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can he get a 4th tenant ?
silentscream999
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hi,
a friend of mine needs help.
he has a 3 bedroom house and each room is rented to one individual. He has 3 guys living there all claiming housing benefit. He was thinking of renting out one of the downstairs living room ? is he allowed ?
or can he only have a maximum of 3 people claiming and living in his 3 bedroom house ?
a friend of mine needs help.
he has a 3 bedroom house and each room is rented to one individual. He has 3 guys living there all claiming housing benefit. He was thinking of renting out one of the downstairs living room ? is he allowed ?
or can he only have a maximum of 3 people claiming and living in his 3 bedroom house ?
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Is it a HMO? Would his existing tenants move out if they had another forced on them?
(Generally) The more people you put in the worse the house will be treated.0 -
legally i think they would need to turn the place into a HMO which would mean more paperwork and if its a standard 3 bed home the neighbors might well object to having a doss house created next door.0
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I think 3 separate people in 3 separate rooms is already a HMO.
I do hope he's done everything to that property he needs to. To meet legal requirements. Certainly fire doors on the rooms.
It's an HMO because the friend/owner doesn't live there, he's letting the house to 3 separate people as a share.
Adding a 4th would mean the other 3 might move out, especially if their rent weren't reduced appropriately for their loss of amenity space.
Cheeky, greedy, f3cker rings a bell0 -
It depends on the local councils approach to HMOs. If a licence is needed, they may not allow it.
Your 'friend' does realise he already has an HMO doesn't he? The legislation that apples to them?"Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I think 3 separate people in 3 separate rooms is already a HMO.
I do hope he's done everything to that property he needs to. To meet legal requirements. Certainly fire doors on the rooms.
It's an HMO because the friend/owner doesn't live there, he's letting the house to 3 separate people as a share.
Adding a 4th would mean the other 3 might move out, especially if their rent weren't reduced appropriately for their loss of amenity space.
Cheeky, greedy, f3cker rings a bell
:rotfl: you took the words right out of my mouth.0 -
Have the other 3 tenants been asked about this?
Or is this just to increase the yield from the house?. I wouldnt like your 'friend' as a landlord.. I'd tell him where to shove it lol.0 -
what an earth is HMO ? sorry i am kind of new here so do not know these words.
anyways, he has spoken to the other tenants and they are happy. he just wants to know if he gets a 4th guy claiming housing benefit it may look odd to the council. because they may think there is some fraud because of 4 guys claiming on one address.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »
Cheeky, greedy, f3cker rings a bell
that was extremely rude of you. totally uncalled for. what kind of manners is this ? i hope you do not speak like this in public.0 -
silentscream999 wrote: »what an earth is HMO ? sorry i am kind of new here so do not know these words.
anyways, he has spoken to the other tenants and they are happy. he just wants to know if he gets a 4th guy claiming housing benefit it may look odd to the council. because they may think there is some fraud because of 4 guys claiming on one address.
HMO = http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/rentingandletting/privaterenting/housesmultiple/
I strongly suggest your friend does research into what his legal obligations are to his tenants. If he doesn't know what a HMO is then he is unlikely to be fulfilling legal requirements for a gas safety check.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
(If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)0
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