Paying your rent your responsibilities
Paying your rent. 3.1 You must pay your rent and any other charges in full every week. You must pay your rent in advance and not in arrears. Payment of rent for the first period of this tenancy will be £ . After the first period you must pay rent in advance on or before the Monday of each week, this will be £ .
3.2 Your rent may be increased or decreased from time to time. You will be advised in writing at least 4 weeks before any rent change. This is called a Notice of Variation, the notice will also tell you of the right to end the tenancy if you do not accept the new rent level.
Paying your rent. You must pay your rent and any other charges in full every week unless we have made other arrangements with you. If you want to pay your rent (and other charges) other than weekly then you must pay in advance.
Paying your rent. Rent payment dates You must make the first payment on [Insert date here] . You will then pay your rent on [insert agreed rent payment day here] for example, the first day of each month. Interest on overdue rent You will pay interest of 3% above the Bank of England’s base rate on any rent which is more than 14 days overdue. You will have to pay the interest from the date on which the rent fell due until the date you pay it. Method of payment The rent must be paid by Direct Debit. THE INVENTORY AND REPORT OF CONDITION If we, or someone acting on our behalf, have prepared an inventory or report of condition, it must be attached to this agreement (see schedule 1). Unless we receive written comments on, or amendments to, the inventory or report of condition within 14 days of the start of the tenancy, we will assume you have accepted them as a full and accurate record of the condition of the property and its contents. We will attach any comments or amendments we receive from you under clause 2.8.2 to the inventory or report of condition attached to this agreement. THE DEPOSIT You have paid a deposit of [Insert amount here] which we will protect in the following Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS) You agree that we may make reasonable deductions from the deposit at the end of the tenancy for the following purposes. To repair any damage to the property, the shared areas or any of the items listed in the inventory caused by your failure to keep to your obligations under this agreement. To replace any items listed in the inventory which are missing from the property at the end of the tenancy. To pay any rent which is still unpaid at the end of the tenancy. If you have failed to keep to clause 3.8.4 of this agreement, to cover the reasonable removal, storage and disposal costs we have to pay. If you have failed to keep to clause 3.8.1 of this agreement, to pay the reasonable cleaning costs we have to pay to sort out that failure. If you have failed to keep to your obligation in clause 3.2.4, to recover any reconnection charge we have had to pay. If you have made any addition or alteration to the property or have redecorated the property without our written permission (see clause 3.4.2), to cover the reasonable costs we have to pay in removing or reversing the addition or alteration or redecorating.
Paying your rent. (including service charges)
3.1 At the beginning of your tenancy the total amount of rent and other charges the Council must receive from you is shown in the contract accompanying this tenancy agreement.
3.2 The total amount you must pay may include certain other payments or charges for additional services. These are called service charges. If any of these are included in your rent they will be listed in your offer letter at the beginning of your tenancy and in any further letters you receive about changes to your rent.
3.3 From time to time we will change your rent and/or service charges (this will normally be annually in April). We will write you a letter four weeks in advance of any change, letting you know the new amount you must pay.
3.4 You must pay your rent on time. Your rent is due to be paid periodically in advance. Your account must not be paid in arrears. All Universal Credit tenants will require to pay their rent in advance.
3.5 You can pay in various different ways. More details on payment methods are shown in the Tenants’ Handbook.
3.6 If you do not make all your payments on time, we can apply to a court to make you pay your rent. If you are not able to make a payment please contact your Housing Officer.
3.7 You must not hold back any rent because you have a dispute with the Council.
3.8 If you are joint tenants, you are each responsible for all the rent. We can get back any rent owed for your property from any one person named as a tenant on this agreement, even if that person is no longer living in the property.
3.9 Your rent must be paid at all times.
Paying your rent. Your rent is payable every fortnight, however, this may be altered by prior arrangement with your Housing Officer. This can be used to pay your rent at any Post Office and is free of charge.
Paying your rent. 2.7.1 Rent payment dates You must make the first payment on [Insert date here]. You will then pay your rent on [insert agreed rent payment day here] for example, the first day of each month.
2.7.2 Interest on overdue rent You will pay interest of 3% above the Bank of England’s base rate on any rent which is more than 14 days overdue. You will have to pay the interest from the date on which the rent fell due until the date you pay it.
2.7.3 Method of payment The rent must be paid by Direct Debit.
Paying your rent. In other words, the lessor can increase the rent on a property by ten percent more than the increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Paying your rent. We prefer that you pay by post-dated cheques, pre-authorized payment or debit payment. A certified cheque, money order or debit payment may be required in the following situations: a. to clear an eviction order for non-payment of rent, b. to clear a cheque that has been returned from the bank, c. if there has been a history of persistent returned cheques. Cheques or money orders (but not cash!) can be put in the drop box at the office or in the resident building drop box. Please make sure your name and address are clearly marked on your payment and that no payment or information which is time sensitive be put in the drop box at the buildings. Let the Tenant Services Worker know if your rent will be late for any reason. You can be evicted for repeatedly paying your rent late as well as for not paying your rent. While we will help you get your rent paid, you agree that our acceptance of late or delayed rent payments or any payment plan does not mean that the late or delayed payment of rent will be accepted going forward. We can still take legal action against you for paying your rent late. Persistent late rent is defined as if you are late paying rent three consecutive months or six months out of twelve you may be issued with a Form N8; Notice to Terminate a Tenancy at the End of a Term. Initial:
Paying your rent. You can pay your rent at our offices or at a post office. Rents are changed every year, and we will write to you to tell you about these changes at least 1 month in advance. If you have problems paying your rent we can help you manage your money. Call 0000 000 0000 (freephone from landlines) or 01628 543101.
