# Renting to Sharers **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal\ **Created:** [24 February 2021 12:06 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344 "2021-02-24T12:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alexander17](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/alexander17/32/450_2.png) [@Alexander17](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Alexander17)\ **Post date:** [24 February 2021 12:06 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/1 "2021-02-24T12:06:47Z")
Hello…first time landlord here renting out my previous home which is a 3.5 bed flat in SE20. Should I rent to sharers? Are there planning or other issues to be dealt with as opposed to renting to a couple or a family? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![David122](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david122/32/1449_2.png) [@David122](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David122)\ **Post date:** [24 February 2021 14:05 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/2 "2021-02-24T14:05:11Z")
There is almost the HMO regulations. I seriously suggest you use an agent or do a crash course with something like the NRLA or you could lose your shirt. This is no game for the uninitiated ---
**Author:** ![Alexander17](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/alexander17/32/450_2.png) [@Alexander17](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Alexander17)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2021 14:35 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/3 "2021-02-25T14:35:00Z")
Woe, woe and thrice woe! Thank you Casandra David122. Anyone with more helpful tips? ---
**Author:** ![Richard19](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/richard19/32/1035_2.png) [@Richard19](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Richard19)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2021 14:50 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/4 "2021-02-25T14:50:23Z")
I agree with David. Renting to shares for that size property would mean you need to follow HMO rules. Google them if you dont know it. Personally I avoid HMO and find renting to couples far simpler but then mine are only 2 beds. There are a large number of rules you need to follow as a landlord these days, it certainly isn’t just deciding to rent a property out for easy money so if you have no experience you do need to get all the information you will need to comply with the many regulations. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/sam/32/6179_2.png) [@Sam](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2021 15:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/5 "2021-02-25T15:52:32Z")
Hi Alexander, here are two pages I think will be really helpful for the licensing information. [https://www.bromley.gov.uk/info/200069/houses\_in\_multiple\_occupancy/359/houses\_in\_multiple\_occupation\_hmo\_-\_advice\_for\_landlords](https://www.bromley.gov.uk/info/200069/houses_in_multiple_occupancy/359/houses_in_multiple_occupation_hmo_-_advice_for_landlords) [https://www.londonpropertylicensing.co.uk/bromley](https://www.londonpropertylicensing.co.uk/bromley) Finding out whether your planned tenants mean the property requires a license or not is probably the most important difference between letting to sharers and a family. After that, it’s all pretty much the same process. Of course, I recommend using [Rent Now](https://www.openrent.co.uk/rent-now) to advertise the property and set up the tenancy 🙂 Sam ---
**Author:** ![Alexander17](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/alexander17/32/450_2.png) [@Alexander17](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Alexander17)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2021 16:08 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/6 "2021-02-25T16:08:50Z")
Thanks Sam…that is exactly what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [16 August 2024 01:50 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/renting-to-sharers/20344/7 "2024-08-16T01:50:32Z")