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Things you need to note before signing a tenancy agreement or a lease
After signing a tenancy agreement (or a lease), how should the parties handle the document?
Failure to pay rent
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Sub-letting
Property with mortgage
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Changes on tenancy legislations on 9th July, 2004
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I. Things you need to note before signing a tenancy agreement or a lease

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Table 1

The following table summarises the wording that may be used for the execution clause in a Lease/Tenancy Agreement.

Capacity of parties

Wording commonly used for the execution clause

 

Lease

 

Tenancy Agreement

 

Individual

Signed, sealed and delivered by [name of party]

 

Signed by [name of party]

 

Sole proprietorship

Signed, sealed and delivered by [name of the sole proprietor] trading as [trading name of the sole proprietorship]

CHOPPED WITH the chop of the [Landlord/Tenant] and signed by [name of the sole proprietor] trading as [trading name of the sole proprietorship]

 

Partnership

Signed, sealed and delivered by [names of all partners of the partnership] trading as [trading name of the partnership]

CHOPPED WITH the chop of the [Landlord/Tenant] and signed by [names of all the partners] trading as [trading name of the partnership]

 

Limited company

Sealed with the common seal of [name of the company] and signed by [name(s) of the signatory(ies)], duly authorised by its Board of Directors 

Signed for and on behalf of the [Landlord/Tenant, with company chop] by [name of signatory], duly authorised by its Board of Directors