Renting a flat with no heating

Jowo_2

CapnCJ wrote: »

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The girlfriend however is ALWAYS cold, even in my current house (gas central heating and pleasantly toasty), so i'm a little concerned about her.

Be more than concerned. I always feel cold, must be a metabolism thing, and I don't think people understood how physically uncomfortable it is, how it actually hurts, to be cold and how much it affects personal comfort and happiness.

I was once daft enough to live in lodgings that had no heating (because I didn't notice that there wasn't any) and I left at the end of the contract much wiser about how incapacitating it is to be continually cold.

So I think you are risking your GF bailing out on you to a warmer property or issuing you an ultimatum not to renew the contract because of the additional suffering this decision will inflict on her.

poppysarah

Jowo wrote: »

Be more than concerned. I always feel cold, must be a metabolism thing, and I don't think people understood how physically uncomfortable it is, how it actually hurts, to be cold and how much it affects personal comfort and happiness.

They reckon women need it warmer than men (and that boys learn better at school in cooler rooms)

I have reynaulds and it really hurts when my hands and feet get cold.

betterlatethannever

I've just moved from a large flat that had no heating....and it was hell!!- but we were there during 2 of the coldest winters on record.

As well as all the things others have said about costs etc, theres the problem of never ending damp. Your windows will be wet and the place starts to smell (well, mine did:o) during the winter. The floors felt damp and the carpets/clothes and furniture were all affected.

Friends and family refused to visit (ok, that can be a plus;)) because of the cold.

It was hard to keep personal hygenie up, due to not being able to face a morning or evening wash/shower- or prehaps that was the reasons my friends refused to come round:(

It was almost impossible to dry clothes, safely and any meals would be cold before you were half way through.


It also had a pronounced effect on my health.
and all that was with lots of heaters and a £50 per week+ electricity bill.

NEVER again would i move to a property with no heat.

Oldernotwiser

betterlatethannever wrote: »

I've just moved from a large flat that had no heating....and it was hell!!- but we were there during 2 of the coldest winters on record.

As well as all the things others have said about costs etc, theres the problem of never ending damp. Your windows will be wet and the place starts to smell (well, mine did:o) during the winter. The floors felt damp and the carpets/clothes and furniture were all affected.

Friends and family refused to visit (ok, that can be a plus;)) because of the cold.

It was hard to keep personal hygenie up, due to not being able to face a morning or evening wash/shower- or prehaps that was the reasons my friends refused to come round:(

It was almost impossible to dry clothes, safely and any meals would be cold before you were half way through.


It also had a pronounced effect on my health.
and all that was with lots of heaters and a £50 per week+ electricity bill.

NEVER again would i move to a property with no heat.

If you were drying your clothes indoors and not opening the windows, it would be damp!

Eton_Rifle

betterlatethannever wrote: »

It was hard to keep personal hygenie up, due to not being able to face a morning or evening wash/shower

It also had a pronounced effect on my health

Good job you were born quite recently then isn't it?

Liz_M

A bit random but about one other thing you said... if you see a property advertised saying 'no pets' it might be worth phoning and asking anyway, as most landlords I've dealt with aren't bothered about caged/tanked animals even if they don't want pets.