I recently discovered that one of my housemates (5 person HMO) who has the downstairs room also has his sister living in the room with him without the landlords knowledge, until I informed him recently. I had assumed they were a couple at first sharing the rent but the landlord hadn’t been aware she was here at all. He doesn’t seem to have done anything about it and I was wondering if it’s that big a deal? Our contract states that only one person is allowed per room.
It sounds like this is a private issue between those tenants and your Landlord. That said, if it is affecting your enjoyment of the property, you could speak to the Landlord about this.
Also, you could check if the property requires a HMO licence from your local council, and if so ‘how many’ residents the property is approved for. If the number exceed this you could complain to the council, but be aware the Landlord might not appreciate this.
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Hi @Lucy59
Good question
If you only told LL recently, why are you expecting LL to have ‘done something ‘ and told you already, when you’re not sure if it’s a big deal, and why do you think LL has done nothing? LL might be investigating legal options, discussing with the other tenant or have found out the sister will be leaving soon. Do you know why the sister is there? (Holiday? Escaping a bad situation? Something else?)
Are you sure other tenants have the same contract terms as you saying one person per room?
Maybe it is a big deal - for the other tenant, the sister and the LL. But unless it’s affecting your own use of the property /any communal facilities or you are worried about unknown people in the place, maybe it isn’t a big deal for you.
Maybe try talking to housemate to ask what the situation is with their sister and if there’s anything you can do to help? Or did you try that before telling LL ? If you didn’t it might be somewhat awkward unless they are a fan of Kemi/people snitching on rule breakers, so maybe emphasize you are not judging just want to understand.
Sorry if all ridiculously obvious or stuff you’ve been considering and doing already..
Good luck
It’s up to the LL at this point. If you rock the boat, then you might find yourself out of a home. Unless having his sister there is somehow making the place unliveable for you then just ignore this.
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If it doesn’t bother you let sleeping dogs lie
If it bothers you speak to the landlord
If he does nothing you can proceed to the local authority
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Yes, if there is no disturbances you should turn a blind eye . Get friendly and start talking to each others.
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