tenants vs home based business

PasturesNew

I am self-employed, I sit on the sofa eating crisps and writing stuff online.

If I build a business out of that (thinking about it), I'd sit on the sofa eating crisps and doing stuff online for other people ... leaving the sofa/crisps about 3x a month to drive to the client's premises for a review (if I really had to, don't really want to leave the sofa/crisps).

Some businesses don't impact on the property at all, nor do they add risk to the LL. In fact, if I'm sitting on the sofa eating crisps 24/7 then I'm less likely to be burgled, so it won't have a smashed door/windows and issues like that.

N79

tbs624 wrote: »

I think the concern here would be that the LL, if consenting to the T running a business from the property , may inadvertently grant the T the option to automatically renew the tenancy, rendering it no longer held under an AST agreement but subject to the LL&TA 1954?

This will depend on which of Lord Denning's four examples any proposal from a T falls! Oh if only he had actually decided to clarify this issue. You know it must be a mess when Lord Denning says "I found all these matters so confusing that I do not propose to attempt a solution today".

Of course such an action may also be to the LL's advantage as the T will lose their "assured" status. Perhaps not much of a benefit for ASTs but if I was more of a !!!!!!! then I might have tried this on one of my AT Ts who I know is running a mail order / ebay business from the property!

There may be conditions within the LLs mortgage or insurance policy which preclude the running of businesses (general or specific) On NEH's point, one property of mine had a very specific covenant about certain businesses not being operated from the premises.

If the property is leasehold, a T running a business may need permission not just from the LL, but from the FHer

Indeed, all of which should be taken into consideration in negotiations between LL and T.

prudryden

PasturesNew wrote: »

I am self-employed, I sit on the sofa eating crisps and writing stuff online.

If I build a business out of that (thinking about it), I'd sit on the sofa eating crisps and doing stuff online for other people ... leaving the sofa/crisps about 3x a month to drive to the client's premises for a review (if I really had to, don't really want to leave the sofa/crisps).

Some businesses don't impact on the property at all, nor do they add risk to the LL. In fact, if I'm sitting on the sofa eating crisps 24/7 then I'm less likely to be burgled, so it won't have a smashed door/windows and issues like that.

LOL - I hope the sofa belongs to you just in case your weight causes damage from all those sodas and crisps. Sounds like you work for the FSA.

RobertoMoir

I think it does depend on the type of business - and on any stipulations the LL themselves is under from e.g. a covenant as suggested.

I think there's a very big difference from doing a bit of blogging for money or ebaying from home and fixing cars for money in the driveway every weekend.