As many of you who are already helpline members will be aware, PainSmith Solicitors are in the process of renewing the telephone helpline subscriptions for the upcoming year. The helpline year runs from 1st August 2022 to 31st July 2023.
In addition to telephone advice Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays from 9:00am until 5:30pm, members will also have free access to the document vault which this year we have made the decision to expand to include additional documents to assist agents in this tricky time. We have found recently that a number of members were unaware of this perk which they can access using their membership username and password through the helpline login function on our website.
The value of the documentation offered is greater than the costs of the helpline itself, below is a list of the documents included. The documents marked with an asterisk are newly included this year:
If either, you are a current member but have not yet received your renewal request or you would like to sign up for the upcoming year, please do contact instructions@painsmith.co.uk
Document Vault List
Notices
*Form 4: Section 13 Notice https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#form-4
Notice to Quit
Abandonment Notice
Grounds 1 & 2 Notice
Ground 5 Notice
*Form 6a: Section 21 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#form-6a
*Form 3: Section 8 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#form-3
*Form 9: AST agricultural occupancy: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#form-9
Licences
Licence for Vehicle Parking Space
Licence for Garage
*Ukraine Licence:
- Licence from the Landlord to the Tenant granting a licence for a family from Ukraine to reside as a permitted occupier under certain conditions.
- Licence between the Tenant and the occupiers from Ukraine to remain in the property to the end of the tenancy only on certain conditions or until earlier termination.
Clauses
Clauses relating to EPCs
Rent Increase
Business Release
Diplomatic Business Release
*Conditional right to renew
*Option to renew (x2)
*High heels
*Swimming pools
Break Clauses (with options)
- Break Clauses for landlord and tenant: AST and Common Law
- Break Clause using Ground 1 & 2
- Break Clause using Ground 5
- Data Protection Act 2018 clauses
- *Conditional break
- *Break – Not in the month of (x3)
- *Break – End of 6 months
Agreements
Suppliers Agreement for contractors
Sub-agency agreement
Holding deposit agreement
Deeds
Deed of Surrender: ending tenancy
Deed of Assignment
Deed of Guarantee
Deed of Variation (with options)
- Increasing rent for specific reason
- Decreasing rent for a specific reason
- Allowing a new / taking away an agreed term in the Tenancy Agreement
Letters
Waiver letter where landlord uses his own inventory
Indemnity letter where landlord wants deposit released on absconding tenant
Letter where tenant wants to stay for a short time after notice has expired or tenancy has ended
Letter lowering rent for a set period with conditions
Tenancy Agreements (Reviewed and Amended mid-August 2022)
AST TDS Insured
AST TDS Custodial
AST DPS Custodial
AST with DPS Insured
AST Mydeposits Insured
AST Mydeposits Custodial
*AST for room with licence to occupy common parts TDS
*AST for room with licence to occupy common parts Mydeposits
*AST for room with licence to occupy common parts DPS
Published 21 July 2022
