Terms & Conditions – License to Occupy

 

1.   The Sharer will:

 

1.1        Be allowed to share with the other occupiers of the Property the use and facilities of the Property (include such bathroom, toilet, kitchen and sitting room facilities as may be at the Property).

 

1.2        Pay the Payment at the times and in the manner aforesaid without any deduction or abatement of setoff whatsoever. Rent is calculated daily at a rate of 1/7^th of the weekly rent and covers the period from midday to midday, any part thereof will be charged at the daily rate. The payment is set for the Period, after which the rent may be increased by up to 72p per day with a further increase of the same every 6 months after.

 

1.3        Make a proportionate contribution to the cost of all charges in respect of any telephonic or television services used at or supplied to the Property and tax that might be charged in addition to or replacement of it during the Period.

 

1.4        Keep the interior of the Property in a good clean and tenantable state and condition and not damage or injure the Property or any part of it and if at the end of the Period any item on the Inventory requires repair, replacing, cleaning or laundering the Sharer will pay for the same (reasonable wear and tear and damage by an insured risk excepted).

 

1.5        Maintain at the Property and keep in a good and clean condition all of the items listed in the Inventory.

 

1.6        Not make any alteration or addition to the Property nor without the Landlord’s prior written consent any redecoration or painting of the Property.

 

1.7        Not to do or omit to do anything on or at the Property which may be or become a nuisance or annoyance to the Landlord or any other

             occupiers of the Property or Landlords or occupiers of adjoining or nearby premises or which may in any way prejudice the insurance of the Property or cause an increase in the premium payable therefore (including any form of anti-social behaviour).

 

1.8        Not without the Landlord’s prior consent allow to keep any pet or any kind of animal at the property.

 

1.9        Not use or occupy the Property in any way whatsoever other than as a private residence.

 

1.10      Cook at the Property only in the kitchen.

 

1.11      Not part with or share possession or occupation of the Property or any part thereof (the bedrooms are for single occupancy only – unless named on the License to Occupy – guests are not allowed to regularly stay over more than 3 nights per week as this would mean that you are sharing possession of the property and that the guest would then be living in the property).

 

1.12     Pay the Fees as detailed in the Account Charges section below (added weekly or monthly to the account) upon any monies due from the Sharer under this Licence which is more than fourteen days in arrears in respect of the period from when it became due down to the date of payment.

 

1.13     Permit the Landlord or the Landlords Agents at reasonable hours in the daytime to enter the Property to view the state and condition thereof.

 

1.14     Permit the Landlord or the Landlords Agents at reasonable hours in the daytime within the last twenty-eight days of the Licence to enter and view the Property with prospective Licensees.

 

1.15     Not have or acquire diplomatic immunity.

 

1.16     Inform the Landlord of any complaints or repairs required in writing (including a required timescale) and will serve them upon the Landlord at the address stated with the name of the Landlord above.

 

1.17     Not store any bicycle or motor bike inside the house.

 

1.18     Not dry any items on any radiator at the property (airers may be used if they do not block passage ways).

 

2    In the event of the Payment being unpaid for more than ten days after it is due (whether legally demanded for or not) or there being a breach of any other of the Sharer’s obligations under this Licence or in the event of the Sharer ceasing to reside at the Property or in the event of the Sharer’s death this Licence shall there upon determine absolutely but without prejudice to any of the Landlord’s other rights and remedies in respect of any outstanding obligations on the part of the Sharer.

 

3    The deposit has been paid by the Sharer and is held by the Landlord to secure compliance with the Sharer’s obligations under this Licence (without prejudice to the Landlord’s other rights and remedies) and if, at any time during the Period, the Landlord is obliged to draw upon it to satisfy any outstanding breaches of such obligations then the Sharer shall forthwith make such additional payment as is necessary to restore the full amount of the Deposit held by the Landlord. Within 14 days following determination of this Licence the Landlord shall return to the Sharer the Deposits or the balance thereof after any deductions properly made (returned by cheque and sent to a forwarding address).

