This page is intended to provide guidance for groups of students looking to rent property through
Pavilion Properties

Letting to Students

• You must provide a Guarantor who owns property in England or Wales
• You must have no adverse reference from current landlord, if applicable
• If a Guarantor cannot be found, subject to Landlord approval, we would take all the rent in advance for the whole contract

The rental process is as follows:-

1. Reserve a Property

• Decide how many people are in your group (and preferably any other criteria, e.g.
  location)
• Look at our property list and see what catches your eye
• Contact us for a viewing – 01273  686 306
• To reserve the property, each person needs to pay £150.00. This can be paid by card over the telephone

2. Paperwork

• You will be given or emailed an application form plus guarantee agreement
• These must be returned without delay, so that we can start referencing in good time
• Your guarantor will be required to provide a mortgage statement. If they do not have a mortgage, they will need to contact us.

3. Move In

• We will arrange for all tenants to come in to our offices to sign the contract, usually on the day that they move in. This can be done prior to move in day. As our contracts are joint contracts, every tenant must sign before anyone can move in.
• You will need to pay the move in money on or before the day in cleared funds.  
• You will need to complete other paperwork at this time, e.g. a Standing Order mandate.

Useful Information:

Tenancy Agreement
A tenancy agreement is a legally binding contract between a Landlord and tenant that sets out both the legal and contractual responsibilities and obligations of the two parties. Pavilion Properties provide an “Assured Shorthold” (an AST) under the 1988 Housing Act (amended 1996) in the vast majority of residential tenancies – if a contract has a value of £25,000 or more it is a “Bare Contractual Agreement”.

Joint And Several – What Does That Mean ?
Where there is to be more than one (adult) person living in the property, the tenancy will say they are “jointly and severally” responsible. This expression means that, jointly, the tenants are liable for the payment of all rents and all liabilities falling upon the tenants during the tenancy, as well as any breach of the Agreement. Individually each tenant is responsible for payment of all rent and all liabilities falling upon the tenant, as well as any breach of the Agreement until all payments have been made in full.

The Tenancy Deposit
Pavilion Properties require a deposit usually of one month’s rent plus £200, which is held during the tenancy against the satisfactory performance by the tenant of all the various obligations under the tenancy agreement – but mainly, those relating to the cleanliness and condition of the property.

Contract Signing
Nobody can move into the property until every tenant has signed the contract. The contract has to be signed in Pavilion Properties  offices – No exceptions.

Cleared Funds
Cleared funds are defined as:

• Cash
• Card payment
• Building society cheque
• Bankers draft

Schedule of Monies Due
The following is an example of monies payable to Pavilion Properties.

Insurance
All tenants are responsible for insuring any of their own possessions and any furniture provided by the landlord. There are various specialist insurance products designed for tenants and rented property. We strongly recommend having adequate insurance from day one..