Renting out a spare room

SuzieSue

Joanne123 wrote: »

We could actually offer exclusive use of one bathroom but cannot offer restricted entry as children do not understand no entry signs!

You could use this:

http://www.templock.co.uk/

PiriPiri

Hi Jo & Co,

My neighbour has always rented out her upstairs room and while she is a single parent she does have two kids of 8 & 14, however, the upstairs has a separate bathroom which makes things easier. She is renting out to a professional couple, and used uk.easyroommate.com to rent the room out, she just had to specify that she had kids when she set the advert up and that meant people who contacted her knew about the house set-up before calling.

She didn't get them CRB checked but did follow up on references, your call I guess but it could slow the whole process down and lose you potential good renters.

00ec25

Joanne123 wrote: »

Can we ask for CRB - for what they're worth!!!

returning to the original question - No , i don't think you as a parent can ask for a CRB even if the other person gives consent.

a CRB request presumes some form of employment is involved and that the request comes from an "organisation" ... the only one relevent to you is 06 :

Any position which otherwise involves regularly caring for, training, supervising or being solely in charge of children.

I somewhat doubt that being a lodger falls within the definition of a "position". So forget about getting a CRB and concentrate on checking out your lodger yourself - this is why you'll see many ads that insist on female lodgers only (advertising for a lodger in your own home is exempt from the sex discrimination act)

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/agencies-public-bodies/CRB/about-the-crb/eligible-positions-guide?view=Binary

dancingfairy

You might find business people that are busy entertaining clients/eating out/socialising and just want a bed to collapse into but somewhere that's a little more personalised than say a different travelodge room every night.
Also sharing with a family will make it not suitable for the majority of people I would have thought but if you price itright and it's in a desirable location then who knows.
Also think about what sort of person might fit in with your family set up. Do you want someone who will be like a surrogate Auntie/Uncle or do you want someone who is in their room all the time or someone work works long hours and just sleeps there? I think the more reasearch you do and the more you understand (and communicate)what you want/don't want the easier you will find the process. Obviously the more fussy/unusual the advert the longer it will take you to find someone suitable but, on the other hand, one would at least expect the applicants to respect the living situation and if you choose the right person may stay longer.
The initial costs for finding a lodger aren't that high - I think it's 20 or so to advertise on spare room for example and see how you get on.
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Matt_Hutchinson

dancingfairy wrote: »

Also think about what sort of person might fit in with your family set up... I think the more research you do and the more you understand (and communicate)what you want/don't want the easier you will find the process.

That's excellent advice and I'd agree 100%. The better prepared you are the greater the chance you'll get what you want out of the process.

Matt_Hutchinson

dancingfairy wrote: »

I think it's 20 or so to advertise on spare room for example and see how you get on.

It's actually free