Room with a view.....

Almost a million homeowners are now renting a room out to a permanent boarder, according to research by Abbey Mortgages... that's triple the number this time last year.

The average earnings from sharing your roof with a stranger isn't to be sneezed at either, weighing in at £393 a month (slightly above the Government's tax-free threshold). London homeowners are the most likely to take in a lodger (6%).

Choose carefully though... remember the film Shallow Grave.....!

Don't have nightmares,

Mr Jackson.