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Tenancy Agreement

ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY

Between:

Mr Angus & Mrs Fiona Macaskill

of Churchill House, Olveston, Bristol, BS 35 4DP Tel: 0117 911 8282 / 07967 822 895

Email: admin@uwehouses.com hereinafter described as ‘the Landlord’ and

X____X

X____X

* Indicates Lead Tenant

hereinafter described jointly and severally as ‘the Tenant’

Premises : The premises at the ‘Address of Property’ above

This tenancy agreement is intended to create an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement as defined in Section 20 of the Housing Act 1988 and the provisions for Recovery of Possession by the Landlord in Section 21 thereof apply accordingly.

For a Period of 12 months starting and finishing with a part day, being more specifically

From 2pm on X____X 2010 being the Start Date

Until 10am on X____X 2011 being the Termination Date

At a Rental representing a rent payable of £ X____X per month, to be paid by standing order mandate or if by alternative arrangement this must be agreed in writing with the landlord.

Deposit: £ X____X Maximum Number of Occupants: X____X

Utility Fee (in addition to the rent): £9 (nine pounds) per person per week (to be paid with the periodic Rental payments by adding the utility fee to the rental due for each period)

PARTICULARS OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY

1. GENERAL

1 DATE: ______________ (If not otherwise specified being the date of the last Occupant signature to this agreement.)

2 LANDLORD: The Landlord as on page 1, both of

Churchill House, Olveston, Bristol, BS35 4DP Tel: 0117 911 8282 / 07967 822 895

Email: admin@uwehouses.com (web site: www.uwehouses.com)

3 TENANT: the Tenant as on page 1, of Occupant addresses as follows

OCCUPANT: Each person listed above is an Occupant; all the listed Occupants together are, joint and severally, The Tenant.

4 PREMISES: The Premises at the ‘Address of Property’ on page 1.

5 TERM: The Period between the Start Date and the Termination Date as specified on page 1.

6 RENT PAYABLE: The Rental as specified on page 1, without any deductions whatsoever. Each instalment to be made by standing order on the first day of the month to the Bank Account nominated by the Landlord being: Sort code 40 47 79, Account number 40 33 46 93, Account ‘A and F Macaskill’. Alternate periodic payments may be agreed in writing between the parties but in all cases the Utility Fee for the Rental period shall be added to and paid with the Rental due.

7 This agreement (hereinafter called 'The Agreement') is made on the day and year specified in Clause (1) above between the Landlord named in Clause (2) above ('The Landlord') and the Tenant named in Clause (3) above ('The Tenant').

8 The Landlord agrees to let and The Tenant agrees to take the Premises described in Clause (4) above and the garden thereof ('The Premises') together with the Furniture, Equipment, Fixtures and Effects therein ('The Effects') for the Term specified in Clause (5) above at the rent specified in Clause (6) above. If there is a garage at the Premises then the garage and access thereto is excluded from the definition of the Premises and reserved for the Landlord to store and access maintenance and other materials at the Landlord’s reasonable convenience. 

2. THE TENANT AGREES WITH THE LANDLORD AS FOLLOWS:

Guarantee of Rent

1. Each Occupant, who as a group are the Tenant, shall supply the name, address and other contact details of a guarantor of rent. The guarantor must be willing to guarantee that Occupant’s rent, be in employment (or in receipt of a pension or independent means) and be willing to supply their national insurance number and their employer’s contact details. For each Occupant, keys will only be handed to that Occupant after receipt of a valid contract of guarantee for that Occupant.

Deposit & Communication

2. To pay the deposit which will be retained by the Landlord until all property-related charges owed by the Tenant including any satellite, cable and telephone accounts purchased by the Tenant have been paid (and to provide receipts if requested to do so by the Landlord) All claims for dilapidations, overspend of the Utility Fee, cleaning and unpaid rent (if any) will be deducted from the returnable Deposit, within two weeks of the end of the tenancy. Any underspend of the Utility Fee will be added to the amount returned to the Tenant.

