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Guest Stella Benson
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I would like clarification on the differences of Fire safety requirements for having 1 to 2 lodgers in your own home, or having Airbnb 1-2 guests staying in your own home please? Is my understanding correct that Fire doors are not required when having lodgers but they are required when doing Airbnb?

Thank you

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Air BnB is considered using your house as a business like a guest house, BnB etc (& is taxable income as a result) and so requires more stringent safeguards. A lodger (which is not counted as taxable income up to a threshold) is more of a private arrangement with lesser requirements (but not if you have several)

Holiday letting

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1147723/A_guide_to_making_your_small_paying-guest-accommodation_safe_from_fire.pdf 

Houses and lodgers

https://www.lodgerguide.co.uk/landlord-lodger-legal-obligations/

https://www.cieh.org/media/1244/guidance-on-fire-safety-provisions-for-certain-types-of-existing-housing.pdf

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