How many lodgers are allowed before HMO registration becomes necessary?
3 years ago | 13 comments
Lodger or tenant?
9:41 AM, 9th August 2023, 3 years ago
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Hello, my situation is a bit complex and I hope I will get some answers here. I was leaving alone in my 4 bedroom house and took on some lodgers to live with me.
In 2020 I got a job in another country and spent time going back and forth to my house in London. I did not change my lodgers’ status but I assumed by then they were considered tenants.
Now in 2023, I am back and I am living back in my house in which I have got my room. Now that I am back do I give them a new tenancy agreement? If yes then as tenants or lodgers?
Thanks,
Flore
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4:24 PM, 11th August 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by David at 11/08/2023 – 15:55
There is a legal requirement to complete Right to Rent checks which appplies to lodgers as well as AST tenants.
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6:58 PM, 11th August 2023, About 3 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Graham Bowcock at 11/08/2023 – 16:24
Yes, I’m aware of the legal requirement. My comment was about its relevance to what preceeded it.