3. To provide the name of a Lead Tenant to the Landlord and co-ordinate communication through the Lead Tenant where reasonably possible. All information relating to this tenancy held about and correspondence with any of the Occupants, shall be communicable to all the other Occupants and also to any official bodies with a reasonable cause to know.

4. To respond promptly to the Landlord’s correspondence including email.

5. To refer any deposit-related disputes not resolved by negotiation between the parties to the Deposits Dispute Resolution Service and to that body alone.

Periodic Payments – Rent & Fees

6. For any Occupant separately paying a share of the total rent, to pay an additional £10 'Administration Fee' in respect of any and each periodic rental payment made other than by standing order mandate or bank instructed transfer.

7. For any Occupant separately paying a share of the total rent, to pay the Administration Fee, increased to £25 total for each month if the Rental instalment plus Utility Fee or part thereof becomes overdue for a period of more than ten days whether or not it is then paid through the standing order process. Rent will only be considered as received by the Landlord when it has arrived in the Landlord’s bank account and not when sent by the Tenant. (For the avoidance of doubt, it should be noted that the Landlord has no means or 'power'', such as Direct Debit, to 'take' money' from an Occupant''s account..)

Maintenance of the property

8. To keep the Premises (and all Landlords fixtures, furnishings, equipment & Effects) in good order and repair. Fair wear and tear excepted.

9. To clean at least every three months and to keep mould-free all tiles, grouted areas, windows and window-sills and all other areas where dampness and/or poor air circulation and/or dirt might otherwise cause problems, separately or in combination.

10. To replace any glass broken or cracked during the Term, however caused, at the Tenant’s expense.

11. To arrange for professional window cleaners to clean the outside of all windows at the termination of the contact.

12. To keep all carpets, blinds, furniture fabric & curtains supplied under this tenancy clean and in the same condition they were at the start of the tenancy.

13. Not damage or alter the Premises or the Landlord's Effects during the tenancy.

14. Not to cut, injure or alter any of the internal or external structure of the Premises or install anything thereon without prior written permission from the Landlord.

15. Not to dry clothing inside the house, except by means of a tumble dryer. It should be noted that raising the moisture level of the atmosphere by drying clothes indoors on radiators or drying racks will often cause damp and mould. Tenants will be liable for redecoration costs if this occurs. Towels dampened after a bath or shower are excepted.

16. To give notice immediately to the Landlord in person or in writing of any loss of key, damage, disrepair or defect to the Premises. To permit the Landlord or workmen to enter the Premises at all reasonable times to view the Premises and to carry out repairs. The Tenant shall pay for making good any defects for which the Tenant is responsible.

17. Not to tamper with any smoke alarms or any other equipment & to report any malfunction promptly.

18. Not carry out any decorating.

19. Not to block or allow to become blocked any of the sinks, baths, showers, lavatories, cisterns, drains or pipes in or serving the Premises.

20. When leaving the house empty for any longer than 24 hours between 1^st November and 1^st April, to set the central heating timer on continuous at not less than 10 degrees Celsius to prevent damage to the water system by freezing. In the event of such damage caused by failure to take such precautions the Tenant shall pay for the repair as necessary in order for the Landlord to reinstate the system in good working order.

21. Not to deposit or accumulate any waste, cigarette ends, rubbish or recyclable materials in any part of the Premises including the garden other than in the bins provided.

Charges for call outs and repairs

22. To pay any call out fees if the call out proves to be caused by or the fault of the Tenant. A fee of £25 will be charged if an Occupant has locked him/her self out of the property and needs to be let in. This fee is increased to £50 between 10pm and 8am. These fees will be waived if a key-holder happens to be working in the street and the inconvenience to the Landlord is negligible.

23. No charges will be made to the Tenant if a call out and / or repair is due to normal wear and tear.

However, the Tenant will have to pay for a call out and repair if it is deemed unnecessary or due to Tenant error, accident or misuse.

