You can rent a house or flat to be your home. This means you are paying to stay there - you do not own it yourself. You can live alone or share with others.
Renting a house or flat: introduction
If you pay rent for your home, you are called a tenant. The person you pay rent to is the landlord.
The landlord might be a housing association,
Landlord
The person you pay rent to is the landlord.
Housing association
An organisation which owns houses and flats for people to rent. It makes sure everything is ok for the people who live there.
or it might be the council, a private person or maybe a charity like Golden Lane Housing.