[Patsy fyre]

Lads, clueless here.

If I was to rent out a house for a 1 year lease then after 6 months decided to sub rent out one of the rooms, would this be possible ?

Cheers for any help.

[The Big Red Button]

What does your lease agreement say? A lot of leases don't allow sub-letting.

[stevek93]

Don't think your landlord would be to happy about that.

[petethebrick]

Most leases don't allow it but that is just to stop twenty people moving into a house and wrecking it.

Everybody sublets rooms in houses they rent. You won't have a problem with it but just in case you should tell any potential landlords that this might be your intention

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by petethebrick

Everybody sublets rooms in houses they rent. You won't have a problem with it...

They don't, they share the lease - afaik.

[Patsy fyre]

Thanks for the help.
I haven't signed the lease agreement yet. Might be wise to talk to the landlord first before I do.

[odds_on]

Originally Posted by Zulu

They don't, they share the lease - afaik.

In order to sub-let, the tenant must vacate the property and becomes the head tenant.

If a tenant lets out/rents a room in a property in which he is living and receives payment directly, then the person coming in would be a licensee/lodger and not a tenant. If the incoming person pays the rent directly (or in conjunction with any already resident tenant) to the landlord then that person becomes a tenant of the landlord and has a tenancy agreement with the landlord.

The RTA 2004 has clauses under tenant obligations which state "not assign or sub-let the tenancy". Lease agreement makes it clear by including a similar clause. The RTA 2004 also requires that a landlord be notified of any person who, for the time being, resides ordinarily in the dwelling. Thus, if a tenant has invited someone to reside in the property without notifying the landlord, the tenant is in breach of his obligations.