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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…
Landlord responsibilities when renting out your property, including making repairs, health and safety, increasing the rent and changing regulated tenancies.
The rules about private renting are changing on 1 May 2026. Check how this…
You must keep your property in good condition, and any gas or electrical…
If you let your property to several tenants who are not members of the…
When you rent out property you may have to pay tax. You can choose to pay…
There are special rules for changing rents and terms for regulated…
Apply for an injunction if you've been a victim of domestic abuse - non-molestation or occupation orders - who can apply, serving documents and attending a hearing.
You can apply for an ‘injunction’ if you’ve been the victim of domestic…
You can usually apply if you’re a victim of domestic abuse and the person…
You can apply for an occupation order if you’re a victim of domestic abuse…
You can apply for a non-molestation or occupation order: online by email…
You’ll be given a document called a ‘Notice of Proceedings’ by the court.…
Your hearing will be held in private (sometimes called ‘in chambers’). In…
You can apply to extend an existing injunction if you still need…
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
Paper draws on interviews with activists conducting evacuations from Russian occupied territories in Ukraine.
The UK has reaffirmed its support for Georgian sovereignty at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and called out Russian occupation of Georgian territory
This analysis looks at household overcrowding and under-occupation for different ethnic groups in England and Wales using 2011 Census data. It uses household occupancy ratings based on the number of bedrooms, compared for different ethnic groups of Household Reference Person...
Owner occupiers' housing costs, produced in line with European guidance to meet commission regulation number 93/2013.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
Initial findings from the English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025 on the profile of household and dwellings, household demographics, housing costs and affordability, household moves, and wellbeing.
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