Examples of such 'Tenant error' call out where charges would be incurred to the Tenant are:

• Blocked filters in a washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher or extractor

• Damage to an appliance due to misuse, dirt or tenant property causing the fault

• Cooker mall function due to dirt or misuse

• Blocked plumbing due to excess grease or inappropriate objects being put down drains

• Water leakage through a ceiling due to overflowing shower / bath / basin onto bathroom floor above

• Saniflow malfunction due to misuse (no foreign object apart from toilet paper should be flushed down Saniflow toilets)

• Request for boiler repair when, after a diagnostic telephone conversation, the tenant miss-describes the fault and the call out is deemed unnecessary or due to user error. In this case, effort will be made by the heating engineer to ascertain the cause of the fault prior to attending the call out so as to avoid unnecessary costs to the tenant

• Repairs to broken windows and other glass & mirrors

• Repairs to fixtures and fittings or broken furniture due to misuse or accident by the tenant

• Alarms and electrical trip-switch re-setting if due to failure to follow Landlord's instructions for re-setting / silencing or due to faulty Tenant-supplied appliances

• Electrical, TV, remote controls & all other faults if caused by the Tenant

The cost of a working-hours call out is usually £35 except a boiler repair which is usually £55 + VAT. Drain unblocking & Saniflow repair are typically £85 + VAT. The cost of the repair depends on the time taken and parts. Builder repairs are charged at £20 per hour after the first hour. Normally the cost will be deducted from the Tenant deposit and the Tenant will be told what this will be after any call out.

Maintenance of the Gardens

24. To maintain the present condition of the gardens and to keep them in a good state of cultivation. To weed flower borders, paving, gravel & paths. To trim bushes, plants & hedges normally to 1m high and to mow the lawn (if any) on a regular basis.

25. To store all garden tools inside & all garden furniture inside during the winter months when a garden shed if supplied.

26. To maintain the area in the front of the house in a tidy state & remove any accumulated or uncollected rubbish, litter, leaves etc. on a fortnightly basis.

Number of occupants

27. Not to permit more than the specified maximum number of Occupants on page 1 to occupy the Premises except on an occasional visiting basis and never more frequently than two weekends per month unless otherwise agreed with the Landlord & all other Occupiers.

28. Subject to any proviso contained herein not to assign, under-let, part with or share possession of the Premises or any part thereof or the furniture or any part thereof or to take any lodgers or paying guests in the Premises.

Use of Premises

29. To only use the Premises as a private residence and not to carry on any trade or business whatsoever. Not to use the Premises for any sale or auction.

30. To use broadband services, when available, in a legal, responsible and appropriate manner.

31. Not to use or permit the Premises to be used for any illegal or immoral purpose, as defined by traditional Christian beliefs.

Pets

32. Not to allow a cat or dog or other pet upon the Premises. Caged pets may be kept subject to gaining prior written permission from the Landlord.

Tenant Behaviour

33. To provide meter readings normally through the Lead Tenant regularly when requested.

34. Not to cause nuisance, noise, annoyance, inconvenience, damage or disturbance to the Landlord, other Tenants or to any of the occupiers of adjoining or neighbouring premises. Not to play music or make any noise audible outside the room where it is being produced or cause disturbance inside or outside the Premises between 11.00pm and 8.00am.

35. Not to smoke inside any part of the Premises & to only smoke in the back garden if all nearby doors & windows are closed. Not to litter the outside of the Premises with cigarette ends and to deposit cigarette ends in ash-bins if provided and regularly empty and clean such ash-bins.

36. Not to exhibit any advertisement, placard, bill or notification whatsoever in the windows or doors or any part of the exterior of the Premises. Not to hang any clothes or articles on the outside of the Premises except in the back garden (if any).

37. Not to remove any of the Effects from the Premises. To leave the contents in the same rooms and positions as found at the commencement of the tenancy and outlined in the inventory at the termination of the tenancy. To pay for any furniture, fixtures and Effects that have been broken, lost or damaged during the tenancy (fair wear and tear excepted). Should the Tenant not leave the Premises or any part thereof in a condition acceptable to the Landlord allowing for fair wear and tear at the end of the tenancy then the Landlord reserves the right to place the Premises or Effects in an acceptable condition or to replace the item(s) and remove all rubbish at the Tenant's expense.

