1. Property has 3 bedrooms and they have put a sofa bed (a high quality sofa bed!) in the conservatory to create a 4th. This is for the (student) son who comes at weekends. The landlord has now written and confirmed he was happy to let as 4 bedrooms.
The property is being paid on 3 bed rate.
2. The son (who uses the conservatory bedroom) is a student at Uni, he has his own private tenancy and can use of the property at all times of the year. But his tenancy runs for the term time.
Based on that recent commissioner’s decision re student residency, we make a distinction between halls of residence students and students who have their own tenancy. Hence we are saying the son is not resident anyway.
Any opinions?
1. Does a sofa bed in a conservatory constitute a bedroom under LHA ?
2. Has anyone got any experience of decision made on student residency since that commissioner’s decision?
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