Fractional or weekday renting is
renting
Renting, also known as hiring or letting, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for ...
on a part-time basis, typically renting a room in someone's home for the
working week.
Benefits
The growth in popularity of weekday renting in the UK has arisen as individuals' work requirements draw them away from their homes, lengthening commuting distances and journey times. Busy people, tired of long distance commuting, look for somewhere to rent close to work so they can stay away during the working week and improve their
work–life balance.
Simultaneously, financial pressures on
homeowner
Owner-occupancy or home-ownership is a form of housing tenure in which a person, called the owner-occupier, owner-occupant, or home owner, owns the home in which they live. The home can be a house, such as a single-family house, an apartment, c ...
s have led to a rise in the number of people offering rooms for working week renting. Taking a weekday lodger provides additional income but leaves the homeowner with a spare room for the weekend.
Weekday renting services facilitate the linking of homeowners and lodgers.
References
"Room to let: Could you handle a lodger?" ''The Guardian'', 23 January 2010.
External links
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