38. To place all refuse and recyclable materials in proper bins and to ensure that they are available for the local authority to collect on the due day.

39. To inform the Landlord of any Occupant's change of mobile telephone number or e-mail address within one week of any such change, and to use best endeavours to inform the Landlord of any changes in contact details of Guarantors.

40. To use the electrical supply safely and not to overloading the supply.

41. Not to access or store anything in the loft if any without prior written permission from the Landlord.

Insurance & Security

42. To insure their own personal possessions if desired. The Landlord assumes no duty of care in respect of the Tenant’s personal possessions or vehicles.

43. To use all installed external locks, bolts and other security devices at all times whilst the Premises are unattended. Furthermore if the Premises are left unattended for more than forty eight hours to arrange for a responsible person eg a neighbour acting on behalf of the Tenant to inspect the exterior of the premises at intervals of not more than three days.

44. Not to do anything whereby any insurance of the Premises and Effects against fire or theft may be rendered void or invalid or whereby the premium for such insurance may be liable to be increased.

Termination of Contract

45. When vacating the Premises the Tenant undertakes to leave the Premises and all the Effects therein in a thoroughly cleaned and tidy condition and to launder, clean or dry-clean as necessary any bed linen, carpets and soft furnishings (expert advice and assistance to be sought where appropriate). If the Premises and Effects are not left in a thoroughly cleaned and tidy condition which is acceptable to the Landlord then the Landlord reserves the right to instruct a cleaner to place the Premises in a condition which is acceptable without further reference to the Tenant at the Tenant's expense.

Typical damage / repair costs are as follows:

• General cleaning & gardening will be charged at a rate of £15.00 per hour

• re-painting of any wall (due to marks from sellotape, white/blu-tac, drawing pins, nails etc) will be charged at £25 per wall.

• A face of a door requiring repainting (due to marks from sellotape, white/blu-tac, drawing pins, nails etc) will be charged at £25.

• Replacement of a any missing / broken light bulb will be charged at £5 each; Low energy bulbs must be replaced with similar low energy bulbs.

• Replacement of used kitchen extractor filter will be charged at £15 if non vented to outside (2 filters required) & £10 if vented (1 filter required).

• Replacement light shade £10

• Replacement double mattress (inc disposal of old mattress) £120 (allowing for proportionate depreciation over 7 years)

• Replacement of bedroom carpet (inc disposal of old carpet) £200 (allowing for proportionate depreciation over 7 years)

• Replacement built-in wardrobe door £80 (allowing for proportionate depreciation over 7 years)

• Supply and fit new WC seat £30 (allowing for proportionate depreciation over 7 years)

1. To permit the Premises to be viewed by future prospective tenants, buyers, agents, surveyors and other officers for special and periodic inspections at all reasonable hours of the day. The Tenant is to permit the Landlord or his agents to put up a notice outside the Premises stating that the Premises are to be let or sold.

2. When vacating the Premises to arrange with the Post Office to forward all mail from the Premises for a minimum of 3 months except that if the Tenant chooses not to make this arrangement all mail addressed to the Tenant & delivered to the Premises will be disposed of once the contract has terminated. (The Landlord or future tenants will not forward any mail to former Occupants, since if required this should have been arranged with the Post Office direct.)

3. THE LANDLORD AGREES WITH THE TENANTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the Tenant paying the rent and observing the stipulations on his part herein contained shall during the tenancy quietly enjoy the said Premises without interruption by the Landlord or any person acting on his behalf except as described in this agreement.

2. To make reasonable efforts to provide & maintain broadband where provided, taking into account the availability of IT services, providers etc. The Landlord accepts no responsibility for any loss caused by failure of the internet services. The Landlord is also not responsible for the Tenant’s computers, nor for use made of the broadband by other occupants.

