For live-in landlords renting a room to a lodger. A lodger is an excluded occupier — no court order is needed to end the arrangement, and the deposit does not need protecting in a scheme. Includes shared-area terms, house rules and Rent a Room Scheme guidance (£7,500 tax-free).
No — a lodger in your own home is a licensee (excluded occupier), which gives you far more flexibility. You do not need a court order to end it, only reasonable notice.
No — deposit protection schemes only apply to assured shorthold tenancies, not lodger licences.
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