How much rent is reasonable?

200 a month all in is perfectly fair. It probably costs 3 times that for the rent/mortgage anyway factor in food and bills and I think your getting a good deal.

Renting a room now a days is about 60-80 a week excluding food which is another 25 a week at least. Not forgetting you'd have to cook and clean. The 50 a week you have spare is enough for going out once or twice or driving lessons.

If your mum drives get her to teach you to save money. It would also be a good lesson how to budget well :-)
 
Freakbro said:
What gave you that idea?



Oh... :p

A parent asking for rent when their child first starts earning is perfectly reasonable, as they need to learn about paying their way, but £200 out of an income of £400 does seem excessive.

I would probably say ~£50 - £100 would be reasonable.
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Haha I was trying to say his perception of it was shared with me :p
 
Well it depends on their relationship - 50% does feel like a lot, but then again a lot of people spend similar amounts or more on rent and bills etc...

Keep us posted OP :)
 
When I got my first job and lived at home I earned ~ £400/month and paid £200 rent (I was only working weekends). Depends on your situation though, my mum was a single mum and the money went towards food, utilities, Internet, clothes washing etc.... when you add this up in the real world you'll soon see you're getting a bargain.

All in all, seems fair to me

- GP
 
I charged my son £160 a month when he started working. We didn't need the money but be needed to learn to manage his money. £200 isn't unreasonable.
 
She's asking a lot, but it's her house, so her rules.

If she'd turned round and said don't pay her anything, that would have been fine too.

But yeah, it's up to her. Some parents would argue, keep it and save it for a house for yourself, others would say you owe them loads.

You arguably will learn in hindsight not to ask if she wants any money :p

P.S. Nite, nice Lawyer fail :p

kd
 
Milkybk said:
It's her house so she sets the price, that's more than fair. I moved out on £550 a month when a first got my apprenticeship. Over half of that went on rent etc but I enjoyed the freedom. I've been moved out since just before I turned 18.
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Bit of a difference between paying that much and having your own place and paying 50% to live with your parents though :D
 
I'd love to have £200 disposable income after all essentials were taken care of!

That being said, 50% of your income does seem a bit harsh - see if you can negotiate a bit off, maybe offer to cook a couple of times a week or so
 
Ermm, she's your mother. why dosen't she let you stay there for free while you continue developing yourself.

Seriously, negotiating rent with your parents? am I the only one that finds this totally wierd?
 
Tom_ed1987 said:
Ermm, she's your mother. why dosen't she let you stay there for free while you continue developing yourself.

Seriously, negotiating rent with your parents? am I the only one that finds this totally wierd?
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Nope, my parents would never ask for rent especially on such a low wage. They're not exactly wealthy either.
 
200 quid is entirely fair. It was your choice to get an apprenticeship and with this, the financial hardship it brings.

However, if your old gal is rolling in it, I would maybe ask her to consider £150 :)
 
weringo said:
Nope, my parents would never ask for rent especially on such a low wage. They're not exactly wealthy either.
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I've always thought like this (family get a free ride for everything mindset) but does it really inspire your kids to do better for themselves when you're paying their way and making allowances for them... forever?
 
s0ck said:
I've always thought like this (family get a free ride for everything mindset) but does it really inspire your kids to do better for themselves when you're paying their way and making allowances for them... forever?
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Forever... no.

When you're earning less than a fifth of the national average salary... yes.
 
Part of parenting is teaching you to stand on your own two feet, so I don't think it's unfair to give you a glimpse of what the real world's like. £50 a week is nothing, though obviously it looks bad given you're training rather than earning a proper wage.

But it may well be that your parents know you and your spending habits better than we do. :-) For all we know you mother might be putting £100 of that away for you, ready for when you're finally in a position to become independent.

Or she might spend it on gin. Either way, I think once you leave school it's time to stop thinking like a son and start thinking like a man.
 
The OP is on a pittance of a wage...which is slave labour in everything but name. He is only 18/19 still learning and managed to get an apprenticeship. I'm gobsmacked that his parents want half his £400 monthly wages. Especially considering that they are quite well off.

I thought the rule was - if the kids are still young college/uni apprenticeship then greater consideration/help is given.

However once they had a permanent job and still living at home then higher rent would be normal imho.


but does it really inspire your kids to do better for themselves when you're paying their way and making allowances for them... forever?
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Did the OP say they were intending on staying and living off parents forever? No, nothing of the sort..... You're misrepresenting his position as a worse position to make your argument more credible (and failing miserably)

Lot of you are very harsh i reckon...its your kids you do whatever you can to help them.
 
GhostlyPea said:
When I got my first job and lived at home I earned ~ £400/month and paid £200 rent (I was only working weekends). Depends on your situation though, my mum was a single mum and the money went towards food, utilities, Internet, clothes washing etc.... when you add this up in the real world you'll soon see you're getting a bargain.

All in all, seems fair to me

- GP
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For you that was fair,

But remember, his parents are well off, spend 5k on holidays & both own new cars.

It's either,

1 = Greed.
2 = A misguided attempt to teach him a lesson about working for a living (pretty rich coming from the generation who had free education & cheap homes).

I'd pay all £400 happily at that age if my parents needed it, but if they didn't I'd be annoyed.

I don't understand why people have children then don't support them - if you don't want to look after your children all through life - do the world a favour & get the snip.
 
I used to have to pay my mum and dad 25% of my weekly wages when i lived at home, on the understanding that i saved at least another 10%.
 
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