Lodger underpaying by 31p, would you make a fuss?

BitterAndTwisted

"31p is a laughable amount but its symbolic of a lack of respect"

In my opinion brownsauce is absolutely correct. It might have been an oversight on her part or an error of the Bank's but she should either have coughed up the balance in cash or got the Bank to change the standing-order. This bodes ill for the future and I wouldn't stand for any more nonsense from this cheeky chancer

b3nton

take it from the deposit at the end, plus interest

bumpoowee

There is a lot of overreaction going on here. At the end of the day renting out a room is effectively business, and do you really want to upset your client if the only issue is a 31p tiny proportion of the total payment missing?

poppysarah

bumpoowee wrote: »

There is a lot of overreaction going on here. At the end of the day renting out a room is effectively business, and do you really want to upset your client if the only issue is a 31p tiny proportion of the total payment missing?

I'd want someone who respected me enough to follow the rules.

KimYeovil

ss70 wrote: »

I really would not care.

Would you bill your employer for 31 seconds of overtime?

If you are contracting at £36 per hour then, yes, an employer or householder would jump at the chance of being billed to the second instead of having it rounded it up to the next hour! That's an average saving of £18.

bumpoowee

poppysarah wrote: »

I'd want someone who respected me enough to follow the rules.

Fair enough, but that's you. More often than not a more forgiving attitude to your customers is what succeeds in business. Personal choice I guess.

athina_2

Well thanks for all the replies.

Since she has no problem rounding her rent down, I think what I do when I get the gas and electric bill due in two weeks, I shall round up and if she asks then I will say it's the same as what she does

poppysarah

bumpoowee wrote: »

Fair enough, but that's you. More often than not a more forgiving attitude to your customers is what succeeds in business. Personal choice I guess.

Tax man has what he's owned, not more and not less.

Why should anyone be above the rules of the tax man? (Aside from those MPs who think they are)

Fridge2

Personally I would say to her "Ok, fine it's not a big deal. I 'll just keep a running tally until you move out then deduct it from your deposit."

Of course I'd also point out that once her deposit money ran out, she was out the door as well....

This clearly isn't about money, it's about respect. The Lodger is testing the OP to see what she can get away with. It won't end with that if she is allowed to carry on doing this.

bumpoowee

poppysarah wrote: »

Tax man has what he's owned, not more and not less.

Why should anyone be above the rules of the tax man? (Aside from those MPs who think they are)

I don't really see what this has to do with anything!

Yes the tenant *should* pay the extra 31p, but is it worth causing a stink over something like 0.1% of the total rent? Some people obviously think so, however they are more likely the ones who aren't cut out for this sort of business.

Is it really wise to kick somebody out over a few coppers and risk

a) getting no rent at all for a long period
b) getting somebody much worse who doesn't pay at all or pays and trashes your house
c) somebody who pays in full but uses 32p extra of electricity a month?

etc etc