Residential and commercial contract drafting
Agreements written for the property in front of you, not adapted from someone else's.
The agreement that governs an occupation decides what a landlord can do when something goes wrong, and in England and Wales it decides it differently. Waymakers Legal Services drafts residential and commercial property agreements to the correct framework for the country the property is in.
Templates travel badly across the border. An English assured shorthold tenancy has no place in Wales, and an occupation contract that misses the required written statement is a possession problem waiting to happen. Drafting starts with which framework applies.
Residential
Agreements for private landlords, portfolio landlords, agents and student accommodation providers.
England
- Assured shorthold tenancy agreements
- Periodic and fixed-term variations
- Guarantor agreements
- Lodger and licence agreements
- Student accommodation agreements
Wales
- Standard occupation contracts
- Written statements that meet the Renting Homes requirements
- Supplementary and additional terms
- Guarantor agreements
- Student and HMO occupation contracts
Either side
- Deeds of surrender and variation
- Rent review and payment schedules
- Pet, works and alteration clauses
- Deposit and prescribed information wording
Commercial property
Agreements for businesses that own, occupy or manage property.
Occupying
- Business leases and licences to occupy
- Lease renewals and variations
- Break clauses and rent review terms
Managing
- Property management agreements
- Block and estate management terms
- Service charge provisions
Dealing
- Agreements for lease
- Deeds of surrender
- Side letters and personal concessions
Fees
A defined agreement is usually offered as a fixed fee, with the scope agreed before drafting starts. Bespoke or heavily negotiated documents are charged by agreed stages.
Discuss your property matter
Tell the team what has happened, what you would like to achieve and whether there is an approaching deadline.