Creating a Tenancy Agreement - legal advice for landlords
If you are a landlord, you need expert legal advice on your tenancy agreement options and to understand your obligations and rights before a tenancy is created. Taking legal advice can save you time and money. If the tenancy meets your needs, then you are less likely to end up in a tenancy dispute or eviction further down the line.
Tenancy Creation in Scotland
Our solicitors specialise in advising landlords, including providing legal advice on resolving tenancy disputes. Our experience gives us the knowledge and insight to help interpret what you need from your tenancy agreement and to draft an agreement that meets your requirements.
Types of Tenancies
In Scotland, our solicitors can advise you on and create the following types of tenancy:
- Residential tenancies
- Private residential tenancies
- Automatic renewal of existing short assured and contractual assured tenancies
- Common law tenancies
- Subletting agreements
Whether you are a landlord with a large buy-to-let property portfolio, a landlord renting out your own property or a part of it, the owner of a house in multiple occupation or a letting agent who provides tenancy agreements for use by private landlords, our expert solicitors can help you.
Get in touch with us and we’ll provide you with the professional support a landlord needs including advice on the repairing standard, resolving tenant disputes, lease disputes and more.
Creating the Right Tenancy Agreement
A tenancy agreement is a contract between landlord and tenant. It sets out the respective rights and obligations of both landlord and tenant. If there is a dispute between parties, the first port of call to resolve the dispute is to check the terms of the tenancy agreement. A proeprtly drafted tenancy agreement can, for instance, make evicting a tenant easier, should the need arise.
Creating the right tenancy agreement is essential as most private landlords have made significant investments in their property and have buy-to-let mortgages, plus all the other expenses associated with owning a lettable property. For others, renting their home or a room in their house is a far more personal experience, but it is just as important to get the tenancy agreement right.
Why You Need a Landlord Solicitor to Draft the Lease
A specialist landlord solicitor can help you ensure that:
- The tenancy is the right type of tenancy agreement for your property and circumstances
- The terms of the tenancy agreement are clear and enforceable
- You understand the need to register as a landlord before entering into a tenancy agreement. (Failure to register could result in a fine of up to £50,000 or a ban, preventing registration for up to 5 years or notice being received that rent will not be payable on the property for a specified period)
- Any deposit taken at the outset of the tenancy agreement is correctly protected. (If a deposit is not placed in a deposit scheme it could result in the loss of 3 months’ rent)
If you need legal advice about the creation of a tenancy, our landlord lawyers are proactive and efficient, knowing that you want to let out the property as quickly as possible.
Book a consultation Today with our Landlord Solicitors in Glasgow and Aberdeen
Kee Solicitors are specialist landlord lawyers and are here to help you.
Please either call us on 0141 478 9090 for our Glasgow office, 01224 002 556 for our Aberdeen office or click here to book a consultation for immediate advice.