A new Monday to Friday lodger agreement

Monday to Friday

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

Why not give them a try?

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 […]

Five tips on how to avoid creating a tenancy when renting a granny annex

A granny annex

Avoiding a tenancy in a self contained letting I did an advice recently for a client who wanted to let out some self contained accommodation in his house (effectively a ‘granny annex’) but was anxious to avoid creating a tenancy. Although this is covered in part here,  I thought that it might be worth repeating […]

How to deal with a disappearing lodger (and get your room back)

Disappearing like a Cheshire cat

When I mean disappearing lodger, I don’t mean one who fades away like the Cheshire Cat!  I mean the tenant who just goes off and never comes back.  Generally owing you rent. I had an email from a reader about this just the other day, who said, quite rightly that this is not covered in […]

Day 15 – Should you use a lodger agreement?

Day 15 - It is probably best to have a formal lodger agreement signed

Taking in a lodger is not the same as taking in a tenant, and a formal lodger agreement is less essential. Many lodger landlords never use a formal written agreement, and operate on a handshake and mutual trust. However although this is fine when things are going well, if there are any problems, it is […]