 

4    The Sharer has authorised the Landlord to charge to any payment card used in paying the Deposit or Rent, any outstanding amounts owed to the Landlord upon termination of the License (full details of these outstanding amounts will be given to the Sharer upon request and will also be sent to the Sharer at any forwarding address supplied).

 

5    The Landlord will insure the Property. This does not include insurance of any of the Sharers personal possessions kept at the Property. The Landlord will not be responsible for loss or damage to any of the Sharers possessions however caused as insurance for Sharers possessions is solely the responsibility of the Sharer.

 

6    The Landlord hereby notifies the Sharer that any notices (including notices in proceedings) should be served upon the Landlord at the address stated with the name of the Landlord above.

 

7    The landlord will endeavour to satisfy complaints from the Sharer in a professional like manner and within a reasonable timescale.

 

8    The Landlord will endeavour to complete repairs necessary to the property in a workmanlike manner with minimum disruption to the Sharer and in a reasonable period of time.

 

9    In the event of damage to or destruction of the Property by any of the risks insured against by the Landlord the Sharer shall be relieved from making the Payment to the extent that the Sharer’s use and enjoyment of the Property is thereby prevented and from performance to the extent of and whilst there prevails any such damage or destruction (except to the extent that the insurance is prejudiced by any act or default of the Sharer) the amount in case of dispute to be settled by arbitration.

 

10  Either party may at any time after the Period terminate this Licence by giving to the other prior written notice to that effect, the length of such notice to be that stated in the termination notice, and upon the expiry of said notice this Licence shall end with no further liability for either party save for liability for any antecedent breach.

 

11  The Sharer shall not have exclusive possession of any part of the Property and the identity of the other occupiers of the Property shall be in the absolute discretion of the Landlord. The Landlord has unrestricted rights of access to all parts of the property (including bedrooms) for purposes such as cleaning, maintenance, gardening, decoration, or any other purpose as deemed necessary by the landlord.

 

12  The payment includes for a contribution towards the following bills and services: Gas (excluding that solely used for drying clothes or heating in summertime), Electric (excluding that solely used for drying clothes or heating in summertime), Water, Council Tax, communal TV License, a weekly sanitising Clean (a minimum of 50 per year) and Gardening (as deemed necessary by the Landlord). The Landlord reserves the right to charge, and the Sharer agrees to pay, a further contribution towards any of the utility bills for excessive use on the part of the Sharer, or when a substantial increase has been incurred in the supply of the utility (in this case the cost will be split equally between the Sharers).

 

13  Where the context so admits:

 

13.1 The 'Property' includes all of the Landlord’s fixtures and fittings at or upon the Property and all of the items listed in the Inventory and (for the avoidance of doubt) the Room.

 

13.2  The 'Period' shall mean the period stated in the particulars above or any shorter or longer period in the event of an earlier termination or an extension of the Licence respectively.

 

14  Smoking by the Sharer, the Sharer’s guests, or any other person is not allowed inside the property and by the Sharer doing so or allowing the Sharer’s guests to do so the Sharer will be in breach of contract.

 

15  The Sharer accepts full liability for their use of any internet supplied to the property and any material downloaded or viewed.

 

 

16  The Sharer has been given permission to use any of the landlords possessions detailed in the inventory and supplied to the property by the Landlord. By using any of the Landlords possessions at the property, the Sharer agrees that this will be at their own risk and that the Landlord will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to the Sharers possessions however caused (with exception of negligence on the part of the owner). In the absolute discretion of the Landlord, the Landlord may repair or replace or leave or completely remove any item from the property that has been reported as not working (this includes any electrical or mechanical item).

 

17  The Sharer will be notified in writing of any changes to these Terms and Conditions one month before they come into force. It will be deemed that the Sharer will have accepted the new Terms and Conditions and will therefore be bound by them, unless the Sharer has rejected them in writing, sent to the landlords address above by registered mail before the date they are due to come into force, whereupon the Sharer will be given the option to end the agreement by way of 1 months notice if outside of the Period.

 

18  All references to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and any obligations or liabilities of more than one person shall be joint and several and an obligation on the part of a party shall include an obligation not to allow or permit the breach of that obligation.