Tenant Guidelines
This guide is for people who are looking for a house or flat to rent.
This guide is for tenants and landlords in the private rented sector to help them understand their rights and responsibilities.
First Time Tenants
We can provide advice for first-time tenants and help guide you through the process of renting a house for the first time. It takes time to find the right place for you, but with our help, you will be able to find a great property that will fulfil all of your needs.
Renting with Pets
When attempting to rent while owning a pet, landlords must reserve the right to prevent pets from their properties. Though the reasons landlords would want to prevent pets are to do with the associated risks as in the hands of an unprepared owner pets can lead to dirty conditions, lingering smells, pest infestations and therefore complaints from neighbours. Hence why landlords can have reservations, but having a CV and references for your pet will help your case.
This CV should include your pets’ age, breed, behaviour, training, vaccinations, medications, flea treatments and references from either your vet and/or previous landlords. All of this information will help the landlord to build an idea of you and your pet and whether they believe that they will be a risk to their property. When presenting your references it is good practice to also provide contact details for your vet and for a contact that can care for your pet in an emergency.
It is also advised that you introduce your pet to your landlord so they can get to know the behaviour and temperament of your pet. Overall the more information that is provided to the landlord, the more likely it is that they will accept your tenancy with a pet.
Whilst landlords can request a higher rent payment for renting with pets they cannot, however, request a higher tenancy deposit. Though they may also add additional clauses to your tenancy agreement relating to the pet, examples might include issues around fouling in or around the property.
Student Rentals
Renting in the private sector while at university can be a daunting task, but there are plenty of ways in which we make the process less of an ordeal. We provide a service which will allow you to focus on your courses rather than worrying about dealing with landlords, and if something goes wrong we will ensure the property is kept to standard.
How to Rent
This guide is for tenants in the private rented sector to help them understand their rights and responsibilities. It provides a checklist and more detailed information on each stage of the process, including:
- what to look out for before renting
- living in a rented home
- what happens at the end of a tenancy
- what to do if things go wrong