ASSURED PERIODIC TENANCY AGREEMENT

Part 1 – Particulars (Written Statement of Terms)

The mandatory written statement of terms required by SI 2026/324 must be given to the tenant in writing before the tenancy is entered into. Incorporating it here satisfies that requirement provided the tenant is given enough time to read it before signing.

The parties and key terms

Statements required by SI 2026/324

The following statements form part of the written statement of terms and apply to this tenancy:

1. Rent increases. The Landlord may only increase the rent by serving a notice in the prescribed form under section 13 of the Housing Act 1988. The rent may be increased no more than once in any 12-month period, on at least two months' notice. Any rent review or rent escalation clause is of no effect.
2. Ending by the Landlord. The Landlord can only bring this tenancy to an end by serving a notice seeking possession in the prescribed form, specifying one or more of the grounds for possession in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (with the notice period that applies to the ground(s) relied on), then applying for and obtaining a court order for possession, and that order being executed. There is no “no-fault” (former section 21) route.
3. Fitness for human habitation. The Landlord must ensure the Property is fit for human habitation in accordance with section 9A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
4. Repairs. The Landlord must keep in repair the structure and exterior of the Property (including drains, gutters and external pipes); keep in repair and proper working order the installations for the supply of water, gas, electricity and sanitation (including basins, sinks, baths and toilets); and keep in repair and proper working order the installations for space heating and heating water, to the extent required by section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
5. Electrical safety. The Landlord must ensure electrical installations are inspected and tested at least every 5 years (or earlier if the last report so requires) and must give the Tenant a copy of the report (EICR).
6. Gas safety. Where there are gas fittings or flues, the Landlord must keep them in safe condition, have them checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and give the Tenant a copy of the gas safety record.
7. Pets. The Tenant has the right to request to keep a pet. Where the Tenant requests consent in accordance with section 16A of the Housing Act 1988, the Landlord must not unreasonably refuse, and must respond within the statutory time limit.
8. Disability-related improvements. The Tenant has the right under section 190 of the Equality Act 2010 to apply to make improvements to the Property for a disabled person, and the Landlord must not unreasonably withhold consent.

Part 2 – Terms of the tenancy

1. Definitions

In this agreement: “the Act” means the Housing Act 1988 as amended (including by the Renters' Rights Act 2025); “the Property”, “the Landlord”, “the Tenant”, “the Rent” and “the Deposit” have the meanings given in Part 1; “the Contents” means any furniture, fixtures, fittings and effects listed in the inventory; and references to the Landlord or the Tenant include their successors in title.

Where there is more than one Tenant, their obligations are joint and several (each Tenant is responsible individually and together for the whole).

2. Grant and nature of the tenancy

The Landlord lets the Property to the Tenant as an assured periodic tenancy under the Act, beginning on the start date in Part 1.

This is a periodic tenancy with a period of one month. It has no fixed term and no end date. It continues from period to period until ended in accordance with this agreement and the Act.

3. Rent

The Tenant must pay the Rent of £500.00 per calendar month in advance on the payment date stated in Part 1, without deduction or set-off save as allowed by law.

The Landlord will not require or accept any payment of rent before this agreement is signed, and will not require rent to be paid more than one rent period in advance at any time. Any term requiring rent in advance beyond the current period is unenforceable.

The Rent may be increased only by a notice under section 13 of the Act, no more than once in any 12-month period and on at least two months' notice. The Tenant may refer a proposed increase to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). Any rent review clause is of no effect.

4. Other payments and bills

The Tenant is responsible for council tax, water, gas, electricity, telecommunications and other outgoings for the Property during the tenancy, except those (if any) stated in Part 1 as included in the Rent.

Where bills are payable to the Landlord in addition to the Rent, the amount of each (or how and when the Tenant will be told of it) and when it is due are as stated in Part 1.

The Landlord may only charge permitted payments under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (such as the rent, a refundable deposit, and limited default fees). Any prohibited fee is not payable.

