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Cadastre

HM Land Registry

Address: Trafalgar House, 1 Bedford Park, Croydon CR0 2AQ

+44 300 006 0411

Notaries

Law Society

Address: 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL

+44 20 7242 1222

Rental contract

LEASE AGREEMENT
under the law of United Kingdom (GB). Tenancy rules: Housing Act 1988 (AST in England); equivalent rules in Scotland/Wales/NI.

Premises: ____________, ____________, United Kingdom
Land register: HM Land Registry — https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry
Notary / solicitor: Solicitor / conveyancer (Law Society) — https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

1. PARTIES
LANDLORD: name ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________.
TENANT: name ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________, email ____________, phone ____________.
Attorneys-in-fact: ____________.

2. PROPERTY
Address: ____________, ____________. Title / unit / plot: ____________. Area ______ m², layout ____________, floor ____________, residential / commercial ____________. Share of common parts: ____________.
The landlord may let the premises. The tenant inspected them and takes them in a condition fit for use (fit for human habitation; inventory and check-in) unless the handover protocol says otherwise.

3. DECLARATIONS
Handover protocol: condition, furniture, meters. Rent and service charges. Common parts are not exclusive. Extra occupants (other than close family if United Kingdom law so provides) need written consent. Household changes within 14 days. Max occupants: ______. Names: ____________.

4. TERM
From ___.___.______ to ___.___.______ / open-ended. Handover by ___.___.______. Notice / renewal: notice / s.21 or s.8 as applicable; no self-help eviction. If neither party gives notice 2 months before expiry, the parties may roll for 12 months.

5. RENT AND SERVICES
Rent ____________ GBP per month. Service advances ____________ GBP (water, heat, cleaning, waste / other). Excluded: electricity, gas. Meters transferred within 10 business days. Total ____________ GBP. Account ____________, bank ____________. Index: official CPI of United Kingdom. Annual reconciliation; balance in 10 days. First pro-rata ____________ GBP.

6. RENT DEPOSIT
Amount ____________ GBP. Rule: tenancy deposit must be protected in an authorised scheme (England/Wales). May be used for arrears and damage; must be topped up. Remainder returned after handover and service account.

7. LANDLORD
Deliver habitable premises; maintain the building. Access after notice; without notice in emergency.

8. TENANT
Pay on time; house rules. Repairs: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 s.11 (structure, heat, water). No work on utilities without consent. Sublet, pets, alterations — written consent. Insurance: ____________.

9. ENDING THE TENANCY
notice / s.21 or s.8 as applicable; no self-help eviction. No self-help eviction. State the ground in any notice. Cure letter first if the breach can be remedied.

10. RETURN
Normal wear, all keys, protocol. Delayed vacation: occupation fee equal to rent; clearance at tenant’s cost.

11. NOTICES
Writing / email in clause 1. Residence registration only with consent; deregister within 30 days if United Kingdom law so requires.

12. FINAL
Governing law: United Kingdom. Annex: handover protocol.
____________, ___.___.______. Landlord ____________    Tenant ____________

Nemo template. It does not replace a mandatory local form.

Sale contract

REAL-ESTATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
a stand-alone deed draft (this is NOT the earnest-money / deposit contract)

Law of United Kingdom (GB).
Sale rules: exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer.
Local form: Local law (solicitor/conveyancer model): a solicitor or licensed conveyancer usually runs completion; title passes through the land registry. A civil-law notary is not required for a typical sale, but title due diligence is.

Property: ____________, ____________, United Kingdom
Register: HM Land Registry — https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry
Notary / completion: Solicitor / conveyancer (Law Society) — https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

This document is the sale. Earnest money / reservation / arras is a SEPARATE deposit agreement between the same parties. Nemo is not a party and does not hold the price.

1. PARTIES
SELLER: name / company ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________, marital status / spousal consent ____________, completion account ____________.
BUYER: name / company ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________, email ____________, phone ____________, account ____________.
Attorneys-in-fact: ____________ (power annexed). Co-owners and shares: ____________.

2. PROPERTY SOLD
The seller sells and the buyer buys: ____________, ____________.
Title / folio ____________. Unit / plot ____________. Area ______ m². Use: dwelling / house / commercial ____________. Share of common parts and land: ____________.
Appurtenances: cellar no. ______, parking no. ______, garden / other ____________ — included / excluded.
Chattels per inventory (annex B): in the price / extra / not transferred.

3. SELLER’S STATEMENTS
3.1. Sole owner / entitled to transfer (share ______).
3.2. Free of mortgage, easement, pre-emption, tenancy, dispute and attachment except: ____________. Those burdens: discharged by registration / assumed by buyer / other ____________.
3.3. Taxes, charges and services due before handover: seller, unless agreed otherwise.
3.4. Known defects (damp, noise, legal and factual): ____________. Energy certificate: attached / not required ____________.
3.5. Buyer inspected on ___.___.______ (visit note annexed).

4. PRICE
Price (with appurtenances in clause 2): ____________ GBP (in words: ____________).
Fixed price, exclusive / inclusive of VAT ______ % under United Kingdom law.
Separate deposit agreement no. / dated ____________: deposit ____________ GBP is credited to the price when the balance is paid. If there is no deposit, the whole price follows clause 5.

