Lodger agreement for England — a licence to occupy, not a tenancy. For live-in landlords. Excluded occupier status, Tenant Fees Act 2019 compliant. From £4.99.
A Lodger Agreement is a licence to occupy granted by a resident owner-occupier (the licensor) to someone (the lodger) who shares accommodation in the licensor's own home. It is fundamentally different from a tenancy: it sits outside the Housing Act 1988 regime and inside the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 framework for excluded occupiers.
When you live in your own home and want to rent a spare room to a lodger. The licensor must remain genuinely resident throughout, and there must be shared accommodation (a kitchen, a bathroom, or a living room). Without those conditions the arrangement defaults to a tenancy regardless of what the document calls it.
Identification of the property and the room let, the licence fee and how it is paid, deposit (capped at five weeks' rent under the Tenant Fees Act 2019), house rules, shared facility use, notice periods (minimum 28 days under section 5(1B) of the 1977 Act), Right to Rent checks under the Immigration Act 2014, and termination.
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