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I'd like to let my house but 'keep' a room for my stuff

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    If there's sentimental value to it, then even dafter to leave it at the mercy of others.

    Mixing "sentimental value" with the cold, hard reality of any business is never going to work well. Mixing it with residential letting is the mark of an "accidental landlord", and that rarely ends well, either.
  • luckysh0t
    luckysh0t Posts: 30 Forumite
    AdrianC wrote: »
    If there's sentimental value to it, then even dafter to leave it at the mercy of others.

    They aren't going to have access. They could burn the building down I guess.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    luckysh0t wrote: »
    Getting into different territory here I guess but am I right in thinking HMO properties need a certain checklist of things like a sink in each bedroom?

    It's a two bed with a main bathroom and an en suite shower/sink/toilet in one of the bedrooms.

    No. The are additional criteria ( check your council ) but that is not one of them.

    Do you mean it’s a 3 bed, but you’re letting 2? Or is this a utility room or similar where you’ll be storing.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    luckysh0t wrote: »
    They aren't going to have access. They could burn the building down I guess.

    I’m not trying to fan the flames; but given ready access to tools and an almost infinite amount of time there’s no such thing as secure
  • luckysh0t
    luckysh0t Posts: 30 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    No. The are additional criteria ( check your council ) but that is not one of them.

    Do you mean it’s a 3 bed, but you’re letting 2? Or is this a utility room or similar where you’ll be storing.

    It's down as a two bed in the land registry. The extra room is a study.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    luckysh0t wrote: »
    It's down as a two bed in the land registry. The extra room is a study.

    It’s likely you won’t be liable for compulsory HMO registration, so it’s win / win. The rent would also be more; and you would be liable for the council tax and bills so nothing to sort out there.

    If you rent to students; no council tax too.
  • luckysh0t
    luckysh0t Posts: 30 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    If you rent to students; no council tax too.

    No longer the case in my region I'm afraid. How can I find out about 'compulsory' HMO registration? I assumed all HMO needed to be registered as such.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    luckysh0t wrote: »
    No longer the case in my region I'm afraid. How can I find out about 'compulsory' HMO registration? I assumed all HMO needed to be registered as such.

    Literally not heard of this; which council- I’m genuinely interested in learning more.

    Compulsory HMO registration applies to properties let to three or more households.

    Local council may have different rules ( like the council tax ), but I would be surprised
  • luckysh0t
    luckysh0t Posts: 30 Forumite
    Northern Ireland, ended a few years back.
  • luckysh0t
    luckysh0t Posts: 30 Forumite
    Ah I see I don't need to register according to the following link: https://touch.nihe.gov.uk/registration
    The following HMOs are exempt from registration:
    Any HMO which is occupied by persons who comprise no more than two families
    Any HMO which is occupied by no more than two persons in addition to the owner (or owners) and members of the family (or families) of owner(s)
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