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If a lodger landlord moves out for a few months will the lodger become a tenant?

February 19, 2020 by Tessa Shepperson

Question

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Cristina who is a lodger: I am a lodger and my live-in landlord moved city for a few months. Should he change the contract for a tenancy one during this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: Lodger

Your Law Store – ebooks and forms for Lodger Landlords

October 5, 2016 by Tessa J Shepperson

Your Law Store New Lodger packs

Your Law Store is a small e-commerce website which I run with my long term web designer Gill Bishop. What we sell You will (at the time of writing this) see a promotion for Your Law Store on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Lodger

If my lodger signed an AST form by mistake do I have to protect the deposit?

May 21, 2015 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Jane (not her real name) who is a live in landlord I am a live-in landlord, however I foolishly picked the wrong tenancy for my tenant. I signed an Assured … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: Lodger

Tessa's Tenancy Agreements – resident landlords

November 19, 2013 by Tessa J Shepperson

Part 3 of my  series looking at different types of tenancy agreements. When talking about tenancy agreements for property let by resident landlords we need to be clear whether we are renting to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips and How to Tagged With: Lodger, lodgers, Tenancy Agreement

Do you have to disclose to lodgers that you are a tenant and not the property owner?

August 1, 2013 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Mark (not his real name) who is a tenant / lodger landlord We are in a bit of mess and would love some good advice. We are a couple who have a 12 month AST … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: Lodger, rent

Is my landlord entitled to make these deductions?

June 28, 2013 by Tessa J Shepperson

Here is a question to the blog clinic from Jon who is probably a lodger: I'm afraid this one is rather petty, but I am being threatened with not only part of my deposit being withheld, but also extra … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Readers problems Tagged With: Deposit, Lodger

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The purpose of this blog is to provide information, comment and discussion.

Although Tessa, or guest bloggers, may from time to time, give helpful comments to readers' questions, these can only be based on the information given by the reader in his or her comment, which may not contain all material facts.

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