3. To keep the roof, gutters and external parts of the Premises (except when the same becomes choked through the negligence of the Tenant or his servants) in good repair and condition provided always that no claim shall be made against the Landlord for damage or loss resulting from the disrepair of the same unless and until the Landlord shall have failed to make this good within a reasonable time from being made aware of such disrepair.

4. To refund the Occupants on a pro-rata basis if the Premises are not ready for occupation on the agreed start date. If the Premises are not reasonably habitable on the agreed start date then a full refund of monies paid or waiver of monies due will be made, calculated on a daily basis for the proportion of the house agreed to be non-habitable until the Landlord declares the Premises to have become habitable. This waiver of monies otherwise due to the Landlord is the limit of the Landlord’s responsibility for such an event.

Insurance & Security

5. To keep the Premises insured against loss or damage by fire, water and other normal risks and in case of damage or destruction by the insured risks (unless the insurance monies shall be found to be irrecoverable through the act or default of the Tenant) to rebuild and reinstate the Premises as speedily as reasonably possible. No rent is payable for any period that the Premises remain uninhabitable but this is the limit of the Landlord’s responsibility for such an event.

Deposits

6. To register receipt of the Deposit with mydeposits (www.mydeposits.co.uk 0871 703 0552) and to abide by the Scheme Rules. This will be done within 14 days of the date of receipt of the full Deposit relating to the premises.

7. To provide a cleaning and condition schedule listing what is expected by the Landlord approximately two weeks prior to the Tenant vacating the Premises. The Landlord will typically itemise the fees that will be charged for any cleaning not carried out by the Tenant.

8. To return the Deposit (less applicable deductions) to the Tenant within working 14 days of the end of the tenancy. The amount to be returned will be adjusted for Underspend or Overspend of the Utility Fee and the Landlord will provide an account of any adjustment. Made.

9. To notify the lead Tenant of the reason for any deductions from the Deposit, and in the event of dispute, all parties agreed to co-operate with the procedures of the My Deposits Dispute Resolution Service.

10. In the invent that one Occupant wishes to leave the tenancy once the contract has been signed, provided a new Occupant is found, all parties agree and a new contract or Deed of Assignment of Tenancy is completed by all parties the Landlord will refund the Deposit less a £150 administration fee.

4. IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. That for the purpose of interpretation throughout this Agreement the masculine shall include the feminine and the singular include the plural and agreements or stipulations made by more than one person shall be deemed to have been made jointly and severally.

2. The Landlord hereby notifies the Tenant that the Premises are subject to a mortgage granted before the commencement of this tenancy and under Ground 2 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 the Mortgagee may recover possession of the Premises and is entitled to exercise a power of sale.

3. That the Tenant shall by virtue of his failure to perform or observe any stipulations on his part contained in this agreement so that the conditions set out in all or any of Grounds 8, 10 - 15 inclusive and 17 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 as amended by the Housing Act 1996 are fulfilled then the Landlord (or his Mortgagees) may recover possession of the Premises by Court action under the said Housing Act by satisfying the Court that all or any of those said Grounds are made out.

4. This agreement is intended to create an ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY as defined in Section 20 of the Housing Act 1988 as amended by the Housing Act 1996 and the Landlord is entitled to possession of the Premises hereby demised at the end of the tenancy hereby created.

5. That the ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY created by this agreement will be brought to an end by the Landlord or his agent on the Termination Date specified on Page 1 of this document or upon such later date as may be provided for under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 or as otherwise provided for in Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 or as mutually agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant and that THIS CLAUSE of THIS CONTRACT shall be accepted by the Tenant as providing effective WRITTEN NOTICE of the same.

6. The rent will be adjusted at the discretion of the Landlord with effect from each anniversary of the start of the tenancy should the parties agree to continue the tenancy beyond the initial Term and a new Termination Date will be agreed in this case.

