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 [...]
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Lodger Landlords 21 days series – Day 1 – What is a lodger?
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 [...]
Four tips for Landlords on problems with HMOs and HHSRS
At the CLT Housing Conference last Wednesday which I attended, some interesting points were made by David Smith (of Pain Smith Solicitors) in his talk.
Consultation for additional licensing
Local Authorities can apply for additional licensing powers but the regulations include requirements that proper consultation be carried out first with relevant parties, which should include, for example, [...]
Taking in a lodger may invalidate your insurance
This is the subject of an excellent (if worrying) article in today’s Observer. Were you aware that failing to make proper enquiries, or taking in students (which some insurers find particularly objectionable “because the lifestyle of students – bringing friends home and perhaps leaving doors unlocked – poses a greater risk” according to the [...]
Fraudsters target student tenants
Most students living away from home will need to find living accommodation. And where better to do this than one of the many online property services advertising properties to rent? There is just one problem though. That property you really love, may not actually exist!
There is a growing problem of criminals advertising [...]
Tenancy deposit arbitrations – why landlords keep losing
Reading through the excellent ‘Landlord & Buy-to-Let Magazine’ today (September/October 2009 issue), I particularly enjoyed reading the landlords diary at the back by Barry Brunton. This gave some interesting background information on tenancy deposit arbitration’s, which I thought I would share with you.
I was especially interested as a number of readers of this blog [...]
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