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Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
You’re a resident landlord if you let out part of a property which is your…
The Rent a Room Scheme lets you earn up to a threshold of £7,500 per year…
The way you share your home with a lodger affects what kind of tenancy…
Rent You can charge what you want for rent but should agree the amount…
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence If your lodger is an excluded…
Your property may be classed as an House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) if…
Northern Tribunal Judge P Barber and Tribunal Member A Hossain sitting on 1 February 2024
Southern Region, Mrs J Coupe FRICS (Chairman), Miss C Barton BSc MRICS and Mr M Woodrow MRICS on 12 February 2024
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Mr Harris on 12 April 2019
Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation.
Toolkit for local authorities, housing providers and support organisations in the social rented sector, providing information on the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Midlands region, Mr I.D. Humphries BSc (Est.Man) FRICS and Mr J Arain on 17 August 2022
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Professor Robert Abbey & Ms Sue Coughlin MCIEH Dated 02 September 2019
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
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