Do you tell the landlord? Does the new tenant have their name put on the contract? Is this something usually only done with privately rented properties, and not ones through estate agents?

I'm not sure I fully understand your question, but if you mean that you are currently renting a flat / house and want to move another person in then yes, you should tell your landlord. In fact, I would clear it with them before you do anything.

Hiya,

Nine time out of ten you will probably need the landlords permission to move some one else into the flat if you intend to "offically" share the premises.

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Yeah, i know landlords would want to know who's in their property. I was just wondering when i see so many ads for "room available", is this a landlord or a tenant looking for someone to help pay the bills! If i moved into a house with two people, initially i believe all three of us would have our names on the contract. So, if someone left and was "replaced", would a new contract need to be drawn up to accomodate this change?

Is there a lot of "unofficial" sharing going on? I imagine there is.....

I placed an ad in the paper a few years ago for one room in a house. I was moving out and finding a replacement. I had to have the landlord's permission/approval of the new tenant in order to do the swap.

It is up to the landlord whether to put new tenants on the contract. However if there is only one name then the landlord will go after him/her if there are any problems

If one tenant leaves, then it is up to the departing person to find a suitable (ie; Landlord approved) new tenant. New contracts need to be drawn up and signed by all if it's a joint tenancy, if its an individual tenancy agreement then only 1 contract needs to be redone. Often landlords, particularly agencys, charge an admin fee for doing this (I got charged £75!!!!!!!!!!!)

Well, this is what I understand from my student days. You cannot 'sub-let' the flat/room that you signed a contract for. I don't think that is quite legal, yet I know that many student accomodations are like that. At the end of the day, if anything happens, the rentee doesn't have complete legal rights cover.