About this home exchange agreement

This is a home exchange agreement, to be used by two house owners to exchange their home on a temporary basis for the purpose of a holiday. It is not an exchange of ownership.

When you have found a suitable house to exchange for yours, this agreement allows you to put your ideas to the other side about how the exchange will work.

This agreement will give you peace of mind that your home is being looked after as you would, leaving you free to enjoy holidaying in new surroundings.

The law in this agreement

There is no law relating specifically to home exchange. That leaves you with plenty of freedom to set the terms you want.

The more thoroughly you specify terms, the more likely your property will be looked after in the way you want it to be. People do live differently, and what may seem common sense to you, might be unusual to someone else. If it is important to you that your possessions are treated in a certain way, it’s best to write down how they should be treated to protect them from unintentional harm. We advise to include them in this agreement, or if that may be too formal, write them down in a schedule and refer to that in the agreement.

This home exchange agreement ensures no legal tenancy rights are afforded the other party because it grants a licence rather than a tenancy.

When to use this home exchange agreement

• Suitable for use by families, couples, individuals or any combination
• Suitable for holidays of any length of time
• Suitable whether the houses are in the Ireland or abroad
• Reuse for each subsequent home exchange you undertake

Agreement features and contents

This agreement covers very thoroughly the practical issues you will face and protects you as far as possible. In a swap situation, it’s important to consider how you would like your home to be looked after, but also your responsibilities in looking after the other party’s home. In several cases, we give you options for your arrangement. Here are just a few:

• Utilities and bills: who will pay and when? Especially important if expensive international telephone calls are made
• Warranties to each other: agreeing in writing those points you covered on the phone
• Condition and repair: who is responsible if the roof starts to leak? Is it insured?
• Damages and breakages
• Obligations and permissions as occupier
• Key pick up
• Rubbish and recycling
• Pets: whether they are allowed, whether they should be looked after
• Early termination: if either party needs to return home suddenly
• Confidentiality about how you live, particularly if your home swap is to be reviewed on Internet sites
• Limitation of liability to each other: the ultimate long stop
• Other legal provisions to protect your interests
• Provision for you to reserve certain areas or rooms to hide away your personal possessions
• Provision for you to describe what extras they are allowed to use: car, boat, fitness machine, and more
• Provision to list people who will occupy your house: you do not want them to have parties!

Reasons to buy from Net Lawman

Full money back guarantee – buy with confidence
This home exchange agreement comes with a no questions asked full money back guarantee. You take no risk that it might not be right. Once you buy it, we’ll give you 30 days to evaluate it in any way you want. If for any reason you’re not happy, just e-mail us and we’ll refund your money in full immediately.

Guidance notes included - prior legal knowledge is not required
Comprehensive guidance notes, written by the author of the document, are included. These notes ensure that you don’t need to be a lawyer or have knowledge of the law to understand which paragraphs you should edit to complete the home exchange agreement.

Minimal editing required
This home exchange agreement has been written specifically in such a way that you don’t need to spend hours editing it. It uses an approach where you remove the sections that aren’t applicable to you, so you don’t have to add any back, write your own, or worry about whether you are using correct legal language.

Paragraphs have been written to stand alone from each other. Removing one that isn’t applicable to your circumstances doesn’t affect the standing of any other in the agreement.

Plain language minimises future disagreements
Your home exchange agreement is real law written in plain language that all parties will understand. This will minimise the likelihood of later disputes.

Buy once – re-use again and again
You can use the home exchange agreement as many times as you like for subsequent house swaps – just create a new document from the master version.

Delivered straight to your inbox
As soon as you complete the secure checkout process, we will send your home exchange agreement straight to your inbox. We will also keep a copy for you for 60 days in our customer area so you can access it even when you are away from your e-mail.

Still unsure whether this is the right document for you?
If you are unsure whether this home exchange agreement is suitable for your particular circumstances, then you have two options. The first is to buy now, evaluate the agreement, and use the 30 day, full money back guarantee to obtain a refund if it isn’t suitable. You take no risk in seeing the document. The second option is to contact us and ask. We can’t offer you legal advice on your situation, but we can help you find the document you want. We aim to respond to your question within 24 hours.