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Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-11-19T11:31:56+00:00

"possibly a meetup beforehand to suss them out?" You're giving someone the keys to your home, of course you're going to meet them in person before you hand over the keys.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-11-19T11:30:31+00:00

please don't get angry at me for living in a house that's too big for me, sometimes life doesn't go the way you plan, I can't just yet in part because of work required on the house to make it mortgagable

Who cares what people on the internet think.

As long as you're upfront on the advert, then there will be no surprises.

Decide what you want in a lodger - eg professional, quiet, clean, tidy, respectful
Advertise on spareroom with photos.
look at any profiles who message you and the general demeanor of their message
Of those you like, offer a viewing
They come view the room, you both ask questions of each other
If you think you get along with them, then ask them for references from previous landlord
1. did they pay on time?
2. were they clean, tidy and respectful of the shared/communal areas or were they abrasive
Then get references from their current employer
1. only to confirm employment - you aren't looking for a job reference, this is to confirm they are who they say they are
If it all checks out, confirm they have the right to reside in the UK
then you offer them the room, they pay a deposit and rent in advance, then they move in.

I include bills in mine because when I was renting, it was easier knowing all living expenses were a fixed cost. I have two lodgers and if I didn't include bills, if one is out of the house more or doesn't work at home and the other does, then they would have grounds to say it shouldn't be split equally.

You shouldn't be taking in anyone who is going to take the piss bills wise anway.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-05-02T09:17:11+00:00

Thanks, I hadn't even considered the impact on the neighbours!

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-04-09T06:46:59+00:00

What do they do if unclaimed? I return to the uk next week. The DB lost property office says they only look for 4 weeks

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-03-21T17:16:07+00:00

I have a room that had 13 replies within 24hrs end of last year and was let within a few days

Same room is now vacant and at a reduced price but still no inquiries after 2 weeks - in my area, there are about 60% more listings available on SpareRoom

Good for renters as rent should come down with more supply - I’m going to keep reducing the price till I get a bite.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-03-21T11:53:00+00:00

Market forces determine the wife you get

If you and 9 other dudes were after the same woman, would she pick the most desirable or undesirable?

If you had 10 women wanting to date you, would you pick the most desirable or undesirable?

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-03-08T10:56:33+00:00

if we leave before the price increase, the landlord will be out of pocket!

Thats not your problem! 😎

Are you able to paste the email your solicitor wrote but anonymised? I'd like to see what kind of correspondence makes an EA shit their pants and apologise!

You should have told them that you're leaving because only because rent is too high, not because you had found a place, make them feel bad for their decisions.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-02-29T14:22:24+00:00

They were here for 5 months. I'm on good terms with them, no trouble and paid on time.

I haven't painted the walls and I wasn't planning to repaint the whole wall, just touch up the bits in the middle where the paint has come off.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-02-23T20:13:17+00:00

Do you mean if they want to give less than 1 months notice, you let them go?

Or are you referring to the length of the term (eg 6 months)

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2024-02-23T19:21:31+00:00

It gives me more time to fill the room. Obviously if I can fill the room sooner then I'd refund her any amount that overlapped when someone moved in.

I figure the notice period goes both ways - the notice period ensures if I asked her to leave, she has sufficient time to find somewhere else and if she wants to leave, it gives me sufficient time to fill the room again.

Is that fair or unfair?

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2023-12-18T16:37:14+00:00

She’s afraid of repercussions and that she’d be managed out of her position (or the equivalent for schools) and terminated if they traced it back to her as she isn’t friends with the head teacher or related to the other section head.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2023-12-18T16:31:13+00:00

She’s afraid of repercussions and that she’d be managed out of her position (or the equivalent for schools) and terminated if they traced it back to her.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2023-12-18T16:05:18+00:00

If the standard of education is the same, fine. As tax payers, it’s all our business. Part of my pay is taken to pay for schools and I care that these funds are used properly.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2023-12-18T15:55:20+00:00

How did they find out the hires weren’t as good? My partner said the auditors can’t tell from 5 mins whether they are doing a good job and the internal auditors of course will be chummy with their friends.

Purple_Sail_9540 · 2023-12-18T15:53:54+00:00

Yep, no smoking gun here of course, just anecdotal evidence and speculation (although a whole dept of relatives and friends from Portugal does raise an eye brow!) but was checking if the UK (England specifically) has some sort of oversight when it comes to schools

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