Contact information

7. In accordance with Section 48(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 the Tenant is informed that the Landlord may be contacted at Churchill House, The Street, Olveston, Bristol, BS35 4DP, telephone 0117 911 8282 / 07967 822 895, fax 01454 202602, e-mail: admin@uwehouses.com. If the Landlord wishes to contact the Tenant formally he may do this by sending a registered letter to the Premises. The Tenant is hereby given notice that his Landlord's address for service of formal notices (including notices in proceedings) in respect of this tenancy is in the care of Angus & Fiona Macaskill, of Churchill House, The Street, Olveston, Bristol BS35 4DP. Any notice to be served upon the Tenant may be served either personally or by leaving it for him at the Premises or by sending it by Registered Post or by Recorded Delivery Post to such Premises. Furthermore any such notices sent by post shall be deemed to take effect from seven days after posting. Faxes, emails, answer phone messages and SMS-text messages should not be assumed to have been received by the Landlord unless the Landlord confirms that they have been received and understood.

8. Both Landlord and Tenant will inform all concerned parties of any change of mobile telephone number. 'home' address or e-mail address for themselves and their guarantors within one week of any such change.

Payment of rent

9. In accordance with paragraph 2.7 above, the Landlord will charge, and the Tenant will pay an additional £25 (twenty five pounds) per month (or part month) if any or all of the rent becomes overdue for a period of more than ten days. If rent is paid on time, but not by standing order mandate, The Landlord will charge, and the Tenant will pay an additional £10 (ten pounds) per payment to cover the additional administration. Where the rent is being paid by one or more Occupants contributing a share of the total rent due then the fees above shall be payable per Occupant who incurs the late or administrative charges. If any rent shall be twenty days in arrears (whether legally demanded or not) or if the Tenant shall omit to perform or observe any stipulation on his part herein contained or shall suffer a receiving order in bankruptcy to be made against him the Landlord may re-enter upon the Premises or upon any part thereof in the name of the whole and take possession thereof together with the furniture and Effects without any liability to an action at law for trespass or otherwise and the tenancy shall thereupon determine but without prejudice to any claim which the Landlord may have against the Tenant in respect of any breach of the Tenants stipulations herein contained and with power to recover all rent and or Utility Fees then in arrears and any further rent which may accrue under this Agreement.

Maintenance of the property

10. The Tenant will immediately inform the Landlord if there is a problem with the Property, which the Landlord is responsible for. The Landlord shall have a reasonable time to resolve the problem, and shall be allowed access to the property to assess, cost, and repair the property (as shall any workmen engaged by the Landlord). The Landlord shall not be responsible for any accidents occurring or damage resulting from any disrepair of the Premises unless and until he shall have been notified thereof and shall have failed to make good the same within a reasonable time.

11. The Landlord reserves the right for himself and/or his agents to inspect the Premises including the gardens every three months and to check the inventory and to agree a schedule of dilapidations, cleaning or gardening that have accrued since the commencement of the tenancy.

12. The Landlord will give the Tenant twenty-four hours notice of his or his agent’s intention to enter the Premises to inspect or carry out work unless an urgent inspection or urgent repairs are required.

Special Conditions for Connection to the Internet

13. The Tenant acknowledges that any Internet service is provided as a privilege to the house on a shared basis and that these special conditions must be observed. The Tenant must provide his own computer(s) and an Internet-based email account (eg Hotmail).

14. The connection is supplied on a ‘reasonable endeavours’ basis and the Landlord does not accept any responsibility for periods of unavailability, reduced performance or similar, whether or not this is caused by the Landlord, his equipment or ‘upstream’ providers the service. The Landlord is not responsible for any problems created by other tenants or Occupants.

15. The Tenant acknowledges that the equipment may not be configured for, or capable of, supporting some ‘advanced’ activities such as net-meetings, sending SMTP mail, particular ‘NAT’ or ‘port-forwarding’ settings, multi-player games etc.

16. If the Landlord can get one of his own computers to connect to the Internet and to internet-based email at the Premises then the system is defined as working. The Landlord does not provide support for any difficulties that the Tenant may be experiencing on the Tenant’s equipment or configuration. Once it is established that a correctly configured computer can use the connection, it is the Tenant’s responsibility to get his equipment working. If notwithstanding this, the Landlord does give further help then this is provided without any warranty as to its effectiveness or to the foreseen/unforeseen consequences or damage of such help.

