Renting a room out

[Rosetta]

Wanted to find out if there are any laws regarding this. Does a deposit need to be put in a tenancy deposit scheme like it does if you rent an entire flat/house out? Is it better to include bills in the rent, etc?

[womanofdulwich]

If you look at websites like spare room or monday to friday they have some advice on this

[Chick]

Make sure you check with your insurance company, some insurance is void if you have a lodger.

[cella]

Also think about your neighbours and whether there will be any impact on them e.g. Noise etc

[siousxiesue]

Get a months rent in hand. Include everything, unless you think they may have the heating on constantly, or use all your broadband!

A big area of contention is cleanliness, people have differing standards, so you could always charge enough to get a cleaner?

[MarkT]

Rosetta,

are you now a sole occupant? If there are 2 or more currently in the dwelling, adding another person might create a HMO. The Southwark definition is:

"a dwelling that's occupied by three or more people in two or more households (families), who share at least one basic amenity (kitchen, bathroom or toilet)"