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In most cases, your tenancy agreement or contract will say you need your landlord's permission before you can get a lodger. If you need permission and you don’t get it, you might be at risk of eviction. Even if the agreement doesn't say anything about lodgers, it's best to get permission.
- If you want your lodger to move out - Citizens Advice
Call 999 to report them to the police. If you don’t feel...
- Check your rights as a lodger - Citizens Advice
If you’ve been told to move out of the property, you can...
- If you want your lodger to move out - Citizens Advice
- Your lodger is an excluded occupier
- Your lodger has basic protection
- The length of the let
Your lodger is likely to be an excluded occupier if:
•they live in your home
•you or a member of your family share a kitchen, bathroom or living room with them
In this case, you only have to give them ‘reasonable notice’ to end the letting - and you will not have to go to court to evict them.
Your lodger is likely to be an occupier with basic protection if:
•they live in your home
•they do not share any living space with you or your family
If your lodger will not leave when you ask them, you’ll need to get a court order to evict them.
A tenancy or a licence can be either:
•periodic - run indefinitely from 1 rent period to the next
•fixed term - last a set number of weeks, months or years
If you do not agree the length of a let, it will automatically become a periodic let.
You can either: check your tenant’s original documents. view your tenant’s right to rent online if they have a ‘share code’. If you rent your property to someone who does not have the ...
Call 999 to report them to the police. If you don’t feel safe but it’s not an emergency, call 101. Giving your lodger notice to leave. The amount of notice you must give your lodger to move out usually depends on if: you share ‘living space’ with them - for example, a kitchen, living room or bathroom.
You can use your passport or an immigration document to prove your right to rent if it shows you have Home Office permission to be in the UK. The landlord or agent will take copies of your documents. GOV.UK has more on immigration documents you can use to prove your right to rent.
Shelter England. Housing advice. Private renting. Lodgers. You're a lodger if you: rent a room in your landlord's home. share other rooms such as the bathroom or kitchen with your landlord. Use our tenancy checker to check if you're a lodger. Rental agreements for lodgers. Ask for a written contract so it's clear what you've agreed.
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If you’ve been told to move out of the property, you can check your rights if you’re being evicted as a lodger. Check what benefits you can get. You might be able to get some or all your rent paid by claiming the housing element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.
