Following on from this morning’s blog post on licenses, I have recieved the following blog clinc post from Robert: Hi. I’ve read with interest (and thanks) Tessa’s blogs on “leave versus licence” and have a (perhaps obvious) follow on question: If I own an HMO with, say, 5 rooms let to separate individuals, can I…
Here is a blog clinic entry from Claire: I’m currently a tenant in a shared household that I moved into 3 weeks ago. When moving in I was told that it was a professional, non smoking household. I was not at the house the first week of tenancy due to a planned holiday. But when…
Problems with a co tenant … I recieved this Landlord Law Blog Clinic entry today from Sharon (not her real name): I have a 6 months tenancy contract for where I am living at present. It is a joint tenancy with a friend. When we were getting ready to move in she, conveniently, informed me…
Lots of people share rented property. Maybe you do. Here are five things you may not have realised: 1. All of the tenants are collectively ‘the tenant’ This means that they are generally dealt with as a group rather than individually. For example 2. All tenants are liable for all the rent jointly So if…
This blog post is for tenants who rent a room (or two) in a shared house where they share facilities, such as kitchen and living room, in the property with other tenants. I was prompted to write this as I had an email from a tenant who said that one of his co-tenants smokes cannabis…
It often happens. You enthusiastically sign up to rent a shared house with friends, but then have second thoughts. Maybe your plans change and you need to live elsewhere. Or maybe it’s that really can’t put up with your co-tenants’ irritating mannerisms or low personal hygiene standards. However there is a problem. There is no…
Tenants sharing rented property Lots of people share rented property and often it works out. However sometimes it doesn’t. You need to be quite cautious about sharing a property with a friend, as if it all goes wrong it can turn out nasty. Depending on the friend of course. Tenants – consider the following points:…
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