Even better, less chance of listening to her getting smashed every night whilst your down stairs eating peanut butter sandwhiches.
Anyone ever rent a room out in your home
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Even better, less chance of listening to her getting smashed every night whilst your down stairs eating peanut butter sandwhiches.
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It depends on how big your house is to begin with. Are you planning on sharing the whole place or would you expect them to have a TV in their room and keep to themselves as much as possible?
I was lucky in that my house is big enough for them to do either, so some days I'd see them and other days I would'nt.
And yes women can be horrific with mess, the worst offenders I've ever known have been girlfriends though
Set your rules out clearly and there shouldn't be a problem. Everyone gets one warning, no bending of the rules.
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I lived 9 months as a lodger in Brighton but the landlord was hardly ever there as he had a place in London. I pretty much had the house to myself but I also kept to myself and only used the bathroom and kitchen and rarely step foot into the living room because it never felt like my space. I guess I was a good tenant as I kept all the mess inside my room and I never bothered him and he never bothered me.
I let a room out to a guy i used to work with many moons ago. Was the worst thing i have ever done.
After a little while my DVD's would go missing from inside the cases. So the cases were still on the shelf with no DVD's inside them. I ignored it for a bit to see if they came back in case he was just watching them.
After a few month I decided to investigate when he was out one day. He had a book case in the room. All my DVD's were hidden inside the pages of the books. Weird...
Also what rang alarm bells and made me kick him out was shortly after this he came home drunk one morning, after being on an all night bender. He was topless. I was sat eating breakfast getting ready for work. I asked were his top was he said i cant remember. About 15 minutes later he then ran out the house. A short while after he reappeared with said top. He then gave me this mental story that he could remember things and the last thing he could remember before passing out in field was a girl telling him she didnt want to go any further and him pinning her down on the grass. I dont want to think what he may or may not have done. So after that I asked him to get his stuff packed and he had till the end of the day to leave. I made sure someone was at the house until he left.
After he left we cleared out the room and we found left over lunch boxes with rotten food still in hidden under the bed also.
So to summarize don't let anyone rent a room from you!!
After a little while my DVD's would go missing from inside the cases. So the cases were still on the shelf with no DVD's inside them. I ignored it for a bit to see if they came back in case he was just watching them.
After a few month I decided to investigate when he was out one day. He had a book case in the room. All my DVD's were hidden inside the pages of the books. Weird...
Also what rang alarm bells and made me kick him out was shortly after this he came home drunk one morning, after being on an all night bender. He was topless. I was sat eating breakfast getting ready for work. I asked were his top was he said i cant remember. About 15 minutes later he then ran out the house. A short while after he reappeared with said top. He then gave me this mental story that he could remember things and the last thing he could remember before passing out in field was a girl telling him she didnt want to go any further and him pinning her down on the grass. I dont want to think what he may or may not have done. So after that I asked him to get his stuff packed and he had till the end of the day to leave. I made sure someone was at the house until he left.
After he left we cleared out the room and we found left over lunch boxes with rotten food still in hidden under the bed also.
So to summarize don't let anyone rent a room from you!!
I've had two lodgers in the past, kinda new them both but not well before they moved in.
Bith were a nighmare, mainly never pay rent in time or only partially paying.
I made the mistake of doing it with no written agreer or standing order set up, so id be chasing them for money, they gave silly excuses, (both worked full time and I was charging £300pcm all inclusive) and I ended up getting so stroppy with them they ended up moving out.
Other annoyances included using the tumble dryer constantly, not caring about power consumption generally, overall more hassle than they were worth.
There was a catalogue of other annoyances, one of them was a 'chef' at Witherspoon, and damaged all my non stick pans by using metal utensils with them, boiling pans dry with rice/pasta, I could go on, nothing major and nothing malicious, but just a general lack of care and diligence, and things that cost money to replace.
But I guess it really depends on the individual, I just got unlucky.
Id recommend making anyone sign up to a standing order, and build into the price enough to cover wreckless use of gas and electric, as if the bill is not in thier name they seem to treat it as a free resource.
Bith were a nighmare, mainly never pay rent in time or only partially paying.
I made the mistake of doing it with no written agreer or standing order set up, so id be chasing them for money, they gave silly excuses, (both worked full time and I was charging £300pcm all inclusive) and I ended up getting so stroppy with them they ended up moving out.
Other annoyances included using the tumble dryer constantly, not caring about power consumption generally, overall more hassle than they were worth.
There was a catalogue of other annoyances, one of them was a 'chef' at Witherspoon, and damaged all my non stick pans by using metal utensils with them, boiling pans dry with rice/pasta, I could go on, nothing major and nothing malicious, but just a general lack of care and diligence, and things that cost money to replace.
But I guess it really depends on the individual, I just got unlucky.
Id recommend making anyone sign up to a standing order, and build into the price enough to cover wreckless use of gas and electric, as if the bill is not in thier name they seem to treat it as a free resource.
So nobody should rent a room because you had a bad experience?
it was only meant in jest
I probably should have clarified. They were not both at the same time, one after the other.
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Not sure id trust someone else in my home while im not there tbh,Renting out a seperate property to someone is diffrent,But in your own home?
Not only that..privacy issues,Like you wouldnt be able to just walk around the house stark naked and all anymore...UNLESS he/she is okay with that.
Not only that..privacy issues,Like you wouldnt be able to just walk around the house stark naked and all anymore...UNLESS he/she is okay with that.
Used to rent out two spare rooms in my place back in London. I made it clear from the start that it's only available for 3 months. This was to check if I could live with the person. If not, well, his/her lease was up in a month or two anyway. Ended up with one guy for 3 years. He was an introverted writer on some BBC show. Didn't hear a peep. For days I wouldn't even see him.
So it can work but probably look at starting with short term leases.
So it can work but probably look at starting with short term leases.
My mate who I am in a band with rents a room in his house to a 21 year old girl, she is gorgeous and does not pay any cash rent,
he is 52 and is a reasonable looking guy, and takes payment once a month in 'other ways' let us say.
he is 52 and is a reasonable looking guy, and takes payment once a month in 'other ways' let us say.
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Sweet deal for both, but this is why feminism will always be on the fringes, when women can take shortcuts like that.
My wife rented a room I'm our house out while I was working in Korea to one of her friends. It turned into a total disaster.
Was like a soap opera of drama every month. He tenant got pregnant to her boyfriend who wanted her to have an abortion and shout and screaming and him going mental on the street outside ensued. She was meant to be there 3 months and was there for 8 in total.
I chucked her out the week I came back to the uk, gave her 2 weeks to find somewhere to live, I found out later she hadn't paid rent for 3 months cause she was saving for a deposit.
My wife is a soft touch but even she had lost her patience by the end.
So I'd say NO in case you didn't guess.
Was like a soap opera of drama every month. He tenant got pregnant to her boyfriend who wanted her to have an abortion and shout and screaming and him going mental on the street outside ensued. She was meant to be there 3 months and was there for 8 in total.
I chucked her out the week I came back to the uk, gave her 2 weeks to find somewhere to live, I found out later she hadn't paid rent for 3 months cause she was saving for a deposit.
My wife is a soft touch but even she had lost her patience by the end.
So I'd say NO in case you didn't guess.