Why flatshare?
Finding a room
- Types of share (and contract)
- Choosing a place to live
- The cheapest UK towns and cities
- The benefits of living as a lodger
- The difference between lodgers and tenants
- Why you should place a room wanted ad
- Where to live in London (inc London postcodes guide, London Boroughs and London Tube & Rail Map)
- Safety tips
- Guide to tenancy fees
Finding a flatmate
Before you move & moving in
- Shared house contents insurance
- Student insurance
- Flatsharers' insurance
- Gadget insurance
- Moving checklist
- The Benefit Cap rules with Housing Benefit claims
- Deposits and inventories
- Tenancy deposit scheme (England and Wales)
- Tenancy deposit scheme (Scotland)
- Guide to tenancy agreements
- Right to Rent Checks
Settling into your new flatshare
Flatsharing issues
- Renting Tips - with advice from Shelter
- Guide to rent increases
- Tenants rights
- Lodger rights
- Replacing flatmates who leave
- Dealing with unofficial flatmates
- Struggling to pay your rent
- The Silent Killer - What you need to know about Carbon Monoxide