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first time landlady- how much deposit should i ask for?
idotrytosave
Posts: 1 Newbie
I'm looking at renting out my spare room, and have a lady coming round tomorrow to view my place. I've said it'd be £350 all bills included a month. I'm wondering, seeing as this particular lady is only wanting to stay for 3 months, what is reasonable to ask for as a deposit?
Is there any tips anyone can give me? Ive rented with friends before, but never just me and someone else.
Any advice (especially about the deposit) would be greatly appreciated.
Is there any tips anyone can give me? Ive rented with friends before, but never just me and someone else.
Any advice (especially about the deposit) would be greatly appreciated.
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use a deposit scheme, if taking a deposit!!!!!
How much can she break in 3 month?
I would ask for the whole lot up front and take no deposit.0 -
A months rent?
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use a deposit scheme, if taking a deposit!!!!!
How much can she break in 3 month?
I would ask for the whole lot up front and take no deposit.
I would agree, because asking for a months rent in advance and a months rent as reposit only leaves 350 to pay.
As regards to what someone said about putting the deposit in a desposit scheme. You cant do this as she is a lodger and not a tenent.
So either offer her one months rent and one months rent as deposit or 3 months in advance and no deposit(gives her a choice then:)
gets you of to a good footing to as she can see your proberly quite reasonable and not like the landlord(rigsby) from rising damp....For everthing else there's mastercard.
For clampers there's Barclaycard.0 -
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You don't need to use a deposit scheme if she is a lodger. I'd still ask for 1 months rent as a deposit.0
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Sorry, I envisaged the person as a tenant, rather than a lodger.0
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Ask for more than one month's rent - maybe month and a half, to discourage the potential lodger from bobbying off having failed to pay the last months rent and telling you to use the deposit for that.0
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Yes either 3 months in advance or 1 month in advance
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I'd take £350 deposit and charge her £12 a night."The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
Albert Einstein0
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