What's the difference between tenancy and undertenancy?

Tenancy


Definition:

  • (n.) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another.
  • (n.) A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Chaytor had claimed £12,925 between 2005 and 2006 for renting a flat in Regency Street, Westminster, producing a tenancy agreement purporting to show that he was paying £1,175 a month in rent to the landlord, Sarah Elizabeth Rastrick.
  • (2) The Guardian view on Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech: he won a hearing not the argument | Editorial Read more The insecurity of many tenancies and the increased number of families moved out of their local areas, away from family and support networks, because of housing shortages and welfare cuts, was pinpointed as a key problem.
  • (3) A bitter battle between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham for tenancy of the stadium, which originally cost £429m to build, was won by the east London club but the deal was later scrapped due to "legal paralysis" amid a welter of challenges.
  • (4) A joint tenancy is a form of co-ownership in which two or more persons hold a single interest in property and each co-owner has the right of survivorship.
  • (5) In England and Wales, the three schemes are the Deposit Protection Service , mydeposits and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme .
  • (6) This paper has arisen from an investigation of the lives and circumstances of 88 people who are mentally handicapped and living in their own homes or tenancies.
  • (7) Landlords can, however, add specific requirements into an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) contract concerning changing utility providers, especially where switching supplier could result in alterations to the property, said Chris Norris, head of policy at the National Landlords Association .
  • (8) Some issues have existed for decades: land inheritance practices, customary duty of care disproportionately burdening women and exploitative tenancy agreements.
  • (9) I’d told the landlord I wanted to make a home for myself and my daughter and asked him about the tenancy being only one year but he said not to worry, it would be renewed.
  • (10) Our presence underwrites the multi-use legacy of the stadium and our contribution alone will pay back more than the cost of building and converting the stadium over the course of our tenancy.” West Ham added in a later statement: “The worldwide draw of hosting the most popular and watched football league in the world in such an iconic venue will add value to any sponsorship and commercial agreements related to the stadium, which the public purse stands to further benefit from.
  • (11) A further 16,440 were made through the “accelerated procedure”, which can be used by either type of landlord to evict tenants on assured shorthold tenancies.
  • (12) Germany has many people in rented accommodation, but they also have much stronger tenancy laws and a much longer-term and less rapacious investment model.
  • (13) This change has been somewhat under the radar, but it is profound and very damaging for the future of the capital.” The National Housing Federation (NHF), which represents housing associations, said its members were being forced to convert tenancies because of George Osborne’s deep cuts in investment budgets.
  • (14) Tenancy advocates claimed this was the result of an aggressive campaign of intimidation by the the building’s managers to get them out and clear the way for luxury development.
  • (15) Also watch out for tenancy renewal fees and late payment fees.
  • (16) Hong Kong Rent: HK$40,000 (£3,160) shared between two Deposit: Three months rent Property: Two-bedroom, 84 sq m apartment with pool, gym, sauna, playground, shuttle-bus, concierge, gardens, car park and clubhouse Tenancy length: Two years Adrian Warr Adrian Warr, 35, moved to Hong Kong for a new job in PR earlier this year.
  • (17) But as "excluded occupiers" without tenancies, lodgers have very few rights and can be easily evicted if something goes wrong (the landlord only has to give "reasonable notice").
  • (18) They will be placed on a starter tenancy and remain responsible for the payment of any rent arrears and related costs accrued.
  • (19) But in many parts of London and other cities across the south-east this has very quickly simply translated into much higher rents, no requirement to offer lifetime tenancies, and shorter leases.
  • (20) "I was then offered £5,000 to renounce the right of my wife to succeed me in the tenancy, which I did accept.

Undertenancy


Definition:

  • (n.) Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an undertenant.

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