tenancy agreement for a lodger

[Paul the 6th]

anyone know where to get one? Is it safe to use a suitably altered template from the net or would amending it yourself void it? What makes them legally binding (i.e. having a witness/spare copies kept away from the 2 parties entering the agreement etc)?

Thanks in advance, Pt6

[Fallout]

More importantly mate, I think I speak for everyone here, is your tenant female and is she fit?

[Teejayexc]

More importantly mate, I think I speak for everyone here, is your tenant female and is she fit?

:confused:




I thought you were gay?

[Paul the 6th]

No he's a fella, but yeah he is quite tidy. You'll love him Si... Lived with women on and off for the past 5 years mate, NO MORE, THEY'RE ALL MENTAL.

[chris8886]

More importantly mate, I think I speak for everyone here, is your tenant female and is she fit?

+1, you're quite right si!

No he's a fella, but yeah he is quite tidy. You'll love him Si... Lived with women on and off for the past 5 years mate, NO MORE, THEY'RE ALL MENTAL.

you're not going gay on us are you paul?!

[Paul the 6th]

I knew I should have posted this on money saving expert...

And I'm only gay for your chrissy bear.

[chris8886]

I knew I should have posted this on money saving expert...

And I'm only gay for your chrissy bear.

excellent! love you too mr sexy sixth! ;)

[EssexDave]

A contract is legally binding provided there is consideration (his money in exchange for a place to stay), that you both intended to be bound by the terms, and that you both agreed to them.

Provided you have all that, whatever form it takes is legally 'fine'. Obviously you want it in writing and you want it at least signed.

I'd grab a template online and make sure it includes everything you need.

[Fallout]

I thought you were gay?

Any grounds for that assumption, or do you just assume everyone is gay until proven otherwise? :rolleyes:

No he's a fella, but yeah he is quite tidy. You'll love him Si... Lived with women on and off for the past 5 years mate, NO MORE, THEY'RE ALL MENTAL.

:smt038 What is he bringing as a house warming gift? It's obviously either gold, frankincense or myrrh. :D

I knew I should have posted this on money saving expert...

I would've been helpful if I'd had anything useful to say. Sorry dude! :)

[Neeja]

One other thing to be aware of (unrelated to the agreement) - if you take on a tenant, speak to your home insurer (if you have home insurance), as having a tenant in there may make certain sections of the policy void in certain circumstances unless they were aware of the tenant.

[metalmonkey]

The lodger would be on licence.

You can't have AST becasue, you live in the property and your a live landlord. Thats the difference between the two. The agreement can be writing on verbal, though I'd have a written argreement if were you.

Have quick search on the web it will bring up the info you need. What you need is a licence agreement, if you take a deposit I'd also check if you need to register it with one of the teancy deposit schemes.

Best of luck.

[Bri w]

And I'm only gay for your chrissy bear.

You 2 timing hussy

[andrewsmith]

One other thing to be aware of (unrelated to the agreement) - if you take on a tenant, speak to your home insurer (if you have home insurance), as having a tenant in there may make certain sections of the policy void in certain circumstances unless they were aware of the tenant.

Also check the Mortgage as most have clauses in there against renting/ lodging/ running a rent boy empire from the back bedroom* ;)



*Runs away

[Paul the 6th]

:thumbsup: cheers everyone. And Bri, I just wanna say, many people probably feel the same way, but from me atleast.... I definitely would.

[Runako]

You can live in the property and rent if its divided into seperate living spaces but I imagine this isn't the case. You can call Leeds Landlord Accreditation Scheme for local advice - 0844 8871406. And if you take a deposit under license you won't need to protect it as its not a tenancy. In my experience renting/co-habiting with friends seems fraught with problems so you should be as upfront and detailed about how things are gonna work. Otherwise just don't discuss or plan anything and work things out as you go along.

[Dave20046]

I just got one off amazon for a few quid , might have a digital copy around somewhere

[Dave20046]

DAlso check the Mortgage as most have clauses in there against renting/ lodging/ running a rent boy empire from the back bedroom* ;)



*Runs away

Few don't allow one lodger as the government are trying to encourage it , you don't have to declare it as taxable but I think theRe's an option where you can and the claim back on various bits.. a bit less straight forward but might be worth more, especially if you're already self employed and filling a tax return in

[Spank86]

Wasn't there a thing where you were allowed up to £350 a month tax free from a lodger?

[Dave20046]

It's about £4.5k pa (might be £3.5k actually) just google rent a room scheme UK.

[Spank86]

4250 apparently

https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home/the-rent-a-room-scheme