shorthold tenancy

/ ˈʃɔːtˌhəʊld /

noun

(in Britain) the letting of a dwelling by a nonresident private landlord for a fixed term of between one and five years at a fair rent

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Most tenants in England's 4.6m privately rented homes, external have an assured shorthold tenancy, usually for a fixed term of six or 12 months, or rolling - with no end date.

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Most tenants in England's 4.6m privately rented homes - about one in five households - have an assured shorthold tenancy.

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Most tenants have a rental agreement called an assured shorthold tenancy.

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They can only be issued for assured shorthold tenancy agreements, and must be done in writing.

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"Under the Landlord and Tenants Act 1985, any property let by a landlord on an assured shorthold tenancy must be 'habitable'," says Nyree Applegarth, a property litigation partner at Higgs & Sons law firm.