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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…
Information and guidance for local authorities compiling the P1E quarterly data returns on homelessness.
You should read this booklet if you rent (or are thinking of renting) in a property where the landlord also lives.
Includes right to rent checks, evicting tenants, tenancy agreements and deposit protection schemes
How statistics on rents, lettings and tenancies are compiled, including information about what is shown by each table and discontinued tables.
Good practice guide for landlords who live in the same property as their tenants.
Annual release on accommodation status of offenders post release from custody and on community sentences. Covers those who are housed, homeless or rough sleeping.
This measure introduces a shared occupancy test to the rent-a-room relief rules.
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