection Form for Scotland.

Information on deposit protection scheme providers can be found on the Scottish government website.

Tenant information packs in Scotland

In Scotland, all Short Assured Tenancies which commence after 1 May 2013 require the provision of a tenant information pack to the tenant. Failure to provide a pack is a criminal offence punishable by a fine in the magistrates court. The pack must include a statement of the tenancy terms (usually the tenancy agreement), a copy of any AT5 notice served (required to create an SAT), a copy of the landlords gas safety certificate, and the specified tenant information pack document contained within the Tenant Information Packs (Assured Tenancies) (Scotland) Order 2013. Tenant information packs are available to download from the Scottish government website.

Legal notes for England & Wales

1. If the total amount of rent exceeds £100,000 per annum in England or £25,000 per annum in Wales, an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement cannot be created and this tenancy agreement legal form is not appropriate. If you wish to create a tenancy agreement whose rent will exceed £100,000 per annum in England or £25,000 per annum in Wales, you can use our Contractual Tenancy Agreement (Non-Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement).
   
   
2. In general, if the tenant currently occupies the property under a protected or statutory tenancy and they give it up to take a new tenancy of the same or other accommodation owned by you as landlord, that tenancy cannot be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and this tenancy agreement is not appropriate.
   
   
3. If the tenant currently occupies the property under an Assured Tenancy which is not an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, you, as landlord, are not permitted to grant the tenant an Assured Shorthold Tenancy of this property or of alternative property and this tenancy agreement is not appropriate.

Other tenancy agreement form information

• Which agreement do I need?
• The terms landlords should include in an agreement
• Changes a landlord can make to an agreement

External links

• Citizens Advice Bureau: Express terms, implied terns and unfair agreements
• GOV.UK: Types of tenancies - private renting
• Housing Advice Northern Ireland