I put this question in the business section first, but I need to ask it here as well.
If I have a lodger (a friend who has just split up with his girlfriend) who wants to have his own business telephone line installed on my property, are there any legal pitfalls that I need to know about with this? He is a sole trader, but he has to rely on his mobile phone for customers to ring him.
He doesn't have premises. He's having to keep all his tools and gear in my garage. I never thought about whether the phone line would be in either his name or my name. It's an interesting point. Someone has pointed out that the phone line may be a 12 month contract too.