5. Deposit

The Tenant will pay the Deposit of £0.00. The Landlord will protect it in a government-approved tenancy deposit scheme (— no deposit taken) and give the Tenant the prescribed information within 30 days of receiving it.

At the end of the tenancy the Deposit will be returned, less any deductions properly made for unpaid rent or for breach of the Tenant's obligations (fair wear and tear excepted), in accordance with the scheme rules.

6. The Tenant's obligations

1. Pay the Rent and other sums when due.
2. Use the Property as a single private residence only, and as the Tenant's only or principal home.
3. Keep the interior of the Property in good and clean condition (fair wear and tear excepted) and not damage it or the Contents.
4. Not make alterations to the Property without the Landlord's written consent, except improvements for a disabled person under clause 11, and not remove the Landlord's Contents.
5. Not cause a nuisance, annoyance or harassment to neighbours or others, and not use the Property for any illegal or immoral purpose.
6. Not sublet or part with possession of the whole or any part of the Property, or assign the tenancy, without the Landlord's prior written consent.
7. Allow the Landlord or its agents access to inspect, repair or carry out statutory checks on at least 24 hours' written notice (except in an emergency), at reasonable times.
8. Report disrepair or safety concerns to the Landlord promptly.

7. The Landlord's obligations

1. Give the Tenant quiet enjoyment of the Property during the tenancy.
2. Keep the Property fit for human habitation throughout the tenancy (section 9A, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985).
3. Keep in repair the structure and exterior, and the installations for water, gas, electricity, sanitation, space heating and heating water (section 11, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985).
4. Comply with gas, electrical, fire and carbon-monoxide safety duties, including providing a current gas safety record, an electrical installation condition report (EICR), and working smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms.
5. Insure the structure of the Property (the Tenant is responsible for insuring the Tenant's own contents).

8. Information the Landlord must provide

Before or at the start of the tenancy the Landlord will give the Tenant: a valid Energy Performance Certificate; the current government “How to Rent” guide; the gas safety record (where applicable); the EICR; and the deposit prescribed information.

9. Anti-discrimination and rental bidding

The Landlord will not discriminate against the Tenant for having children or for receiving benefits, and the asking rent stated when the Property was advertised was the rent the Landlord was prepared to accept (no rental bidding above the advertised rent).

10. Pets

The Tenant may request in writing to keep a pet at the Property. The Landlord will not unreasonably refuse consent and will respond within the time allowed by section 16A of the Act. The Landlord may make consent conditional on reasonable terms, such as the Tenant maintaining pet damage insurance (or paying the Landlord's reasonable cost of such insurance).

11. Improvements for a disabled person

The Tenant may apply under section 190 of the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable improvements to the Property for a disabled person. The Landlord will not unreasonably withhold consent.

12. Ending the tenancy

By the Tenant: the Tenant may end the tenancy by giving the Landlord at least two months' written notice to quit (or any shorter period later agreed in writing), expiring at the end of a rent period.

By the Landlord: the Landlord may end the tenancy only by serving a notice seeking possession in the prescribed form, stating one or more grounds in Schedule 2 to the Act and giving the notice period required for that ground; then applying for and obtaining a court order for possession; and that order being executed by the court. The Landlord cannot use any “no-fault” procedure.

Ending the tenancy does not release the Tenant from liability for sums due, or for breaches occurring, before it ends.

13. Notices

Notices to the Landlord must be sent to the Landlord's address for service in Part 1. Notices to the Tenant may be served at the Property. Notices may be given by hand, by post, or by email where a party has given an email address for that purpose.

14. General

If any term is found to be unenforceable, the rest of the agreement continues in effect.

This agreement is governed by the law of England and Wales. Nothing in it overrides the Tenant's statutory rights, and any term that purports to exclude or reduce a right given by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 is of no effect.

Part 3 – Signatures

The parties agree to the terms of this assured periodic tenancy. The Tenant confirms having received the written statement of terms in Part 1 before signing.

Landlord: Simon Dorrell trading as Trance

Date: 22 July 2026