I'm in an interesting position regarding this. I rent a 4 bedroom apartment from a friend, and rent out 3 rooms now. After paying bills and rent, I'm still out of pocket by a small amount a month, though my room would be about £500 pm if I was just renting it. I've paid about £350 pm as an average over the last 2 years (which is rent paid + bills paid - rent received), due to void periods. I've wondered if I need to pay tax, as it could just be strucutured differently (with everyone paying the landlord directly) to lead to the same result, and I don't have any Net profit, barring a small saving relative to market rent for myself.
Any ideas?
I'm in an interesting position regarding this.I rent a 4 bedroom apartment from a friend, and rent out 3 rooms now. After paying bills and rent, I'm still out of pocket by a small amount a month, though my room would be about £500 pm if I was just r