Can I change what's in the tenancy agreement?

Yes — you can read the whole agreement before sending, rewrite or remove any clause, and add an addendum. Only the disclaimer and signature block are fixed.

Before sending, the full agreement is shown clause by clause with this tenancy's names, address, rent and dates filled in. Any clause can be edited — heading and wording — or cleared to remove it, and Reset to standard wording puts it back. Preview PDF shows the exact document that will be sent. You can also choose which optional clauses to include and add a free-text addendum.

Two things can't be edited: the disclaimer at the top, and the signature block at the end, which is what the e-signing service places the signature fields on.

Some clauses are marked States the law — the deposit, rent increases, pets, children living at the property, ending the tenancy, the written statement of terms, late payment interest and your repairing duties among them. You can still edit them, but you'll see what the law says while you do, and you'll need to confirm you understand before sending. The law applies whatever the agreement says, and a term that contradicts it may be unenforceable or a breach in itself.

If you change any clause, the agreement tells your tenant which ones were changed from Tenarize's standard wording and that Tenarize hasn't reviewed them.

Some clauses appear conditionally rather than by choice. A late payment of rent clause is always rendered, worded to match whatever interest rate you've configured (or to say plainly that no interest applies). A shared-building clause covering common parts and superior-lease obligations appears only for property types that genuinely sit inside a larger building.

The clause selections, any wording you changed, and the addendum text are stored against the signature request itself, so the record of what was sent survives even after the template is later updated.

Not legal advice

These answers describe how Tenarize works and summarise the law in England as the product implements it. They are not legal advice about your situation, and the law changes. For free independent help, Citizens Advice and Shelter both cover renting in England; for anything unusual or contested, take advice from a solicitor.

Tenarize does not currently support Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose tenancy regimes are different.

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