Plymouth University - Application for Landlord Registration

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1 OFFICE USE ONLY Date Received: Landlord Ref Code: Grade: Plymouth University - Application for Landlord Registration Title Initials First Name Surname Your Home Address Contact Numbers for Students Home tel: Work tel: Post Code: Tel Nos: Mobile: (Required): Property Details Type of property? (e.g. flat, house) How many floors? (inc.ground floor) Tenancy Details Tenancy type (e.g. Assured Shorthold/Licence) Min. length of tenancy Notice required from student (if not a fixed term agreement) How many letting bedrooms? Address of Property Rent collection period Does the rent include? (circle as appropriate) Monthly/Termly Yes/No District: Post Code: Water Rates... Gas.. Electricity... Broadband. Cleaning of communal areas 1

2 Room Details Do you allow smokers? Size of letting bedrooms Number of bedrooms Weekly rent per person for each room Number of rooms currently vacant Small (10-12sq m) Med. (13-15sq m) Large (16sq m +) En Suite Rooms Total no. of bedrooms Deposit required per person* Name of Scheme used: *Please note that you must give the prescribed information to your tenants about the Deposit Scheme used within 30 days of taking the deposit. Property Requirements Please confirm the following safety equipment is in place (required before we can inspect): Non-licensed Properties: Substantial or Fire Door to Kitchen Mains wired & interconnected smoke alarms (Grade D system) Heat detector in the kitchen, linked to other smoke detectors Fire Blankets wall mounted in each kitchen 2 Kg dry powder fire extinguishers wall mounted on each level Battery-operated carbon monoxide detector installed in the property. Detector must be mains linked if the boiler is located in a bedroom. Licensed HMO s: Fire Doors throughout Mains wired & interconnected smoke alarms (Grade D system) Heat detector in the kitchen, linked to other smoke detectors Grade A fire alarm with panel etc Confirmation of 75 decibels sound level at all bedheads Battery-operated carbon monoxide detector installed in the property. Detector must be mains linked if the boiler is located in a bedroom. Fire Blanket wall mounted in each kitchen Fire extinguishers wall mounted on each level Full copy of licence 2

3 Facilities Please tick if in place: Gas Hob / Electric Oven Elec Hob / Elec Oven Elec Cooker Gas Cooker Microwave Fridge (min 1 shelf per student) Freezer (min 1 drawer per student) Washing Machine Tumble Dryer Communal Lounge Network Sockets Secure Bike Storage Parking (private / on street permit) Gas Central Heating Other Heating - please state what type: Environmental Facilities Please confirm the following: Number of Kitchen Sinks Dishwasher Number of bathrooms Number of shower rooms Number of indoor toilets Please note, as confirmed on our Landlord Requirements webpage, we require: 1 set of cooking/washing up facilities for every 5 students. For more than 5, a cooker and microwave together with 2 sinks or a sink and dishwasher will be required. There must also be one bath/shower room and a separately located WC for every 5 students (see table in Landlord Requirements web page). Please enclose the following certificates with your application and tick as appropriate: Gas Safety Record Electrical Fixed Wiring Certificate HMO Licence (if applicable) Signed copy of Landlord Guidelines (if you are not already registered with us) 3

4 PART B - LANDLORD APPLICATION AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS I hereby apply to Plymouth University ("the University") for the inclusion of the property (or part of the property) identified in Part A of this form ("the Property") in the University's register of properties available for letting to students ("the Register"). 1 I declare that I have read and understood the information leaflet for landlords sent to me by the University. 2 I accept that the University may within its absolute discretion include or refuse to include the Property in the Register. 3 If the University includes the Property in the Register, I accept the following terms and conditions: 3.1 in consideration of the University including the Property in the Register I represent, warrant and undertake that: the Property is safe and without risks to health and complies in all respects with the applicable health, safety and planning regulations and British and European standards governing fire safety and prevention measures and precautions, the use of gas and electricity and of gas and electric appliances, the use and labelling of soft furnishings, the use of safety signs and signals, the condition of lifts and structural safety (together "the Safety Regulations"); I will ensure, by regular maintenance, inspection and other appropriate measures, that the Property continues to be safe and without risks to health and continues to comply with all applicable Safety Regulations; I will notify the University immediately if the Property no longer complies with any one of the Safety Regulations; I will take out and maintain in force with a reputable insurance company adequate insurance against the accidental death of or personal injury to or illness or disease contracted by any student of the University to whom I let the Property (and any visitor of any such student) arising from the occupation or use of the Property; the information I have provided in Part A of this form is accurate in all respects and I will notify the University immediately of any change in that information; I will make the Property available for inspection by the University within seven days of receiving a written request to that effect from the University; I understand that the standards within the accommodation that landlords are asked to achieve by the University may be more than that which can be enforced in law; 3.2 The University will use its reasonable endeavours to make relevant details of the Property available to students who seek accommodation in the area in which the Property is located. 3.3 The University may at any time within its absolute discretion by written notice to me remove the Property from the Register. The notice need not contain any reasons for the removal and shall be deemed to be received by me within two working days of being posted. The notice will have the effect of terminating the contractual relationship between the University and me on the day specified in the notice. Signed Print Name 4

5 Date Please return a completed, signed and dated copy of this application to: Plymouth University Student Accommodation Office Mary Newman Building Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA Please retain one copy for your records. All new landlords must also sign and return a copy of the Landlords Guidelines Please be aware that the University inspection of your property does not constitute a fire safety risk assessment. The Housing Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 place responsibility on landlords to carry out their own fire safety risk assessment. Guidance on how to undertake your own fire safety risk assessment can be found at these websites: & 5

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