Tribunal members may visit the property, and before setting a rent will hold a hearing which both parties can attend. How must I or the occupier give notice to quit?

You may only require a textbook for one semester in some instances. However, books for numerous semesters may be required for some courses. treat you differently from other tenants in the way you are allowed to use facilities such as a laundry or a garden There are obligations you and your landlord have which may not be set down in the agreement but which are given by law and are implied into all tenancy agreements. These terms form part of the contract, even though they haven't been specifically agreed between your landlord and you. Yes, if you are receiving the single person discount on your Council Tax. This will cease if you allow anyone else to live in the property (unless the additional occupiers are all exempt from Council Tax, such as students). See also sections 3.4 and 6.4. 6.2 Is rental income taxed?Renting textbooks is a good option for some students. However, that’s not the same for other people. Our editor Aziz is the glue that holds everything together. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for quality, he ensures that all content published on the blog is of the highest standard. He works closely with the authors and editors to refine their work, ensuring that it is well-researched, well-written, and valuable to readers. The most important qualification for a letting to be a tenancy is that the occupier is granted exclusive use of at least one room. So if, for example, he or she has her own room and you do not have the right under the agreement to enter it without permission, the letting would probably be a tenancy. If you agree to provide some form of attendance or service which requires you (or someone working for you) unrestricted access to the occupier’s room, the letting would be a licence to occupy. If the occupier has to share his or her room (or all of his or her rooms, if more than one) with someone he or she did not choose, the letting would be a licence. As described in section 1.3, you would only be considered ‘resident’ for as long as the house is your only or main home. If you cease to live there, then a tenancy may be deemed to have become an assured shorthold tenancy (if the original tenancy started after 28 February 1997) or an assured tenancy (if the tenancy started before this date but after 15 January 1989), of whichever rooms the tenant was letting. The rules for tenancies started before January 1989 are slightly different – see Appendix B. If the letting was a licence to occupy, it would not become one of these tenancies since the nature of occupation would still not fulfil all the requirements for a tenancy such as exclusive use. 1.11 What if I sell the property or die?

Again, there are no rules specifically about rent increases, but if you have agreed a rise with the occupier, you cannot put the rent up by more than this. If the arrangement is for a fixed term, it cannot go up within that time unless this has been agreed, for example in a tenancy agreement. You are free to raise the rent at the end of the fixed term, if you agree a new let with the occupier. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations apply to tenancy and licence agreements, and if a term is found to be unfair it is not enforceable. The Office of Fair Trading publishes guidance as to what is and is not considered “unfair”; this includes issues such as use of plain English in an agreement; and in standard agreements, one party being given more right than the other to cancel a contract, or unreasonable restrictions. 2.12 Where can I get further advice? Multiple lets / HMO (house of multiple occupation): I can’t imagine any landlord that rents out a property(ies) to multiple tenants (i.e. Houses In Multiple Occupation) that bypasses using a rent book, but then again, dumb-witted landlords aren’t uncommon. shared bathroom or toilet doesn’t count). What is the position if the let started before14 August 1974? It is a requirement in some countries to provide a rent receipt if the rent is over a certain amount.how long the letting will last (eg whether it is for a certain number of months, or runs from week to week)

Since your tenant is entitled to a rent book by law, not giving them one could mean that your tenant can make a complaint against you and even initiate legal action if you refuse to provide it along with rent receipts. Do I Need a Rent Book in Ireland as a Tenant? Not specifically for rented accommodation (although if the property is a House in Multiple Occupation fire safety could be an important consideration – see sections 2.5-2.6). But as for any other home, it is generally a good idea to ensure that the occupier ‘knows their way round’ the house, to help prevention and escape from fire. Smoke alarms are strongly advised: ideally one should be fitted on each floor of the property. It is also highly recommendable to keep at least a fire blanket in the kitchen; and depending whether, for example, several people are likely to be cooking and/or smoking, having a fire extinguisher could be a sensible precaution. For more information, DCLG publishes fire safety leaflets available at www.firekills.gov.uk 4.5 What access rights do I have? For more information on your landlord’s obligations to repair, see our advice on getting repairs done if you're renting. This is something for both parties to agree at the outset. There is no minimum length of time that you must allow the let to run for. Usually it will run indefinitely from one rent period to the next – a periodic letting; or may be agreed to last for a number of weeks, months or years – a fixed term letting. The nature and length of the let can be important for giving notice when either you or the occupier wants to end it.A tenant has the right to ‘quiet enjoyment’. This means that he or she has the right to use the property he or she is renting without unnecessary or unreasonable interference. 4.6 What if I can’t gain access? If each person has his or her own room (or rooms), then whether each arrangement is a tenancy or licence will depend on the factors above. If a room is let on a shared basis, where each occupier has come to the arrangement separately, or you have made it clear to the occupier that it is likely that he or she will have to share the room, the letting will probably be a licence to occupy. However, even if more than one person shares a room, the letting can still be a tenancy if the sharers entered the arrangement together (joint tenancy): for example, a couple or friends, or a family sharing a flat. 1.8 How do the distinctions between different arrangements work in practice? The na_tc cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. It allows to record details on user behaviour and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com. It is accepted that, for short periods, a landlord may not live in the property yet still be considered to be resident: so long as he or she intends to return and this is apparent, for example if he or she has left belongings. However, only a court can say for certain whether a landlord has maintained enough residence in the property to count as a resident landlord: if not, then it is possible that the letting arrangement may be deemed to have become a regulated or assured tenancy, depending whether it first began before or from 15 January 1989. The definition of ‘residence’ for determining how the landlord must give notice or can evict an occupier is slightly different (see section 1.4). 1.4 Are all kinds of resident landlord arrangements treated the same in law?