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Tenant or Lodger?

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  • Peter_Williams
    Peter_Williams Posts: 179 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »

    £3 willgive you theproperty Title. Section 3will tell if /who is the mortgage provider.... who may or may not have allowed the property to be let to tenants.


    4 tenants? may require an HMO licence - check your council website for their rules.


    You're a tenant but if you ask about a tenancy agreement I suspect your LL will a) refuse and b) become angry. You'll achieve little but open a can of worms.


    I'd move out if /when you can and then use the links above.......

    I'd get my deposit back first.

    If there are any problems with that, I'd start dropping hints about HMRC / council / insurance company etc.
  • Smodlet
    Smodlet Posts: 6,976 Forumite
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    Peter_Williams wrote: »
    I'd get my deposit back first.

    If there are any problems with that, I'd start dropping hints about HMRC / council / insurance company etc.

    Take advice from this poster at your own risk.
  • Peter_Williams
    Peter_Williams Posts: 179 Forumite
    edited 16 August 2019 at 7:22PM
    Smodlet wrote: »

    It's common sense to get your deposit back before making a fuss.
    If you inform on them first, what motivation is there to keep you happy?
    Answer: none.

    Hardly rocket science.

    Why don't you try thinking things through logically - rather than linking to a post about someone's name, which is not relevant to the OP?
  • Smodlet
    Smodlet Posts: 6,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Peter_Williams wrote: »
    It's common sense to get your deposit back before making a fuss.
    If you inform on them first, what motivation is there to keep you happy?
    Answer: none.

    Hardly rocket science.

    Why don't you try thinking things through logically - rather than linking to a post about someone's name, which is not relevant to the OP?

    Ever hear of integrity?
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Council Tax records should be listing the property as a council tax HMO so the landlord should show as being liable on their records.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Peter_Williams
    Peter_Williams Posts: 179 Forumite
    Smodlet wrote: »
    Ever hear of integrity?

    What are you talking about?
    The OP has a right to their deposit back (unless they've caused some kind of damage).
  • Lungboy
    Lungboy Posts: 1,953 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Peter_Williams wrote: »
    It's common sense to get your deposit back before making a fuss.
    If you inform on them first, what motivation is there to keep you happy?
    Answer: none.

    Hardly rocket science.

    Why don't you try thinking things through logically - rather than linking to a post about someone's name, which is not relevant to the OP?

    I've never had my deposit returned while still living at the property, why would they do that?
  • 99hp99
    99hp99 Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thank you all for your replies.

    Muhandis, has more or less described the situation.

    Unfortunately my financial situation is such that I have to stay put for the time being. My main worry was whether I could be classed as a lodger at a later date. The landlord was not in the property when I moved in and I'm reasonably confident I can prove they didn't and don't live there. So that is big weight off my mind. Thank you all once again.
  • Peter_Williams
    Peter_Williams Posts: 179 Forumite
    Lungboy wrote: »
    I've never had my deposit returned while still living at the property, why would they do that?

    I did not say they'd get the deposit back before moving out.
    Try reading the post properly.
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