5. PAYMENT TIMETABLE (NOT THE DEPOSIT CONTRACT)
5.1. Balance ____________ GBP to:
☐ notary / solicitor client account ____________
☐ bank escrow ____________
by ___.___.______ / on signing / on filing for registration.
5.2. Release to the seller: after filing / after the buyer is registered — choose: ____________.
5.3. Nemo does not receive the price. Listing fees on Nemo are another contract.

6. AUTHENTIC DEED AND REGISTRATION
If United Kingdom law requires a notarial deed / solicitor completion, the parties attend Solicitor / conveyancer (Law Society) — https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/ by ___.___.______.
The register application is filed by: notary / buyer / seller. Fee paid by: ____________.
Title passes under mandatory United Kingdom law (usually by registration), not by signing this template alone if form is insufficient.

7. HANDOVER
Keys, codes, papers, meter readings and protocol: registration day / signing day / other ___.___.______.
Risk passes under exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer. Building insurance until handover: seller.

8. TAXES AND COSTS
Acquisition / transfer tax / VAT / seller’s CGT: ____________ per exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer.
Notary, register, extracts: ____________. Each party its lawyer unless agreed otherwise.

9. BUYER’S STATEMENTS
Funds / loan no. ____________. Source of funds shown to the stakeholder. Not insolvent. Spousal consent if needed: ____________.

10. WITHDRAWAL AND DEFECTS
Withdrawal and defect claims follow United Kingdom law. Hidden defects the seller knew and hid are the seller’s risk within the statute.
Unjustified refusal to cooperate on registration = damages plus penalty ____________ GBP (in addition to any separate deposit contract).

11. PERSONAL DATA
Only for this sale, stakeholder, bank, notary, cadastre (GDPR).

12. ANNEXES
Register extract, root of title, plan, EPC, visit note, inventory, filing draft, separate deposit agreement (if any).

13. FINAL
Governing law United Kingdom. Courts at the property. Changes in writing. Copies: ______.
____________, ___.___.______.
Seller ____________          Buyer ____________
Notary / solicitor ____________

Nemo template. Without the local required form, title usually does not pass.

Purchase deposit (seller and buyer)

PURCHASE-DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
between seller and buyer
(reservation / earnest money / down-payment toward a future sale)

Law of United Kingdom (GB).
Sale of land: exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer.
Deposit / earnest money: reservation fee / 5–10% deposit on exchange, held by solicitor as stakeholder.

Property: ____________, ____________, United Kingdom
Register: HM Land Registry — https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry
Notary / stakeholder: Solicitor / conveyancer (Law Society) — https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/

This is NOT a rent deposit and NOT the sale contract. The sale is a SEPARATE purchase agreement (notarial deed / register filing under exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer). This paper is only the earnest / reservation. Nemo does not hold the price.

1. PARTIES
SELLER: ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________, account ____________.
BUYER: ____________, address ____________, ID / company no. ____________, email ____________, phone ____________.
Attorneys / spousal consent: ____________.

2. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD
The seller will sell and the buyer will buy: ____________, ____________.
Title / unit / plot: ____________. Area ______ m². Parking / cellar: ____________. Known encumbrances: ____________.
Purchase price: ____________ GBP (in words ____________).

3. DEPOSIT
The buyer pays ____________ GBP (______ % of the price) by ___.___.______ to:
☐ notary / solicitor client account ____________
☐ bank escrow ____________
☐ other account ____________.
The stakeholder’s receipt is proof of payment.

4. PURPOSE
The deposit secures (a) the buyer’s duty to sign the sale / attend completion by clause 6; (b) the seller’s duty not to sell to a third party and to cooperate on the deed and registration. On completion it is credited to the price unless agreed as a separate penalty.

5. WALKING AWAY
5.1. Buyer default without clause 7: deposit may be forfeited to the seller, subject to reservation fee / 5–10% deposit on exchange, held by solicitor as stakeholder.
5.2. Seller default without clause 7: deposit returned plus the same amount again (double) or damages — choose: ____________.
5.3. The stakeholder pays out on joint instruction, a court order or the notary’s direction.

6. TIME FOR THE SALE
Sale deed / completion by ___.___.______ at Solicitor / conveyancer (Law Society) — https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/. Seller: fresh register extract and defect statement. Buyer: source of funds and mortgage offer if any.

7. CONDITIONS
Mortgage by ___.___.______; clean title; pre-emption; foreign-buyer permit. If a condition fails without fault, the deposit is returned within ______ days with no penalty.

8. COSTS
Stakeholder fee ____________. Taxes and fees: exchange of contracts + completion; HM Land Registry transfer. Each party pays its own lawyer unless agreed otherwise.

9. DATA
Personal data only for this reservation, the bank, notary and cadastre (GDPR). Re-advertising the property while reserved: forbidden / allowed ____________.

10. RELATION TO THE SALE
After the separate purchase agreement is signed and the price paid, the deposit is credited to the price unless it was a stand-alone penalty. Title does not pass on this deposit paper.

11. HANDOVER
This contract does not hand over the property. Keys and protocol follow the sale / registration.

12. ANNEXES
Unsigned draft sale, register extract, ID, escrow details, spousal consent.

13. FINAL
Governing law United Kingdom. Courts at the property. Changes in writing. Copies: ______.
____________, ___.___.______. Seller ____________  Buyer ____________  Stakeholder ____________

Nemo is not the stakeholder. Listing fees on Nemo are a separate contract with the platform.

Full templates for European countries, for review only. They do not replace a notarial deed, a solicitor or land-registry filing. Have a local lawyer read the document before you sign.