# Tenant asking to start a business in property **URL:** \ **Category:** Landlord Discussion\ **Created:** [23 July 2021 09:14 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623 "2021-07-23T09:14:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lilliam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/lilliam/32/450_2.png) [@Lilliam](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Lilliam)\ **Post date:** [23 July 2021 09:14 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623/1 "2021-07-23T09:14:37Z")
The tenant is asking is she could start her own business from the property. This was not discussed previously, and business needs some specialized machinery. What do we need to do? advise regarding legality and potenTial consequences of this will be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Z](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/a_z/32/450_2.png) [@A\_Z](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/A_Z)\ **Post date:** [23 July 2021 09:53 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623/2 "2021-07-23T09:53:52Z")
I would advise you to take legal advice Certain businesses can give rise to a tenancy to which Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (business tenancies) applies. It could be rather complicated Speak to Landlord Law or NRLA or Anthony Gold or David Smith > **[Running A Business From A Rental Property - Is It Allowed? | Crunch](https://www.crunch.co.uk/knowledge-running-a-business/business-from-rental-property)** > > Landlord's permission is necessary when you're running a business from a rental property, but they can’t say no without a ‘reasonable’ justification. ---
**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 July 2021 11:28 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623/3 "2021-07-24T11:28:54Z")
It would likely breach the terms of any lease, mortgage and insurance you may have, as well as planning restrictions and as A\_A says, there may be a risk that she later claims its a L&T Act 1954 tenancy with a statutory right to renewal. ---
**Author:** ![Colin3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/colin3/32/450_2.png) [@Colin3](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Colin3)\ **Post date:** [24 July 2021 14:21 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623/4 "2021-07-24T14:21:45Z")
What machinery? Big difference in a computer and an Engineering lathe ---
**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:** [9 August 2022 12:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/tenant-asking-to-start-a-business-in-property/24623/5 "2022-08-09T12:52:42Z")