House rules for lodgers?

Yorkie1

Depends on how much else you've got to fit into the room?

asoe209

Well its just a bed and a wardrobe that I need to get in there may be a bed side table as well.

size wise a double will fit as well as the wardrobe, not sure what space will be left. but im also thinking cost.

Granariesgirl

asoe209 wrote: »

the point about beds, I have not got one in the room yet and do need to get one of course.

Will it be bad if I got a single bed rather than a double bed? does having a singe bed put people off?

Hi asoe29,

How about getting a small or standard double (120-135cm)? These are still double beds but would be a push for 2 normal sized people for more than night or 2 which would hopefully discourage longer stays! Were I looking for lodgings, I'd avoid a straight single bed unless very short term.

Good luck.

angelsmomma

I gave the lodger the double bed in the double room and moved into the single bedroom myself. Its the first time in 40 years that I have slept in a single bed and I am quite happy in it.

My lodger is really good he looks after his own shopping and washing, and his bedding and I do all the cleaning and buy all toilet rolls and cleaning stuff. He has been here nearly a year and is my best lodger to date. I have had 4 altogether and he is as near perfect as I could have asked for.

asoe209

Thanks guys. A guess it will be some sort of double.

I have some one coming over to look next week a friend of mines friend. More of an informal viewing.

Badger_Lady

These are my house rules, written after I'd been letting rooms for a while. These days I incorporate them into the lodger application form:

1. This is an equal home for everybody, and no housemate has more right to the facilities than anyone else. We will all respect one another equally. We like to keep a friendly and casual atmosphere, so that everyone is comfortable when they are at home.

If something in the house needs to be done, such as changing a light bulb or cleaning up a spill, we will all chip in to help make it a pleasant place to live.

2. Being a terraced house in a quiet area, noise can travel and we will therefore be careful not to disturb our neighbours. Guidelines are:

a. No music or loud noise in bedrooms after 8pm on weekdays. The same rule applies after 10pm on weekends (Friday and Saturday nights).

b. Music can be played at any time in the basement area, with doors and windows closed and with general consideration for our neighbours. It should never be at a volume that carries through to the ground floor or through walls - if using the basement overnight please keep noise to a minimum.

c. No conversations or noise to be made outside (front or back) over night. Although housemates and guests may need to go outside to smoke late at night, they must never do more than whisper until they’re back indoors again.

d. If any neighbour makes a complaint about noise, it will be taken very seriously - the problems must be addressed immediately.

3. A professional cleaner visits the house every Friday morning and carries out general duties including:

a. Vacuuming all floors to rooms with their doors left open (this can include bedrooms if the door is open) and mopping the hard floors in the basement.

b. Wiping down the banisters and skirting boards in the hallways and basement.

c. Cleaning the kitchen and bathroom.

d. Finishing and putting away any washing-up in the kitchen.

The cleaner is only available for two hours each week, and will therefore complete as many tasks as he can manage in that time. Any extra cleaning (for example wiping out the microwave or cooker) must be periodically managed between the housemates.

Also the cleaner won’t tidy away personal items, so these should be tidied away by the owners. Personal items should only ever be kept in your own bedroom or in the loft, which can be accessed through the hatch in the bathroom and used for long-term storage.

4. Heating and electric are included in the room rental, but this doesn’t mean we should be wasteful. Please turn off any unnecessary lights (particularly when leaving the house), and take consideration over how much heating you need and at what times.

5. Housemates are welcome to make any changes they like to the bedroom decor, as long as their room is returned to its original state on departure (unless the permanent change is previously agreed with the landlady).

6. Visitors are of course welcome as they normally would be to a home. However it’s good etiquette to warn housemates well in advance if a group (3 or more) will be in the house. Similarly, any houseparties need to be jointly organised by all housemates. All guests are expected to follow the house rules as stated in this document. The housemate who invited them will be held responsible for any breeches.

Partners can of course visit and stay over on occasion as above, however if staying on a frequent or long-term basis they will need to supply their contact information to all housemates and to contribute a fair amount towards the running of the house. They must not under any circumstances be given keys to the house or left alone in the house without prior permission from the landlady - these actions will be treated as ‘moving in’.

7. This is a non-smoking house. A patio is provided should anyone need to smoke, and there is an old outside toilet that can be used for shelter in bad weather. No smoking or ashtrays are to be used in any indoor room of the house.