Monthly rental for this flat

adonis10

http://spa.goadsby.com/pls/goadsby/docs/2217760i.pdf

I know it's a little vague but based on the location, size etc., how much, exclusive of bills, do you think would be a fair price for rental of a room in this flat, which would be furnished?

G_M

Get the local paper for Bournemouth and look in the 'rooms to let' section.

adonis10

G_M wrote: »

Get the local paper for Bournemouth and look in the 'rooms to let' section.

Yeah, but was just wondering whilst I was at home and not in possession of a paper!

PasturesNew

Sharing, £300 + half bills.

You can rent a 2-bed one of those for £525-575 + bills, so it has to be a bit more than half because that's the way the world works.

BitterAndTwisted

Open-plan kitchen/living-room=yuk

pinkshoes

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Open-plan kitchen/living-room=yuk

Personal opinion!

For me, open-plan kitchen/living room = YAY! :j

Being a sociable being who loves cooking for friends, I really hate houses/flats where the kitchen is separate, as I feel so isolated whilst everyone else is in the other room. Open plan is far more suitable for entertaining!

In terms of pricing, according to Rightmove, there are 28 x 2 bedroom flats within 1/4 of a mile from the post code, priced between £600 and £900, so look for some that are similar to yours, then price it competitively!

tbs624

adonis10 wrote: »

Yeah, but was just wondering whilst I was at home and not in possession of a paper!

You clearly have 'net access though so could easily research it that way yourself, as pinkshoes and PN seem to have done on your behalf.

Much depends on what your proposal would be - are you thinking of buying to let the whole property out or buying to live and let one room? If the latter you may want to read up around the Rent a Room allowance to make sure that you would be doing things the most cost effective way.

Or is someone else buying and offering *you* a room?

PasturesNew

I want open plan because I don't want to stand in a kitchen, overseeing any cooking I am doing, while the PC/telly/phone are in the other room. With open plan I can cook and be watching telly.

adonis10

tbs624 wrote: »

You clearly have 'net access though so could easily research it that way yourself, as pinkshoes and PN seem to have done on your behalf.

Much depends on what your proposal would be - are you thinking of buying to let the whole property out or buying to live and let one room? If the latter you may want to read up around the Rent a Room allowance to make sure that you would be doing things the most cost effective way.

Or is someone else buying and offering *you* a room?

Yeah, I searched and couldn't find anything. Apologies.

Thinking of buying and letting one room out. I'm an accountant so can ask people at work what the scoop is with the allowance. Fairly sure it's ~£4,200 tax free if you're renting a room in your main residence, so that would cover it nicely.

adonis10

Re the open/closed plan discussion - as someone said it's personal preference. As a single, 27 year old male it's not really at the forefront of my mind as I'm just looking for a decent bachelor pad!

PasturesNew

Also look at Mon-Fri lodgers, that way you get it to yourself at weekends. http://www.mondaytofriday.com

I'd rather be getting less, but have my home back at weekends... also, most Mon-Fri lodgers have a proper home of their own they live in and they're just working in an area for now. They'd usually go straight to work Monday morning from home, turn up at yours Monday tea-time and the last you see of them is when they leave for work on the Friday morning as they'd go straight home to their proper home straight from work on the Friday. Just 4 nights/week.