A Tenancy Agreement, also referred to as a Residential Tenancy Agreement, Short Assured Tenancy, or Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement, is a contract that sets out the obligations and expectations of the relationship of a landlord and tenant(s) during the tenancy.

You may use a Tenancy Agreement if you are leasing a house, flat, house share, flat share, or room to, or from, another party.

A tenancy may either be for a fixed period, which means it ends on a certain date, or it may be periodic, which means that it runs on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.