HMO tenancy, co-living

With Rentila, you can easily manage shared houses and HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation). To do this, create one or more units (a unit can represent either the whole property or an individual room), then assign tenants to those units.

You can either set up a joint tenancy (one agreement for several tenants sharing the same unit), or individual room tenancies (one agreement per tenant/room), which is the most common setup for HMOs.

Joint tenancy: shared rent and shared documents

For a joint tenancy where all sharers sign a single agreement (often with joint and several liability), you simply need to:

• Create a profile for each tenant in the Tenants section,
• Then, when creating the tenancy, add multiple tenants by clicking “Add a tenant”.

The rent, billing and rent receipt will be shared for all tenants on the tenancy.

Individual room tenancies: rent and receipts per tenant

If each room is let separately with an individual tenancy agreement, you should:

• Create one unit per room (e.g. 5 rooms = 5 units),
• Then create a separate tenancy for each tenant, linking each tenancy to its corresponding room/unit.

This way, each tenant will have their own rent, their own rent demands/notifications, and their own rent receipts.

Tip (HMO best practice): Name your units clearly (e.g. “Room 1 – Front”, “Room 2 – Rear”, “Studio 3”, etc.) to avoid confusion when importing transactions or generating documents.