Do you own a property which you have got in a Buy to Let Mortgage from the bank in a variable rate of interest and you are letting that property out to your tenants to earn some extra Dollars which will definitely cover up your monthly repayments? Then you should be aware of the tenant laws which can create problems if you future. You should keep all the documents in place before you let your property out to somebody in the market. A strong legal agreement is the first thing which you need to make first by consulting your lawyer. The agreement needs to be signed properly by both the parties in the presence of the witnesses. The agreement should be registered and proper tax and duty fee should be paid for the agreement. Every month when you are collecting the rent, you should sign a proper rent receipt and give that to your tenant. However, you should keep a counterpart for your future reference.

Free Printable Rent Receipts Templates
If you are worried about getting the format of the receipt that you should provide as the receipt for your rent then you should download it from the internet websites. There are websites where you can log on and download the free printable versions of the rent receipts in the PDF format for free. The only thing you need to do for the download is to type in “Free Rent Receipt Format” in the search bar of your search engine. You will be presented with a number of options from where you need to choose your receipt.

How To Use The Free Rent Receipts
After you have downloaded the free rent receipt templates form the websites, you need to take out the prints. The receipts are usually black and white and can be printed in your home printer in A4 paper sheets. You can customize the sizes of the printouts if you wish. The receipts generally has two identical parts one is for providing to the tenants and the other one is for your future reference which is called the counterpart. Before you hand over the receipt to your tenant, you need to fill in all the details in the required fields with proper information. You need to fill in the date column for the date when you are getting the rent from your tenants.
The next part will be the name of your tenant from whom you are receiving the rent and his permanent address and the Social Security Number. Then the month should be mentioned for which you are collecting the rent and the address of the property for which the person is paying rent for. There is a column for other payments and charges like electricity or other utility bills and the Council taxes, if paid by the tenants. Finally the receipt should properly signed by you and if there is a co owner of the property he or she will also have to sign on it. Without the land lord’s signature the receipt is never considered as valid.