Business and trade
The tenancy agreement makes it clear that a tenant(s) must not run a trade or business from your property.
Noise
- A tenant(s) is not allowed to play musical instruments or any form of audio media in a way that will cause nuisance, annoy neighbours or be heard outside the property between 11:00pm and 7:30am.
- A tenant(s) cannot carry out noisy repairs to your property before 8am and after 9pm
Parking
A tenant(s) may only park on a properly built driveway. If a tenant(s) wants to build a driveway, they must first get written permission.
Repairing vehicles outside your property
We do not mind a tenant(s) carrying out repairs to vehicles outside your property occasionally, as long as the tenant(s) is repairing their own vehicle or a vehicle that belongs to someone who lives at your property. However, a tenant(s) should not be carrying out these repairs for profit.
Caravans
A tenant(s) is not allowed to park a caravan on your property or outside of it.
Overcrowding
A tenant(s) must not allow extra people to move into your property without getting permission.
The garden
The conditions of the tenancy agreement make it clear that it is a tenant(s) responsibility to look after the garden, hedges and trees. Gardens must be kept tidy and free from rubbish. A tenant(s) must ask for permission to remove any fence, hedge or tree.
Trampolines
Trampolines can cause damage to gardens due to restricting sunlight reaching the grass under the trampoline. If a tenant(s) want to get a trampoline they must plan an area of the garden where the trampoline can go that has the most direct sunlight allowing the sun to penetrate the trampoline bed or rotate the trampoline position. The conditions of gardens are the tenant(s) responsibility and must be returned in the same condition as the start of a tenancy agreement. If grass dies as a result of a trampoline a tenant(s) will be liable for the damage.
Sheds
If a tenant(s) wants to put up a shed or outbuildings in your garden, they must get written permission beforehand.
Taking care of your property
The tenant(s) is responsible for keeping the inside of your property in good and clean condition. Examples of the type of repairs they are responsible for include the following:
- Maintaining their own appliances.
- Filling in small cracks in plaster.
- Replacing broken windows.
- Other minor repairs to your property, such as replacing light bulbs and fitting a plug or chain to baths and sinks.
- Internal doors, locks and handles, cupboard doors, and catches.
- Replacement of a bath panel if it breaks, unless stated on the inventory that there was a problem with it when the tenant(s) moved into the property.
- Wall, floor, and fireplace tiles.
- Cleaning of carpets.
- Keeping laminate floors dry to prevent excessive wear and tear.
- Toilet seats.
- Preventing your kitchen and bathroom pipe work from becoming blocked. The tenant(s) is not to pour grease down sinks or put nappies or wipes down the toilet. (If a tradesman has to come out to unblock pipe work or drains as a result of a tenant(s) actions, the tenant(s) will be charged for this)
- Cleaning external windows and frames.
Communal areas
If a tenant(s) shares facilities outside your property with other people (for example, a staircase, landing or driveway), the tenant(s) also shares the responsibility for keeping these shared areas clean, tidy, and free from obstructions.
Pest control
As a rule, it is a tenant(s) responsibility to deal with pests on your property unless the pests are getting in through an open hole on or in your property.
Re-Decorating
If a tenant(s) wants to carry out any re-decoration or home improvements, they must get written permission beforehand.