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 17 – How much paperwork and record keeping is involved?

Day 17 - Keep careful records of everything

Documents and record keeping Although not yet as bad as tenancies, there can still be quite a lot of paperwork involved in renting out a room. It is possible to do things just on a handshake, but this is not really recommended. This is probably a good place to list all the paperwork which could […]