Rules about renting to a mon-fri lodger???

Red-Squirrel_2

Tarambor wrote: »

Probably not charging £120 a night.

Nah, you can get a decent deal for £50 a night at most if you're staying a reasonable length of time or booking regularly.


Your bathroom wouldn't be a toilet cubicle with a shower squeezed in either!

G_M

getmore4less wrote: »

Why just a Mo-Fri as this is self contained.

You are really offering a B&B service not a lodger.

Is it in an area that an AirBnB type arrangement may be more lucrative for less work.

I'm guessing this is an attempt to strengthen the claim of 'excluded occupier' (lodger).

PasturesNew

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Nah, you can get a decent deal for £50 a night at most if you're staying a reasonable length of time or booking regularly.


Your bathroom wouldn't be a toilet cubicle with a shower squeezed in either!

But what if the OP were offering it for £20/night?

I'd rough it for 3-6 months on a well paid contract if I were paying £20/night rather than £50/night, if other features attracted me to it... such as, being very close to where I was working, having easy off road parking, having a telly in there ... and a bin for my wrappers/takeaway boxes.... with a £30/night difference, could just eat out at the Toby Carvery every night for about £8-10 before going "home".

Horses for courses. I agree fewer people would wish to lodge in their cubby hole Mon-Fri, but a few cash-strapped people might. It would feel a bit like you were "living in somebody's cupboard" with the unseen person nipping in to tidy up after you'd gone out each day (maybe a bit "creepy").... but sometimes money talks - and if it's cheap enough/convenient enough compared to other options it could find its niche.

davidmcn

Tarambor wrote: »

Probably not charging £120 a night.

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Nah, you can get a decent deal for £50 a night at most

Recent stay in Travelodge was £34 (for one night, walk-up rate - or rather, online rate booked from the car park!).

Red-Squirrel_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

But what if the OP were offering it for £20/night?

I'd rough it for 3-6 months on a well paid contract if I were paying £20/night rather than £50/night, if other features attracted me to it... such as, being very close to where I was working, having easy off road parking, having a telly in there ... and a bin for my wrappers/takeaway boxes.... with a £30/night difference, could just eat out at the Toby Carvery every night for about £8-10 before going "home".

Horses for courses. I agree fewer people would wish to lodge in their cubby hole Mon-Fri, but a few cash-strapped people might. It would feel a bit like you were "living in somebody's cupboard" with the unseen person nipping in to tidy up after you'd gone out each day (maybe a bit "creepy").... but sometimes money talks - and if it's cheap enough/convenient enough compared to other options it could find its niche.

True enough, but the OP already seems scared of the imaginary Mon-Fri lodger (who are usually professionals or business people with their real home elsewhere) so what will she think of someone in a situation where they're happy to 'rough it' for £20 a night!

lisyloo

and a bin for my wrappers/takeaway boxes.... with a £30/night difference, could just eat out at the Toby Carvery every night for about £8-10 before going "home".

Nowhere to eat breakfast or even have a hot drink?
and unless you were very careful youre probably going to put on weight.


We stayed in a travelodge for a week.
The biggest/main issue was the lack of cooking facilities.
It's not going to be £8-£10 unless you drink tap water and don't leave a tip.


Plus youre going to have to buy a takeaway breakfast.


It could be do-able in central London where people are desperate not to commute.

System

Thanks for all the replies everyone.

I would easily find a lodger in this area - there are a number of hotels in the area serving this market. With me they would be saving £160 a week and have a normal breakfast instead of a cooked one and forgo access to a shared living area/ dining room where they can eat their take away. There are a lot of local employers that have made their permanent employees redundant in favour of contractors but they still run the subsidied canteen. It would be a comfortable room in a quiet house in a residential with loads of places to buy a reasonable supper just 10 minutes walk away. Plus a Parkin space as someone mentioned.

****I was hoping it would count as a lodger because of the shared laundry and the services***
Thoughts on the laundry and services making it a licence rather than a tenancy??? Thanks again

Comms69

Landladyinwaiting wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies everyone.

I would easily find a lodger in this area - there are a number of hotels in the area serving this market. With me they would be saving £160 a week and have a normal breakfast instead of a cooked one and forgo access to a shared living area/ dining room where they can eat their take away. - YOU ARENT RUNNING A HOTEL! There are a lot of local employers that have made their permanent employees redundant in favour of contractors but they still run the subsidied canteen. It would be a comfortable room in a quiet house in a residential with loads of places to buy a reasonable supper just 10 minutes walk away. Plus a Parkin space as someone mentioned.

****I was hoping it would count as a lodger because of the shared laundry and the services***
Thoughts on the laundry and services making it a licence rather than a tenancy??? Thanks again

Potentially, if you provide a service it would be an excluded occupier - but not a lodger.

Red-Squirrel_2

Landladyinwaiting wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies everyone.

I would easily find a lodger in this area - there are a number of hotels in the area serving this market. With me they would be saving £160 a week and have a normal breakfast instead of a cooked one and forgo access to a shared living area/ dining room where they can eat their take away. There are a lot of local employers that have made their permanent employees redundant in favour of contractors but they still run the subsidied canteen. It would be a comfortable room in a quiet house in a residential with loads of places to buy a reasonable supper just 10 minutes walk away. Plus a Parkin space as someone mentioned.

Let us know how you get on.

Marvel1

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