Renting troubles

22225

if my friend was desperate to stay until they found somewhere i think i'd let them be my house guest for probably a month or so. Surely this is ok??? definitely if t was a family member. if they slept on the sofa and lived out of a suitcase, i think this must be ok,surely?????!!! assuming they didn't pay rent and it was just a favour in their hour of need?

i understand the HMO rules make a bit of a difference, but surely you can have guests????

clutton_2

we are not arguing that you cannot have a guest... we are arguing tht OP refuses to listen to a wide range of MSE wise posters saying the same thing over and over and over....

trouble about guests is - i have never come across a definition of when a "guest" becomes a "squatter" and i suspect the legal definition is crucial to any landlord trying to get them out..

hayden2222

cheers for all the advice, im not being arrogant im just exploring all of my options. Iv spoken with the LL and its fine that I stay for a few months untill I find somewhere. so all of the 'aggie' ones on here can chill! cheers to everyone who understands that i was obviously worried about my situation! it will all be sorted soon fingers crossed

RAS

You had better get the Council tax sorted PDQ

gravitytolls

22225 wrote: »

if my friend was desperate to stay until they found somewhere i think i'd let them be my house guest for probably a month or so. Surely this is ok??? definitely if t was a family member. if they slept on the sofa and lived out of a suitcase, i think this must be ok,surely?????!!! assuming they didn't pay rent and it was just a favour in their hour of need?

i understand the HMO rules make a bit of a difference, but surely you can have guests????

He's not kipping on the sofa/living out of a suitcase though, he's in a furnished room with a wardrobe (his words), using the facilities in exactly the same way as the other 4 rent paying tenants.

Guests is a misnomer ~ how long does a guest stay before he ceases to be a guest?

dizzybuff

Council tax needs to be sorted then . Plus if you are claiming any other benefits they need to be moved to your new abose. On that subject if you have brough a tv with you and your door is locable , guest or no guest buy a licence of your own.

Pepzofio

I think the Council Tax thing depends on what the LL has agreed to - if he has just said that he has no objection to OP staying as a guest of his tenants for a few months, then registering for Council Tax will make it their main residence and could make LL liable for Council Tax if it is then classed as HMO... A little unfair if LL has agreed to them staying rent free as a guest while they sort themselves out.

I would suggest that the actual tenants approach the council and notify them that they have a guest staying with them for the short-medium term and ask for guidance about when a guest stops being a guest.

Obviously if LL is collecting rent from OP then that's a bit different.