House agreement checklist
For discussion only — not legal advice. Adapt to your situation and tenancy. If in doubt, use a qualified adviser or your landlord’s process.
Use this when you have agreed a rough rent split (e.g. with RoomieMath) and want a simple list of things to agree in writing.
Things to agree with your housemates
- Total rent and how it is split (or reference to a calculator like RoomieMath).
- What bills are included (council tax, energy, water, broadband) and how they are shared.
- Deposit amount and who paid what; how the deposit is returned when someone leaves.
- How long each person stays (fixed term or rolling) and notice period.
- Who is named on the tenancy or agreement with the landlord.
- Rules on guests, pets, smoking, and noise.
- Cleaning and shared spaces (kitchen, bathroom, bins).
- How you handle someone leaving early or a new person moving in.
- Where to put the agreement in writing (email, WhatsApp, or shared doc) and date it.