The 21 days of tips series has now concluded. It will however remain on the blog as a guide for anyone who wants to take in a lodger. Here is a summary of the final seven posts. As before the headings are links taking you to the post:
Day 15 – Should you use a lodger [...]
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Lodger Landlord 21 days of tips – the final week, days 15 to 21
Lodger Landlord 21 days of tips – the middle section, days 8 to 14
The second week of tips for Lodger Landlords has now passed. See below the topics covered (the headings are links which will take you to the posts):
Day 8 – What about tax and council tax?
This tip looks at the government’s rent a room scheme, and SpareRoom.com’s Raise the Roof campaign.
Day 9 – How do you [...]
Lodger Landlord 21 days of tips – the first week
The first week of tips for Lodger Landlords have now been published on my Lodger Landlord web-site. The daily topics are as follows (the headings are links which will take you to the posts):
Day 1 – What is a lodger?
This looks at whether there is a legal definition of a lodger and gives advice on [...]
Lodger Landlords 21 days series – Day 1 – What is a lodger?
What is a lodger? “Thats a silly question” you will probably say, “Everyone knows what a lodger is!”. Someone who lodges. Indeed the free online dictionary defines it as ‘One that lodges, especially one who rents and lives in a furnished room’. So that clear. Or is it?
As a lawyer [...]
Five things you didn’t know about rent
Did you know that:
1. Rent is payable in arrears, unless the tenancy agreement specifically says it should be paid in advance
2. Rent is due in the morning of the rent day given in the tenancy agreement (or as agreed if there is no tenancy agreement), but is not overdue until after midnight
3. If rent is [...]
Tessa’s 21 days of tips for Lodger Landlords
Christmas and the New Year is now over. Soon the bills will start rolling in. Can you afford to pay them? If you are going to be in difficulties, one time honoured way of earning a bit of extra cash is to take in a lodger (particularly as you can earn £4,250 [...]
How to protect yourself against rogue landlords
An interesting article in the Cash section of the Observer today looks at the increasing tendency of tenants to check up on their landlords before signing a tenancy agreement. And quite right too! As has been reported on this blog in the past, innocent tenants have been known lose their homes at short notice and [...]
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