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Boost income using spare room

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I want to use our spare room to boost our income (saving for daughter’s wedding) how do I rent out the room through Airbnb etc and stay on the right side of tax rules

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  • Hasbeen
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    Wren1191 said:
    I want to use our spare room to boost our income (saving for daughter’s wedding) how do I rent out the room through Airbnb etc and stay on the right side of tax rules
    Seriously ??

    You want to rent out a room in your house to a stranger during a pandemic/lockdown?  :s

    LOL Some info here https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home/the-rent-a-room-scheme

    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • Asking - what do I need to do?
  • Hasbeen
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    edited 7 January 2021 at 2:30PM
    Wren1191 said:
    Asking - what do I need to do?
    Have you looked at the LINK?

    You will need to advertise room through agency or diy through site like gumtree etc.

    Look at the CAB site re renting a room.
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
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