Can a relative be a lodger under 'Rent A Room' scheme?

SE20

I might want to lodge with my brother in his house. Would he still qualify for the £4,250 tax-free threshold, or would it not be allowed on the grounds that I'm a relative?

Edited to add: oh, I can't add links yet. But I'm sure people know the scheme I'm talking about (if not, search for rent-room-in-your-home/the-rent-a-room-scheme in gov.uk).

Guest101

Yes.

As long as you don't live as 1 household.

SE20

Guest101 wrote: »

Yes.

As long as you don't live as 1 household.

Thanks, but... what is a household? What is a lodger?

Most definitions of household — including the one on gov.uk (can't link to it yet) indicate that if you share the living space, such as a lounge, then you are one household. Most definitions of a lodger indicate that you are sharing space, such as a lounge.

So a lodger is part of the household.

Rambosmum

as above

lodger - has a room of their own, use of shared areas, a lodger agreement, pays rent (usually inclusive of bills).

one household -shares all bills equally, or pays none, has name on tenancy agreement or mortgage, or no agreement at all, live as thought sharing the house totally equally, e.g. responsible for repairs etc.

Guest101

Rambosmum wrote: »

as above

lodger - has a room of their own, use of shared areas, a lodger agreement, pays rent (usually inclusive of bills).

one household -shares all bills equally, or pays none, has name on tenancy agreement or mortgage, or no agreement at all, live as thought sharing the house totally equally, e.g. responsible for repairs etc.

This, thanks

SE20

Rambosmum wrote: »

as above

lodger - has a room of their own, use of shared areas, a lodger agreement, pays rent (usually inclusive of bills).

one household -shares all bills equally, or pays none, has name on tenancy agreement or mortgage, or no agreement at all, live as thought sharing the house totally equally, e.g. responsible for repairs etc.

Thanks for that.