I found everyone's posts very helpful as me and my partner have had similar problems. We are in a flatshare, so we weren't completely sure if we have the same rights as others. We went away over Christmas, and when we came back our landlord actually called us to ask us to keep the place tidy. He'd been in the house whilst we'd been away without even telling us. He's been around when we've been in the house, once we opened the kitchen door and he was standing in the hall. Last night I came downstairs to find him and his wife in the hall, and when they'd left I went into the communal dining room to find they'd moved the clothes that were drying and thrown away things that were in there. Some things I'd kept in there on purpose. I realised how wrong it was today and text him about it, which he hasn't replied to. Does anyone know if flatsharers have the same rights as other tenants? We do have a shorthold tenancy agreement. And what happens if we have trouble getting our deposit back? Thanks.