Taking in a lodger / housekeeper

PlymouthMaid

I am sure the arrangement would suit somebody for you really could not ask for much work for 70 pounds a week. It can take an hour to cook some meals so you had better interview carefully to see what their repertoire includes. I guess there could be problems if the person is not working additionally as they will have no income at all and may have problems signing on as unemployed as they have their daily duties to take care of.

Maybe you need somebody like Berta on Two and a Half Men. If I was a local non working Mum i would be happy to pop into a household for about an hour a day to prep some food and dust/hoover but not much more for £70.

By the way - I didn't find your post especially sexist although I would be interested to know whether a chap would get the 'job' if he applied.

Pixie5740

hazyjo wrote: »

Could always think about getting a job in a hotel instead of being on the move like when you were on a ship. That'd probably tick a lot of your boxes. (Or even think about doing whatever you're currently doing, but living in a hotel (wasn't quite thinking Alan Partridge, but you get my gist...!).)

Jx

The OP could get a larger plate so he can get more breakfast at the buffet. :T

Gigervamp

PlymouthMaid wrote: »

By the way - I didn't find your post especially sexist although I would be interested to know whether a chap would get the 'job' if he applied.

OP said he'd choose a woman.

Amber_Sunshine

I am reminded of one advert I saw (but did not answer) offering cheap rent to a female flatmate in return for her wearing leggings around the house ...

RealLife

Strapped wrote: »

Assuming this isn't a total wind-up of course.

Why would it be a ''wind up''?
Not everyone loves cooking, cleaning and washing up!

RealLife

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

I am reminded of one advert I saw (but did not answer) offering cheap rent to a female flatmate in return for her wearing leggings around the house ...

Lots of women around here wear those legging-type things.
If they're not in full horse-riding attire, I find them most unflattering...


...and these are often not the kind of women you'd see on a horse.

RealLife

MobileSaver wrote: »

Lol, well with an attitude like that at least it's no mystery why you are single!

I've had girls willing to marry me.
It's the divorce I'm not so keen on...

Annie1960

RealLife wrote: »

Well - I didn't expect to be called ''creepy'' or ''sexist'' - but there you go! Having lived with both men and women I know who tends to be the tidier sex!


And I have no intention of being ''creepy'' (whatever that means?!)
I just want to improve my living space etc.


I don't mind paying someone to do the housekeeping, but I don't think I'll need more than £70 / week's worth of housekeeping - which seems to match the room rate. So it just seemed simpler to avoid the money exchange. (I hate paperwork / TAX / benefit stuff)


I've heard about people overseas having live-in house staff, but they usually need to cater for quite a few people - a bit like on a ship.


The big difference now is that I live alone - not in a mess / wardroom etc.



Maybe I'll just advertise and see who applies.
If someone lives in your house, but doesn't pay any rent - does that make them a 'house guest', rather than a lodger?
Is there such thing as a 'house guest agreement'?

If you get a lodger (whether or not they pay you) you will lose your council tax discount.

RealLife

Annie1960 wrote: »

If you get a lodger (whether or not they pay you) you will lose your council tax discount.

Good point. What if they are a full-time student?
Maybe a student would be the best idea?

RealLife

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This sort of thing used to be common (my grandfather had a live-in housekeeper for example) but people are twitchy about it now.
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Why? What's changed? Tax? Insurance?