Can I let a property room by room, like an HMO?

Yes — set the property's letting type to 'By room' and it will hold several concurrent tenancies, each with its own room label, agreement and rent.

Set a property's letting type to By room. A whole-property let is limited to one live tenancy at a time; a by-room property can run several at once, each with its own tenant, room label, rent, deposit, agreement and checklists.

  • Room tenancies use a different tenancy agreement template — one that grants the room plus shared use of the common parts, rather than the whole property. It isn't a variant of the standard agreement; the grant clause is genuinely different.
  • If you've set the number of bedrooms, Tenarize caps concurrent room tenancies at that number.
  • Meter readings, the property list, the map and the property page all show per-room occupancy rather than assuming one tenant.

Worth knowing: Room labels aren't currently checked for uniqueness, so it's possible to record two tenancies against the same label as long as you're under the bedroom cap. Worth a glance when you set a second room tenancy up.

Not legal advice

These answers describe how Tenarize works and summarise the law in England as the product implements it. They are not legal advice about your situation, and the law changes. For free independent help, Citizens Advice and Shelter both cover renting in England; for anything unusual or contested, take advice from a solicitor.

Tenarize does not currently support Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose tenancy regimes are different.

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