Freeloading lodger...... Help Needed!

Percy1983

It might be worth warning the police what you are doing and there might be a problem, if needed they can remove her.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Lock away everything of financial and/or sentimental value. And change the locks the day she goes. Probably the phone number, as well.

Actually, have you had a phone bill recently? Any bank cards/pin number notifications/statements/utility bills go missing at all? Have you seen your passport in the last 3 days?

Are you going to be in the house 24 hours a day for the next fortnight?

I think that she might disappear with enough stuff to keep her going and set up accounts in your name.

Or she could come back a few days after leaving with a set of keys she had cut beforehand and empty your house/vandalise it.

Or she could go bats**t mad and end up with the police involved/threatening to get them involved/commit suicide/whatever.


So you may still have to do the binbags on the front lawn.


In fact, it would be handy if she does flip, as you can then say 'Get out now or I call the police', rather than go a fortnight wondering if it's going to go to plan.

crazy4nath

i wont be taking in strangers again lol. The person i have lined up is a friend i have known half my life. She appears to be upstairs packing, i think she may be planning on bolting. Does anyone know if i have any wrights of ways of getting my money back if she does?

Apricot

crazy4nath wrote: »

i wont be taking in strangers again lol. The person i have lined up is a friend i have known half my life. She appears to be upstairs packing, i think she may be planning on bolting. Does anyone know if i have any wrights of ways of getting my money back if she does?

Not really. Tbh I would cut your losses - make sure you get your house key back (maybe even change the locks once she has gone)

There_Goes_Trouble

crazy4nath wrote: »

i wont be taking in strangers again lol. The person i have lined up is a friend i have known half my life. She appears to be upstairs packing, i think she may be planning on bolting. Does anyone know if i have any wrights of ways of getting my money back if she does?

Well done for tackling the problem, I know it's not easy when you're naturally a non-confrontational person.

crazy4nath

Ive done it!!
she's gone, I have my key back
Still no money but at least she's gone.
Our new lodger helped her move out lol and hes payed us 2 weeks in advance already!
Thanks everyone for all your help!

ailuro2

make sure you get it 2 weeks in advance all the time from now on, with a strict no money no heating policy...:T

crazy4nath

will do lol. and im not being thaken for a mug anymore, its a strict no money no home policy from now on lol x

There_Goes_Trouble

Well done!! See, you're stronger than you thought you were!

Mum-2-Be

I'd still change the locks or something similar.
If she thought nothing of stealing from you she will think nothing of having the key copied when she was out, be careful