A subtenant who shares accommodation with their landlord has an excluded tenancy. You have exclusive possession of the area that you pay rent for. For example, if you rent a room in the same house as your landlord, they cannot enter your room without your permission.

What is excluded licence?

An excluded licence is when a person has permission to occupy a dwelling without security of tenure: s/he can be evicted very easily without a court order. Excluded licences include: A lodger who shares living accommodation with his/her landlord.

How do you evict an excluded tenant?

As an excluded occupier your only right is to stay until your landlord asks you to go or for as long as your written agreement says. Your landlord can evict you by giving you reasonable notice (which can be verbal) and doesn’t need a court order. You pay the rent that you agreed with your landlord.