assured tenancy

Related to assured tenancy: shorthold tenancy, Tenancy agreement

assured tenancy

(Law) Brit an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure. Compare regulated tenancy

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Then the lease becomes an assured tenancy, which makes the property even more undesirable.

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If the yearly ground rent exceeds [pounds sterling]1,000 in Greater London or [pounds sterling]250 elsewhere and the tenant occupies the property as their home (as opposed to renting it out as an investor) then the lease becomes an 'assured tenancy'.

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It is likely you have a short assured tenancy which will have been set for a fixed time.

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Fees include any fees, charges or penalties which a landlord or tenant pays to the agent in relation to letting agency work, property management work or in connection with an assured tenancy or a house let under an assured tenancy.

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For the purposes of the legislation, "fees" are basically defined as any monies which a landlord or tenant pays to the agent or letting agency or property management work, in connection with an assured tenancy.

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AI take it you were renting from a private landlord and have an assured tenancy agreement.

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Many would rather lose a portion of their benefit than leave a street property for a gardenless flat, and no-one in their right mind swaps a secure for an assured tenancy. Many turn down potential swaps based on the subtle distinction between right to buy and right to acquire (a distinction we are yet to understand).

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Secured Tenancy Agreements would be replaced by Assured Tenancy Agreements with housing bosses pledging that tenants' rights would be protected.

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However, it also included an "assured tenancy" contract, containing similar conditions to the old "protected tenancy".

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There is much better protection for those with an alternative assured tenancy but there are far fewer of these.

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It allows Jephson to let properties for an initial period of 12 months before deciding whether to grant the more secure assured tenancy. Jephson says it will send out a clear message that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.