Info for Tenants

What WPM Residential Lettings can do for the Tenant

We trust we can find suitable accommodation for you. We have detailed knowledge of properties throughout Purbeck – please do not hesitate to contact us, as frequently we have properties available to rent which may not be shown on our website or have a property coming available in the near future which may be suitable for you subject to the normal reference procedures.

This information is for your benefit to assist you in understanding your commitment if you enter into a tenancy arrangement for one of the properties currently on offer through WPM Residential Lettings. The tenancy that you will usually be signing will be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy under the provisions of the Housing Act 1988. In the majority of cases, the arrangement will be a Assured Shorthold Tenancy and this will be for the statutory minimum period of six months. The tenancy agreement which you will sign will set out the basis of the arrangement between you as the tenant and the landlord of the property, the agreement will fully detail the covenants and obligations to be undertaken.

Once the property has been viewed, full referencing, credit checks and Right to Rent checks will be carried out by Let Alliance, our referencing company prior to the commencement of the tenancy. Please note a refundable Holding Deposit (capped at no more than one weeks rent) will be need to be paid together with a fully completed application form and proof of ID to enable us to proceed with referencing.

An Inventory of the property will be prepared and the tenant will be required to sign this document. The document fully details the furnishings, fittings and equipment within the property along with the state and condition of the property at the commencement of the letting.

At the commencement of the letting, you will be required to provide a deposit, which, in most instances will be the equivalent to one months rent. Landlords also require one months rent to be paid in advance. The deposit monies will only be returned to you after the property has been inspected. The deposit is held by WPM Residential Lettings under a Tenancy Deposit Scheme details of which will be given to you by means of a certificate once the deposit has been paid.

The tenant will be liable for the Council Tax, Water and Sewerage charges and also for the Electricity, Gas and Telephone charges for those services supplied to the property.

In addition to keeping the property in a clean and tidy condition throughout, the tenant will be expected to cut lawns, trim hedges, keep borders weed free where appropriate and generally keep the garden and grounds of the property in a neat and tidy condition.

Some landlords are unwilling to accept pets or children or persons who smoke and you will be asked for details regarding these matters before the commencement of the tenancy.

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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.