Landlord dilemma

Landlord Discussion
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Two months ago we set up tenancy with 3 tenants, one of them didn’t pass referencing due to still be leaving in USA at the time.

We have not met the USA tenant, he is now having a major operation, and is asking me permission to invite a colleague also coming from USA to stay until January, which is the expected return to the house after he’s recovery. Just checked the invited colleague passport with the shared 'rtr code ’ and all much.
The tenant is telling me the rent shared is still being paid by him and not the invited colleague.

Please advise me what isn’t the best thing to do, and say. Very appreciative for your advise…

Jc

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Are the existing 3 tenants related? If not, you are likely to be running a HMO. Are you aware of that, and are you complying with HMO rules & obligations? (ie licencing, fire barriers, fire detection etc… etc)

It sounds like the invited tenant is to be a guest of one of the tenants, but for over 2 months, I’d expect this will be considered his principle home, so you’ll then have 4 residents. Whether you do this as a permitted occupier or a tenant, I think would depend on the relationship with all of the home occupiers. How does this person know the others?, do they all agree to them staying?

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This is Pandora’s box waiting to be opened

You are dealing with a tenant from abroad who’s not here but putting in a third party

I don’t even know where to begin with what May go wrong ….

Only deal with people that signed contract that are tangible

Don’t agree to this

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Thank you karl11, I’ve hmo,and linked alarms etc,ok in that front.
The Tennant inviting the friend to stay is named in tenancy, but have not even set foot in the house since remotely signing ast in August, still living in USA.
The guest apparently is work colleague also in USA, and is known by one of the other two Tennant, and all agreed to this, until January.

Don’t know what to think about this situation…

Best Carlos

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Appreciate that… it’s a difficult decision for me, as the tenant asking this didn’t pass referring due to being 22 years old and leaving in USA, he has a start up company, making the world a better place I’m told…

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Internationals know the law
He’s in foreign waters
You have no protection whatsoever

At the end of the day this is your property
Essentially you are agreeing to a sublet

If you don’t know the dangers of this read about it

You will live to regret it

I have lived third degree burns

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If they are US citizens, they will have to return to their country. So you know you will get your property back. Are they working in the UK, so the UK company can be a guarantor?. I would put the new person as a ‘guest’ of the existing two tenants, rather then an actual tenant on the tenancy.