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 (and I should say…
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 tax free under…
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 Bank…
Be careful who you lodge with! Lodging with tunisian immigrant Abder-rahmen Dhaou cost Kynan Eldridge his life. The landlord stabbed him after an altercation about some rent believed to be as little as £50. Much to Mr Eldridge’s family’s distress Dhaou only got a sentance of three years, but the Judge recommended that he be…
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Raising the rent a room tax rebate
The National Landlords Association (NLA) and spareroom.com are both calling for the rent a room tax scheme tax threshold to be increased. It has been £4,200 since 1997 and since then prices have risen considerably. To quote the NLA: “The NLA supports the Raise the Roof campaign’s call for the Rent-a-Room threshold to be increased…