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APPENDIX B ILLUSTRATIVE PERIODIC STANDARD CONTRACT AND ILLUSTRATIVE SECURE CONTRACT 154
Renting Homes - periodic standard contract This is a periodic standard contract giving you a right to occupy the premises for an indefinite period until this contract is brought to an end. Between: (landlord) and: (contract-holder(s), referred to in this contract as “you”) Relating to: (the premises) The initial rent is £ per week/month/ (delete as applicable) The first payment is to be made on and further payments are to be made You can contact the landlord by post: by telephone: by fax: by email: You have paid a deposit of £ For further information about the holding of your deposit: The effective date (when you can begin occupying the premises) is Please sign below as evidence of your agreement to this contract Contract-holder(s) Date Landlord Date DRAFT - DO NOT USE Draft version 27.02.2006
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The Law Commission (LAW COM No 297)
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THE LAW COMMISSION RENTING HOMES: T
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Obtaining a contract by deception 3
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Fundamental provisions applying to
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Deception 93 Persons with “home r
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Limits 128 Access 129 Parties to pr
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THE LAW COMMISSION RENTING HOMES: T
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(4) such other aspects of Housing L
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Flexibility 1.17 Finally, and most
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1.26 At present, many landlords do
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1.37 There is also power to define
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1.47 We have heard it suggested tha
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CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT
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1.70 The position would be substant
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(1) the creation of model contracts
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PART 2 THE SCHEME IN OUTLINE 2.1 In
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Fundamental terms 2.12 Fundamental
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2.24 While consent must not be unre
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2.45 We are aware that the current
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2.57 Nevertheless, there have to be
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PART 3 OCCUPATION CONTRACTS INTRODU
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3.9 A number of points about the de
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3.12 To prevent abuse of this rule,
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(b) Where a local housing authority
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Community landlords 3.23 The starti
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(9) Contracts relating to accommoda
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(3) supplementary terms; 84 and (4)
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The detail of these fundamental pro
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Landlords’ own contracts 3.54 The
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Variation 3.58 In addition the Bill
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3.70 Where a fixed term standard co
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PART 4 TERMINATION OF OCCUPATION CO
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4.11 However, reaching this result
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4.19 Similarly, on the death of a j
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Other provisions Death of the landl
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4.38 We noted in Renting Homes that
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TERMINATION BY THE LANDLORD 4.44 Ou
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4.53 In accordance with the “use
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4.62 If the landlord has given a no
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4.70 For social landlords and other
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(2) ground B applies where the prem
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Secure and periodic standard contra
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(3) the joint contract-holder occup
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4.102 At the end of the four week p
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The possession notice 5.6 The court
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Estate management grounds 5.14 Wher
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POWERS OF THE COURT Discretionary g
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Relevant circumstances 5.35 The key
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(1) Where, wholly or partly relying
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PART 6 DEALING INTRODUCTION 6.1 We
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6.10 It is a fundamental term in ev
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