Welcome to this first post on the Lodger Landlord website and blog.

From 1 February, I will start of my ’21 days of tips for Lodger Landlords’ series, which will be published in the blog section of this site.

This will feature a different post every day for 21 days, on different aspects of renting a room to lodgers. Starting with a legal definition of what a lodger is, the tips will take you through the whole process, through checking that you are legally entitled to rent out a room to a lodger, information about your legal obligations, preparing for your lodger, finding one and checking him out before offering him the room, looking after him while he is with you, and getting rid of him if he proves unsatisfactory.

I hope you will read and enjoy the posts.  I also hope you will add your comments, stories and your own tips.  Although you will find all the posts here, why not sign up to my Lodger Landlord mailing list?  Then you will not miss any, and will be able to keep them all on your computer for easy access.  Signing up is easy (and completely free) – just fill in the form below (or the one on the right if you prefer not to give your name) and then follow the on screen instructions.

In the meantime I will be tweeting lodger landlord related twitter tips which you can track by searching against #lodgerlandlord.

If there is anything particular you will want me to cover in my 21 days series, please leave a comment and I will try to include it.