17. It is mutually noted that the Internet is well known to be an area with various dangers including specifically: viruses; information theft; offensive / pornographic content; undesirable chat-rooms; piracy; and various fraudulent, illegal and immoral propositions for the unwary. The Landlord does not accept responsibility for the Tenant, his finances, or his equipment being in any way damaged through the use of the Landlord’s connection. Further, the Tenant agrees not to use this connection to establish, engage in, encourage or promote such things. (The Landlord strongly suggests that the Tenant uses an effective virus-checker – see eg: http://free.avg.com together with other precautions, and that the Tenant acquaints himself with their correct use and that he keeps these up to date. The Landlord further suggests that the Tenant does not allow his files to be shared with or manipulated by others. It is mutually noted that when using the log files for system maintenance, the URLs that have been visited may be apparent to the Landlord (or anyone acting on the Landlord’s behalf.) Every Occupant must always use internet services in a reasonable manner.

18. The Tenant agrees to keep within the laws of the UK and within the requirements published by the major Internet providers in the UK including those of BT, Orange, Move Networks, Utility Warehouse and PlusNet. Breach of copyright, handling pornography or defamatory content is forbidden. If the Tenant does not observe these or the other special conditions of connection, the Landlord reserves the right to discontinue use of the Internet connection for the remainder of the Term and not to provide any reimbursement. The Tenant must reimburse to the Landlord any fees or charges incurred due to the Tenant’s behaviour whilst using internet services in a manner contrary to this agreement.

19. Broadband connections are a shared (i.e. ‘contended’) resource both within the house and within the locality. Performance will vary for this reason. The Tenant is required not to exacerbate this matter by doing very high bandwidth-absorbing activities. These include (but are not limited to):

    1. Peer to Peer connections (e.g. for music ‘sharing’)

    2. Multi-player games, full-length film downloads and conferencing

    3. Web-sit hosting, FTP serving or similar

    4. Any commercial or non-private use whatsoever

20. If the Landlord has provided a phone line to enable the broadband connection, then the Tenant may use the line to receive calls but must not attempt to make any calls that incur any charges on this line unless pre-authorised with the Landlord. Unless specifically authorised and requested to do so by the Landlord the Tenant must leave undisturbed all the ‘Boxes’ (switches, routers, hubs, antennae, modems and filters etc.) and (except for the purpose of re-booting) ensure that they are permanently connected to mains electricity and any relevant phone line. Disturbance could affect the Internet connection of other users or other houses nearby. The Tenant must not attempt to log into these Boxes.

21. Tenants are reminded that the Landlord is not responsible for any losses caused by unavailability of the Service. Therefore, if a matter requires access to the internet, they are advised to accomplish it well in advance of any deadline. This applies in particular to academic work, and especially where academic work is to be researched or submitted to supervising staff via the internet.

22. It is agreed that the Landlord will sometimes require access to these Boxes both remotely and physically usually at reasonable times of the day - but sometimes at short notice in order to diagnose and fix problems for the Tenant or others located nearby.

23. It is agreed that if broadband availability fails and in the event that the Landlord does not provide reasonable endeavours to restart the connection, this contract will still be valid and all rent and Utility Fees payable under this contract will still be payable. Notwithstanding this, recompense to the Tenant for non-availability of the Internet shall never exceed £10 per complete quarter.

Utility Fees

24. To pay at a rate of £9.00 per person per week towards all charges relating to water & sewerage, gas & electricity, internet & TV licence for the household. This is to be paid to the L:andlord at the same time as the rent or can be paid as a single 'up-front' payment. If the total cost over the Term proves to be lower then £9.00 per person per week the difference will be refunded by the Landlord. This will be done through the returned deposit after the termination of the contract. If the total cost over the Term proves to be higher than the total paid to the Landlord this will be deducted from the Deposit paid after the termination of the contract.

Agreed and signed by the within named Occupants, being jointly and severally the TENANT:

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Agreed and signed by the agent of the within named LANDLORD:

Fiona Macaskill

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