Accommodation that comes with your job
Accommodation that comes with your job is sometimes called 'tied accommodation'.
It means you live somewhere that your employer provides.
You usually have either:
You might pay rent or your employer might take it out of your wages.
This includes if you get lower wages because your employer gives you accommodation.
Your payslip should show if it's taken out of your wages.
You have different rights if you do not pay rent or live with your employer
Your employer does not need a court order to evict you if you either:
do not pay any rent
share living accommodation, like kitchen or bathroom, with your employer
For example, if you're a live-in carer or a nanny.
Eviction when you have basic protection
You have basic protection from eviction if either:
you must live in the accommodation to do your job
your employment contract says you must live there to do your job properly
This is sometimes called being a 'service occupier'.
Examples of service occupiers can be:
hotel or pub employees who live on the premises
caretakers, gardeners or housekeepers who live in or near their workplace
Your contract
Your employment contract or occupancy agreement should set out:
how much rent you have to pay or the amount taken out of your wages for rent
how much notice you get when your employment ends
the notice you must give if you quit your job
What happens if your job ends
You can be evicted when your job ends.
Your employer needs to get a court order to evict you if you do not leave when your job ends.
Basic protection gives you fewer rights than an assured tenancy. You can be evicted more easily if your job ends.
But you former employer still needs a court order to evict you.
Farm or agricultural workers may have stronger rights in tied accommodation.
Eviction when you have an assured tenancy
You usually have an assured tenancy if you rent from your employer but do not need to live there to do your job.
Your employer can be one person, a company or a business.
This is sometimes called 'service tenancy'.
You do not have to leave when your job ends.
Your employer must follow the legal eviction process if they want you to leave even if your job has ended.
They must give you a section 8 eviction notice with 'ground 5C' written on it.
Find out more about eviction from a private tenancy.
If you work for the council or a housing association
You might have a different type of tenancy.
Find out more about eviction from a council or housing association tenancy.
If you are sacked unfairly
You could challenge an unfair dismissal through an employment tribunal.
This takes time. It's unlikely that you can stay in your home during this process.
Find out more about unfair dismissal from Citizens Advice.
Ask the council for help if you are homeless or will be in the next 8 weeks.
Last updated: 1 May 2026
