This lodger agreement gives the licensee the right to occupy a room in a domestic property for a defined length of time. A licensee has only a personal interest in the space. This lodger agreement is drafted in favour of the Lodger.

The Landlord shall let and the Lodger shall occupy the Premises for the Term of Licence (as defined below) with furniture, fixtures, fittings and equipment therein (as per Schedule, if any) in clean and tenantable condition to the Lodger for residential purpose.

The Landlord hereby grants to the Lodger personal permission to use the room/space, communal areas in the Premises and the furniture, fixtures, fittings and equipment therein (as per Schedule, if any) as the Landlord shall from time to time designate for a term of X months.

If Lodger terminates the Licence during the Term without any violations of this Licence by Landlord, Landlord is not required to return the said Deposit.

If Lodger breaches any part of this contract, Landlord has the right to retain part of or all of the Deposit as compensation, upon providing the actual evidence by Landlord.

If the said deposit is insufficient to cover Landlord’s costs, Lodger should pay the extra amount to Landlord within ten working days of receipt of Landlord’s invoice notice.

Provided that there is no antecedent breach of any of the terms and conditions herein contained and the Licence will not be renewed, the Landlord shall refund the Deposit to the Lodger without interest within 7 days from the date of vacating the Premises or settlement of any outstanding payment owed by the Lodger to the Landlord.

How to use this Document?

This lodger agreement should be carefully read by the Licensor and the Lodger.

This lodger agreement template may be used by the licensor to grant the licensee the right to occupy a room in a domestic property for a defined length of time 

This lodger agreement may be used during a room rental arrangement between the licensee and licensor, whereby an agreement is needed to be drafted in favour of the lodger. 

Both parties should sign and return a copy, and once signed, both parties should get a copy of this lodger agreement. To avoid any future disputes, both parties may wish to have their signatures witnessed.

If either party wishes to amend the agreement in the future, both parties should agree to do so, and the original agreement and amendments should be recorded in writing and signed by both parties.