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Renting a room
If you are renting or thinking of renting a room in someone's home there are some important issues to be aware of. It's worthwhile finding out what the issues are and being aware of your rights.
Knowing your rights
In law, a resident landlord letting is where the landlord and the tenant live in the same building. This includes conversions where they live in different parts of the same property (however long ago the property was converted) but excludes purpose built flats, with landlord and tenant in different flats.
Resident landlord lettings differ from other types of tenancy in two ways: rent and security of tenure. This means that tenants:
- do not have a right to challenge the level of rent that he or she has agreed to pay
- can be given less notice to leave if the landlord wants to end the letting
It is worthwhile reading all the information provided in the leaflet 'Renting rooms in someone's home' and taking legal advice if you are unsure of anything.
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