How to split rent in new flat (couple + singleton)?

ShadowMan said:
Your mates cost of living should be the same whether there is 1 person in the other room or 2 or even a whole family. Why should anyone subsidise your standard of living just because they want to have someone living with them? What if the GF actually has another house but just stays there 6 days a week? Should your rent drop?
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The single person is getting *their* rent subsidised.
 
daz said:
The single person is getting *their* rent subsidised.
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They're not getting their rent subsidised as they are sharing with more people. I can see he is getting more sleeping space, but his living space is being compromised, and for that i'd want an equal share.

Personally i wouldnt share with a couple though as i'd feel like a lodger.
 
You either split the rent 50/50 as you both have access to a room each but the elec/gas and other bills should be split in favour of him as there is two of you using the facility's
 
Freefaller said:
Indeed - by quite a margin £200 is a heck of a saving per month - I'd be very happy with that! :)
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But would any of you be happy as part of the couple? You move your GF in and now you have to pay part of your flatmates rent?

Bills are now split 3 ways to accomodate extra usage but its not like your flatmate would use the house any less.

Now imagine that the GF is unemployed. You move her into your flat to help her out and now you have to pay more rent and your flatmate less just because she is there.

You pick up 2/3 of all bills to allow for her extra usage but now just because she is in the house your flatmate gets extra money in his pocket at the end of the month? His overall living costs go down whilst his actual living conditions have not exactly changed.
 
Where did the "unemployed" come into the picture? Other than that issue, none of the other points are cogent to the situation in my eyes.
 
I just wouldn't be comfortable having my friend pay more for what will be essentially the same living space. I think it's just unfair and these things should be split evenly by cost which would be 33.333% each. The place better be a palace for that price!
 
Work out the value of the bedrooms compared to the rest of living space.
then pay 50/50 for the bedroom value then 1/3 of the rest of property.

Bills should be 60/40 couple/single, this is because a lot of the electric and heating will be shared usage by the couple.

Think that sounds about right.
 
The unemployed is a hypothetical scenario to see what replies would be gained in the event that the 3rd person would be seen as a pure increase to 1 persons rent and a reduction to the other.

Is it more acceptable to continue to pay 50% if 1 of the 3 cant pay or people expect a reduction anyway?

I still stand by a 50% share of rent for 50% of the property no matter how many other people are in the other 50% (Room based)
 
Morba said:
Work out the value of the bedrooms compared to the rest of living space.
then pay 50/50 for the bedroom value then 1/3 of the rest of property.

Bills should be 60/40 couple/single, this is because a lot of the electric and heating will be shared usage by the couple.

Think that sounds about right.
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Eh?
 
It's one of those situations where people will never agree and just have to agree to disagree.

Some people don't understand the fact the rent of the singleton is subsidised owing ot the fact it's a 2 bed house, and others can't accept that splitting the cost 3 ways is "fair". There are so many factors to take into consideration that it's impossible to gauge on the information given... i.e. how much more space the 2 people take, how much space the 1 person takes, how much equipment/furniture they have, shift times, eating habits, being frugal with heating and electricity etc...

Personally I think that if it was a 3 bed place with 3 people but 2 sharing one room then 1/3rd share would be fair, but in such an instance it's not. The singleton is getting a cracking deal! If it was just 2 people in there the singleton would be paying a significantly higher rent. So the way it's been split to me is fair.

Each to their own though, it's what is agreed between people. Some people take into consideration living space, and social habits and living habits, others just do it purely on numbers vs people.

If the OP and his friends are happy with that, as long as they get it agreed and signed by all 3 in writing - then there are no issues in my eyes.
 
Don't wanna put a downer or hex on the future but have you put into writting what would happen should you and your girlfriend split up. Get it sorted before it happens (hopefully it won't) then it'll be less acromonius and all three parties will know were they stand.
 
Clearly the logical solution is for the GF to alternate between bedrooms that way everyone can pay an equal contribution....

For the sake of making this work longer term i'd be tempted to split the rent equally between all people.
 
Thanks for all the replies - I'm keeping a track on this thread when I can (from work).

I'll just reiterate that this is for rent only; bills will obviously be split three ways.

Incidentally, just got an email from the friend who will be having the bedroom to himself:

Been thinking about the splitting of rent and that I should really be paying more than what we agreed before seeing the flat as the difference in bedroom sizes is not very much. So I propose the following split.

Total monthly rent = £1408

singleton = £520
h00fzilla = £444
Miss h00fzilla = £444
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then sounds like a goer if your mates happy! Tell him you thought £450/£450, and he'll be pleased that you're willing to give a little bit more through courtesy.
 
Seems fair to me. He is paying a lot less than he would be were it a simple two way split. He's in no way subsidising a couple - it's just a situation that benefits all parties.
 
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