Tied accommodation means you live in housing that comes with your job. You might pay rent to your landlord or it may be deducted from your wages. If you live in accommodation provided by your employer, you usually have either service occupier or service tenant rights.
Is working for accommodation legal?
Workers must be paid money for the work they do. They can’t be paid in goods or services, like transport or board. Employees can decide to use employer-provided accommodation or transport. If the employer proposes to deduct money from an employee’s pay to cover these costs, the rules about deductions must be followed.
Is tied accommodation a benefit in kind?
The provision of accommodation to an employee is treated as exempt from a benefit-in-kind charge so long as the role remains the same now as it was prior to 5 April 1977.
Can a teacher live in a tied accommodation?
If you are a teacher employed by the council, you may be offered tied accommodation with the job. In this case, you are likely to have a tenancy agreement rather than a service occupancy, because your ability to teach is not linked to your living in the tied accommodation provided.
Do you have a service occupancy in a tied accommodation?
If your accommodation is ‘tied’, that is, provided as part of your job, your rights to stay there will depend on the kind of agreement you have with your employer/landlord and whether this agreement is a lease or a service occupancy. If you live in tied accommodation provided by your employer, you will probably have either: a service tenancy.
Do you have to live in a hotel if you are a teacher?
There is no specific requirement. What matters is that living in that particular accommodation is essential to the job. A school teacher may have to live in a flat within the school buildings. A hotel worker may live in a flat or part shared accommodation in some part of the hotel building.
Do you have to pay rent for tied accommodation?
The rent charged for the tied accommodation must be reasonable. This means it must be similar to other rents charged for private rented housing in your area. If your rent is significantly higher, you can report your employer to the GLA. Do I have to stay in tied accommodation provided by my employer?
