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Lodger rules

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  • Soot2006
    Soot2006 Posts: 2,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    No cooking/minimal use of kitchen

    = stinky takeaway in the dining room or bedroom every night. Can't see this one working out for the LL!
  • PlutoinCapricorn
    PlutoinCapricorn Posts: 4,598 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It all sounds very unreasonable to me.
    Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?

    Rudyard Kipling


  • Jhoney_2
    Jhoney_2 Posts: 1,198 Forumite
    RuthnJasper wrote: »
    I agree - this is absolutely ludicrous; she sounds like Harvey "Toads" Denton from The League of Gentlemen! ;)

    She'll probably be forever hovering outside the bathroom door, counting the number of turds passed during every "number two" visit (one sheet of single-ply loo paper per motion)!

    It's more likely an attempt to minimize the gas/water/electricity bills - thus even more money for less amenities...
  • brownbabygirl
    brownbabygirl Posts: 1,356 Forumite
    Jhoney wrote: »
    It's more likely an attempt to minimize the gas/water/electricity bills - thus even more money for less amenities...

    this is just what i was thinking!!!
    QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,477 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    At least the rules are upfront before moving, however they are definately not for me.
  • Grumpyoldmoo
    Grumpyoldmoo Posts: 430 Forumite
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    I have 2 mon-fri lodgers, who pay a set amount, they are welcome to use kitchen/lounge/showers etc anytime they wish. Sometimes they ask to stay an extra night, no problem & I don't charge them extra.I want them to feel at home :D
    Feb'15 £118411.00 Jan '16 £112665.10 Jan 17 £106790.00, Jan 18 £99268.10 April ‘19 £57052.26, Oct ‘20 £46015.42 £2.00 Savers Club, 🎖, 2015 £332, 2016 £356, 2017 £312, 2018 £254, 2019 £668, 2020 £880.00, 2021 £104, 2022 £158, 2023 £68, 2024 Emergency Fund £2500/£1000 :j
  • Cheeky_Monkey
    Cheeky_Monkey Posts: 2,072 Forumite
    Grumpyoldmoo wrote: »
    I have 2 mon-fri lodgers, who pay a set amount, they are welcome to use kitchen/lounge/showers etc anytime they wish. Sometimes they ask to stay an extra night, no problem & I don't charge them extra.I want them to feel at home :D

    Do you mind if I ask where you found your Mon-Fri lodgers?

    I use Spareroom to find my lodgers but have never been lucky enough to find people who only want Mon-Fri.
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Cheeky_Monkey wrote: »
    Do you mind if I ask where you found your Mon-Fri lodgers?

    I use Spareroom to find my lodgers but have never been lucky enough to find people who only want Mon-Fri.

    Does your area cater to them? Local hospital for example getting locums
  • Grumpyoldmoo
    Grumpyoldmoo Posts: 430 Forumite
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    Hi Cheeky_Monkey, I advertised on Spareroom too though under the mon-fri heading. Both rooms were taken within a week. In the room description I reiterated it was mon-fri & non smokers only. 1 of my lodgers is from Kent, & the other from London, they've both been here nearly a year now.
    Feb'15 £118411.00 Jan '16 £112665.10 Jan 17 £106790.00, Jan 18 £99268.10 April ‘19 £57052.26, Oct ‘20 £46015.42 £2.00 Savers Club, 🎖, 2015 £332, 2016 £356, 2017 £312, 2018 £254, 2019 £668, 2020 £880.00, 2021 £104, 2022 £158, 2023 £68, 2024 Emergency Fund £2500/£1000 :j
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,571 Forumite
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    brownbabygirl wrote: »
    Again no issues, her right but her rules are…mmmm:

    No access to the house until Monday night
    No access to the house after you leave for work Friday morning
    No cooking and minimum use of her kitchen!
    Showers/baths at specific times

    Sounds as if someone else will be using the room Fri to Mon.
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