Tenancy agreements made easy with PlanetRent
Mary-Anne Bowring 29/05/2020
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Produce Tenancy Agreements Fast with PlanetRent
Tenancy agreements are often not read or can be difficult to understand. A recent report in Landlord Today highlights that renters frequently turn to Google for answers about their rights and responsibilities. This suggests that many tenants either don’t read their agreements or find it easier to search online rather than consult their landlord or letting agent.
Common Questions Tenants Ask Google
Research from Boiler Plan reveals that renters often search for basic tenancy-related queries, including:
- Can landlords increase my rent? (3,200 searches)
- Can my landlord evict me? (1,880 searches)
- What are my responsibilities as a tenant? (1,600 searches)
- Can letting agents charge fees? (760 searches)
- Can my landlord keep my deposit? (550 searches)
- What are tenancy fees? (250 searches)
- Can you paint a rented house? (220 searches)
- Does the landlord have to fix my boiler? (130 searches)
- What repairs is the landlord responsible for? (110 searches)
Encouraging Tenants to Read Their Agreements
We believe tenants should always read their tenancy agreement carefully and discuss any concerns with their landlord or agent. Key issues such as rent increases, eviction rights, and deposit policies should be clear from the outset. However, lengthy and complex agreements discourage renters from reading them, leading to unnecessary confusion.
Keeping Tenancy Agreements Short and Simple
To encourage tenants to engage with their rental agreements, landlords should ensure documents are concise and easy to understand. Removing legal jargon and focusing on essential terms helps both parties avoid misunderstandings and disputes.
How PlanetRent Simplifies Tenancy Agreements
Our cloud-based letting platform, PlanetRent, makes tenancy agreements easy to generate and manage. Within minutes, landlords can create straightforward, legally compliant agreements that tenants can quickly review and understand.
Take Control with PlanetRent
PlanetRent automates the lettings process, giving landlords complete control while ensuring tenants receive all the information they need. With our competitive pricing model, there’s never been a better time to try it out.
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Under Offer: This term applies to a property where the landlord is considering an offer but remains on the market. It implies that further offers may still be considered until the landlord formally accepts or declines the current offer.
Let Agreed: This term indicates that a landlord has provisionally agreed to enter into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant, pending additional checks and referencing. It doesn't require the prospective tenant to have paid a holding deposit.
Let: This term signifies an established binding rental agreement between the landlord and tenant.
For both lettings and sales, the guidance addresses additional terms:
New On The Market: This term is used for a property not advertised since its last sale or rental. It should only be used for a brief period.
New Instruction: It applies to a property assigned to an agent for marketing recently, even if it was previously listed with another agent without being sold or rented.
New and Exclusive: This term refers to a property that is either new on the market or a new instruction, exclusively available through a specific agent or portal.
New Method of Sale/Let: This term is used when a property is being marketed for sale or rent using an alternative approach to the original advertisement, such as transitioning to an auction or sealed bid.
Reduced: This term indicates that a property's price has recently been reduced. The reduction should be genuine and comply with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute's guidelines on pricing practices.