Is a verbal tenancy agreement legal?
Yes, verbal tenancy agreements are a legal method of tenancy agreement. These types of agreement are not recommended as the tenant and landlord can find problems occur, for example, with rent payments and deposits. This type of agreement can be difficult to enforce because there is often no proof of what has been agreed. If a dispute went to the courts, there would be no written tenancy agreement as evidence, so this could result in one of the parties not getting the rights they believe were verbally agreed upon at the start of the tenancy. However, as with written agreements, oral agreements also provide the landlord and tenant with certain rights; the difference is that they could be more difficult to enforce. For more information see the page on Verbal Tenancy Agreements.
