Create a tenancy agreement

Use this service to create a private residential tenancy agreement to give a tenant.

You'll usually need to create this type of tenancy agreement when setting up a new tenancy as a private landlord.

What you’ll need

To create the tenancy agreement, you’ll need the following information:

• your name
• the tenant's name
• the property’s address
• the tenancy start date
• the rent amount
• how often the tenant will pay rent
• any deposit amount
• the name of the tenancy deposit scheme you’re using
• your letting agent’s name, address and registration number, if you’re using one

Create the tenancy agreement online

You can use our online form to create a tenancy agreement and the easy read notes that explain it. This means you’ll have one document to give your tenant.

You must complete the full form. You cannot save and return to it.

We do not store any of the details you enter. Find out more about our use of data.

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Download a template agreement and notes

You can download a template model tenancy agreement and easy read notes to print and fill in. You must give both documents to the tenant.

On the tenancy agreement you must not change or remove any of the bold text. You’re legally required to include that.

Download the model tenancy agreement template on gov.scot.

Download the easy read notes on gov.scot.