This is the period for which the contract is in progress and can be as long as you wish, but the tenant has the right to stay at least six months in the property. If a fixed term of less than six months is agreed, you do not have a guaranteed property right if the tenant is not insured before the expiry of six months. The lease must be signed by all tenants and your landlord. If there are common tenants, each tenant should receive a copy of the agreement. The rights provided for by law always prevail over those established by a written or oral agreement. An agreement that states that you or your landlord have fewer rights than those given by customary law or the law is a fictitious rental agreement. You need this agreement if you do not reside in the property and all tenants of the property are joint tenants under a rental agreement. This means that all tenants are jointly responsible for the tenants` obligations in the contract. You need this agreement to understand the tenant`s obligations and your obligations.
However, some landlords use the wrong type of written agreement, so your type of rental may differ from what is written in your agreement. To start your rental on a solid legal basis, you need an up-to-date contract signed by all parties: renter, tenant and guarantor. Most leases in the UK are Tenancies (AST). In Scotland, your landlord must, in most cases, present a written lease. In particular, your landlord must submit a written lease if you are a tenant of a dwelling in the public sector or if you are an insured or briefly insured tenant of a private lessor. You and your landlord may have made arrangements on the lease, which will be part of the lease agreement as long as they are not against the law. You and your landlord have the rights and obligations that are prescribed by law…