Questions about renting

ThinkingOfLinking

I need some help here!!

I put an ad on Facebook a few months back as I was seeking a new flat/house share. A girl approached me, showed me the house and it was all great and I moved in.

She told me nobody smokes (I have bad athsma and would not have moved in otherwise), but they all do. She said they're all quiet, and they have all night parties. Is there anything I can do?

I am a very mature 23 year old, and these are all students in their 19/20. I am also going to be at college this year but I am feeling alienated. I barely sleep because of the constant noise,my chest is tight and now I am getting things stolen, especially food as I am on a low income it then means I go without.

Now I have one f the kids bombarding me with emails as I stupidly sent him one through my personal email. I am being demanded money for bills which they accrue more than me as I tun appliances off etc. I also now have one of them trying to force me to sign some demeaning contract about paying the bills but it is nothing to do with the agency.

I want to ring the agency and make them aware but I don't know what to say...I am easily intimidated.

Rabiddog_2

Move out, its a health issue.. No if s, no Butts.. Now. Spend no more money beyond what you owe on bills. 1 life, 1 health. ANd dont house -share in the future.
Having you ever thought of growing some

lufcgirl

Do you have a copy of your tenancy agreement or anything confirming what you agreed to when you moved in?

If I were you, I'd just move out, let them do their worst. At the end of the day it's a health risk to yourself staying there. Pop into the LL's office, mine are absolutely lovely (my fridge/freezer broke and they had a brand new one for me 2 days later) and they can help sort the problem for you.

Block the e-mail address and don't contact them, put your food in your room and buy a mini-fridge.

Gem

barnaby-bear

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

I need some help here!!

I put an ad on Facebook a few months back as I was seeking a new flat/house share. A girl approached me, showed me the house and it was all great and I moved in.

She told me nobody smokes (I have bad athsma and would not have moved in otherwise), but they all do. She said they're all quiet, and they have all night parties. Is there anything I can do?

I am a very mature 23 year old, and these are all students in their 19/20. I am also going to be at college this year but I am feeling alienated. I barely sleep because of the constant noise,my chest is tight and now I am getting things stolen, especially food as I am on a low income it then means I go without.

Now I have one f the kids bombarding me with emails as I stupidly sent him one through my personal email. I am being demanded money for bills which they accrue more than me as I tun appliances off etc. I also now have one of them trying to force me to sign some demeaning contract about paying the bills but it is nothing to do with the agency.

I want to ring the agency and make them aware but I don't know what to say...I am easily intimidated.

Ahh the housemate in the shared house who isn't paying their share of the bills..... we've had that thread.....

tbs624

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

I need some help here!!....

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

... I am a very mature 23 year old...............

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Flickering_Ember wrote: »

...I want to ring the agency and make them aware but I don't know what to say...I am easily intimidated.

Flickering Ember - you've already posted about this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1040423
and it's sad that there's not a single thank you from you to *any* of the posters who responded.

I 'm not sure why a "very mature 23 year old "should be "easily intimidated" and not know what to say, especially when you've been given quite a few suggestions on here already..

Is there maybe anything that *you* are doing to antagonise your new housemates?

N79

tbs624 wrote: »

Is there maybe anything that *you* are doing to antagonise your new housemates?

By the sound of it TBS they are not paying their share of the bills. Nothing is likely to annoy the other housemates more than this!

chewmylegoff

so you didn't notice when you were being shown around that the house has smokers living there? were you wearing a gas mask?

in a house share you can't try to negotiate a reduction in bills because you turn the light off when you leave the room. you have to pay a share based on the cost divided by the number of people living there. if you can't deal with this then you shouldn't live in a house share. i used to have a flat mate who wouldn't chip in for telephone line rental because she "only used it to receive calls". about a week after we signed the contract she started trying to barter her share of the rent down claiming she couldn't afford it. there is no easier way to wind people up than entering a house share and trying not to pay for it, you're asking your flatmates to pay for your free lunch.

i suggest that if you don't like it you just find someone else to take the room - even if you're tied into a contract the letting agent isn't going to care about it as they can charge the new person fees so the more turnover there is within the house the more money they earn. as long as you do all the work to find the new person you'll be able to get out.