The Tenant Fees Act and Lodger Landlords
Discussing how the Tenant Fees Act 2019 affects lodger agreements and the fees landlords can charge
Problems when would be lodger landlords are tenants
More and more people are finding it harder and harder to manage financially. One solution, if you have a spare room in your house or flat, is to take in a lodger. There are a lot of good points about this: It will give you a bit of extra income It will provide a home […]
Lodger Landlords now need to carry out right to rent checks or risk a penalty
Lodger Landlords now need to carry out right to rent checks or risk a penalty charge. However you can now get a right to rent checklist from my Your Law Store site to help you.
Rent a room allowance increased to £7,500
There was good news for lodger landlords in the July 2015 budget as the Chancellor announced a ‘rent a room’ tax allowance increase from £4,250 to £7,500. This was long overdue and indeed Spareroom.co.uk had been campaigning for this for years. This came into force from April 2016. The increased tax allowance will make it […]
A new Monday to Friday lodger agreement
Lodgers don’t aways stay all week. Some lodger like to go back home at the weekends. This is good for them, as they pay a bit less, and good for the landlord, who gets the use of the room back at the weekends. Sometimes for their guests, sometimes to use for things like drying clothes, […]
New lodger packs now on sale in the shop
Are you about to look for a new lodger? If so, you may be interested in our New Lodger pack. The forms pack includes : a telephone enquiry form a lodger information / application form a set of letters you can use when requesting references (including employer, bank etc) our housing benefit letter of authority […]
Dealing with lodgers possessions that they leave behind
After your lodger has gone Your lodger has left, but she seems to have left half of her belongings behind. Or you may have evicted your lodger and be wondering what to do with all their things. The first thing to remember is that they do not belong to you. They belong to the lodger. […]
I think my lodgers an alien!
The Doctor is a lodger It will not have escaped the Whovians among you a few years ago the Doctor became a lodger for a few days. But could your lodger be the timelord? Consider the following: Did he turn up out of the blue, before your card had gone into the Post Office window? Did […]
When can you use an injunction?
We want an injunction, please! Many years ago when I was a trainee solicitor, my principal and I saw some new clients, a middle-aged man and his wife. His new wife as it turned out. “We want to get an injunction against my daughter” he began, his wife nodding in the background, all blonde curls […]
Should you provide meals for your lodgers?
Lodgers meals – my experience When I started taking in lodgers, they were mostly foreign students on short English courses at my local university. Part of the deal was that I would provide them with meals and talk to them over dinner. Talking in English with a ‘family’ was an important part of their experience. […]