Flatmate House Rules Agreement Sheet

Who this is for

What the house has agreed, written down once. Guests, noise, shared items, bills, cleaning and parking each get a line for what was decided and a date to look at it again, and every housemate signs beside their contact details.

Students and anyone sharing a house or flat who want the everyday arrangements agreed at the start rather than argued about later.

What this helps you track

• What was agreed about guests and overnight stays
• Quiet hours and noise
• Which food and household items are shared and which are not
• How bills are split and when they are paid
• Every housemate's phone and emergency contact, with their signature

How to use it

1. Sit down together early on and write the address and the date at the top.
2. Go through each topic, agree what the house will do and write it down in plain words; add topics that matter in your home.
3. Set a review date for each line so the arrangement can change as people's timetables and habits do.
4. Each housemate fills in their phone number and an emergency contact, then signs and dates the sheet.
5. Pin a copy in the kitchen or keep it in the browser version, which saves in your own browser.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

Is this a legal agreement?

No. It records what housemates have agreed between themselves about day-to-day living. It does not change your tenancy, and anything about rent, deposits or your landlord is governed by the tenancy and the rules where you are.

What should we do when someone breaks an agreement?

Talk about it at the next review, or sooner, and change the wording if it was not clear enough. The sheet works best as a reference everyone can point to, rather than a list of penalties.

Why give each topic a review date?

Because arrangements that suit the first term often do not suit exam season or a new housemate. A date on each line means the house looks at it again rather than letting it quietly lapse.

What if a housemate moves out part way through?

Cross them out, add the new housemate to the contacts table and ask them to read the agreements and sign. It is a good moment to review every line.