In a shared house, can the landlord walk into my room or the shared areas without notice?Beta*

Your own room is treated like a home. The landlord needs your agreement, normally with at least 24 hours' written notice, except in a genuine emergency. Shared areas such as the hallway, kitchen and stairs are different. In a house let room by room, the landlord usually keeps control of those and can go in to clean, check the fire alarms or carry out repairs. Using that access to snoop, harass you or visit at unreasonable hours is still not acceptable. If you all rent the whole house on one joint tenancy, the shared areas are part of your home too, and the 24-hour rule applies to them as well.

Sources: GOV.UK: private renting, your rights and responsibilitiesShelter: harassment by a private landlord