Case Studies of UK Friendlord Tenants for The Guardian

We would like to hear from people who have had experiences of living with a “friendlord” in the past 5-10 years and find out the impact on their relationship The number of homeowners taking on lodgers has hugely increased in recent years due to rising costs and housing pressures. Many are people opting to rent a room from their home-owning friend rather than take their chances in the overheated rental market. But living alongside a live-in landlord, who’s also your friend, can test the relationship. We would like to hear from people who have had experiences of living with a “friendlord” in the past 5-10 years, about how it affected your friendship, positively or negatively. Stories may appear anonymously.