Rent a room licensee

Addle

Do you recommend signing an agreement/lease with a licensee if renting a room in your home?

If so, are there any templates available online?

TIA

ted1

Addle wrote: »

Do you recommend signing an agreement/lease with a licensee if renting a room in your home?

If so, are there any templates available online?

TIA

No

Caranica

Addle wrote: »

Do you recommend signing an agreement/lease with a licensee if renting a room in your home?

If so, are there any templates available online?

TIA

No. Agree rules but no lease in writing.

Agree payment amount, date, notice period and basic rules like guests but beyond that you're better off not committing anything to paper /email.

punisher5112

As above place up rules and have them agree on your terms.

They have no rights either way as you can turf them out at any time.....

Addle

OK, thanks.

Addle

Would it be reasonable to expect a months rent in advance as well as a deposit with such an arrangement?

wirelessdude01

Addle wrote:

Would it be reasonable to expect a months rent in advance as well as a deposit with such an arrangement?

Always.

punisher5112

If you take a deposit which is recommended the only issue is if they wreck the place you are best off giving it back as in a lot of cases it turns into a right headache....

cronos

When asked I suggest having a "Licencee Agreement". That's what's recomended on most websites on the subject. But a Licencee Agreement is not in any way a tennancy or a lease.

Samuel T. Cogley

cronos wrote: »

When asked I suggest having a "Licencee Agreement". That's what's recomended on most websites on the subject. But a Licencee Agreement is not in any way a tennancy or a lease.

You risk contracting yourself to things. Best to just have some rules one of which is when the rent has to be paid. One months rent and a month in advance is completely standard.

riclad

Ask to see id, and a payslip, make sure they are in full time employment.
not A temp worker.
write down a list of rules, no guest,s , rent paid on a certain day ,
is it rent plus utilitys,. eg gas and esb ,each person pays part of the utility bill .
no Loud noise ,tv, music after 11pm.
At least 1 months notice must be given if licensee wants to leave the house ,.
you might need persons name and prsi no as part of your tax return .
ID is passport, or a drivers license or similar document.

Samuel T. Cogley

riclad wrote: »

Ask to see id, and a payslip, make sure they are in full time employment.
not A temp worker.
write down a list of rules, no guest,s , rent paid on a certain day ,
is it rent plus utilitys,. eg gas and esb ,each person pays part of the utility bill .
no Loud noise ,tv, music after 11pm.
At least 1 months notice must be given if licensee wants to leave the house ,.
you might need persons name and prsi no as part of your tax return .
ID is passport, or a drivers license or similar document.

I've no legal basis for this but I'm always dubious about specifying any notice periods whatsoever no matter who they apply to. It's easy enough to find lodgers in most places I wouldn't try an force anyone to stay / keep portions of deposits - they've free run of your gaffe.

the_syco

riclad wrote: »

At least 1 months notice must be given if licensee wants to leave the house

They could demand the same of you when you try to boot them, so no, not a good idea.

ted1

Addle wrote: »

Would it be reasonable to expect a months rent in advance as well as a deposit with such an arrangement?

So do you mean
Months rent + the last months rent + deposit ?

loobylou

There’s one on this thread, https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057815521&page=1#post105437770

Addle

ted1 wrote: »

So do you mean
Months rent + the last months rent + deposit ?

We thought months rent in advance and months rent as a deposit.

the_syco

Addle wrote: »

We thought months rent in advance and months rent as a deposit.

Don't word it as this. Just a months rent in advance and deposit. Prevents the scenario where they are short one month and ask to use the months rent used as deposit as a months rent.

Addle

Thanks for all the replies.

Would renting a room affect our insurance?
Is there specific insurance we can get?

punisher5112

Addle wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies.

Would renting a room affect our insurance?
Is there specific insurance we can get?

You can get LL insurance or just gone them a mail or call and ask for the added protection or that you are looking into renting out a room....

I don't see it increasing premium by a huge amount.

Addle

I suppose it depends on our policy whether we have to inform the insurer or not.
Will we bring trouble on ourselves if I ring them and ask?

punisher5112

Addle wrote: »

I suppose it depends on our policy whether we have to inform the insurer or not.
Will we bring trouble on ourselves if I ring them and ask?

Not if it's just a question....

Inquiry isn't going to be an issue it's if say there was a clause and something happens and it's investigated and found you didn't inform if you were meant to....

Addle

Thanks again.

We could do with the money and each will be away from the house at different times, but I’m nervous about it all.

Just afraid someone will ruin our lovely home!

TSQ

Addle wrote: »

I suppose it depends on our policy whether we have to inform the insurer or not.
Will we bring trouble on ourselves if I ring them and ask?

Some domestic policies allow yp to 2 paying guests. Check the policy t&c’s.