Money Moral Dilemma: Is the lead tenant pocketing some of my rent?

Pixie5740

Is the lead tenant MSE Nick who wants his flat mate to subsidise him because the flatmate earns more? :rotfl:

meknowalot-51

You should have asked at the start plus it's none of your bussiness.When you moved in you were fully aware that rent was payed to X who then passed it on to the landlord/owner.My only concern for you would be how you pay?If it's through your bank then great,if not then you need to get proof your paying.Maybe a rent book or receipt of some kind but you need something.You say,"It's a great price" i say,pay your rent on time,be a good tenant and if your not happy..........MOVE.

Elisecas

I was a lead tenant, as you put it.

In my case, it meant I split the rent with the person in the other room so that we both paid the same, even though my room was much bigger. Our landlord knew we both lived there, but she was in the US and I organised plumbers and electricians and all that when we needed stuff, so she was happy and the flatmate was too as I had all the responsibility.

Besides, you have a great price on a place you like. Perhaps you should learn to say 'thank you'?

Mallotum_X

If the landlord let to you then you agreed rent with him. If the lead tenant is not passing it all on then thats between them.

If you are letting from the lead tenant then you are lodgers and are paying them what ever you agreed.

Where's the issue?

jjlandlord

Stop feeding the troll, guys, and let this useless thread sink under the bridge...

forzaitalia

These conundrums have lately caused us moneysavers to argue and get nasty with each other, which is not the point. I thought it was so we could help and advise each other? Disappointing 👎

Cimscate

What else would you do but talk to her? If you still have doubts then talk to the Landlord, bit of a no brainer really!

Former_MSE_Sam_M

Hi All,

Thanks for your comments.

The Money Moral Dilemma (including this week’s one!) is real and each week will be something that has been submitted by an MSE user, an MSE staff member, or friends/relatives of MSE staff.

If you have any suggestions for one we could use in the future please get in touch at: mmd@moneysavingexpert.com .

Thanks again,

Sam

G_M

MSE_Sam_M wrote: »

Hi All,

Thanks for your comments.

The Money Moral Dilemma (including this week’s one!) is real and each week will be something that has been submitted by an MSE user, an MSE staff member, or friends/relatives of MSE staff.

If you have any suggestions for one we could use in the future please get in touch at: [EMAIL="mmd@moneysavingexpert.com"]mmd@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL] .

Thanks again,

Sam

Thanks for the reply Sam,

The thread is not presented as a 'Money Moral Dilemma', but as a genuine enquiry just like any other on the property forum.

Your post above is somewhat ambiguous - are you saying it was submitted as a hypethetical dilemma (ie an intellectual excercise), or because one of those people you list genuinely finds themselves in that situation?

Some of us on the forum spend considerable time attempting to help people with real issues. We are happy to share our knowledge, such as it is, to help others.

However as you'll see from comments on the thread, we resent wasting our time on purely intellectual excercises.

And if it IS a genuine enquiry, based on a real situation faced by 'a moneysaver', then feedback from that moneysaver would be appreciated. At the least, a 'thank you' to the many posts offering advice, but better still clarification of the problem in light of the questions asked by posters, so that advice can be better tailored to the exact situation.

Former_MSE_Sam_M

G_M wrote: »

Thanks for the reply Sam,

The thread is not presented as a 'Money Moral Dilemma', but as a genuine enquiry just like any other on the property forum.

Your post above is somewhat ambiguous - are you saying it was submitted as a hypethetical dilemma (ie an intellectual excercise), or because one of those people you list genuinely finds themselves in that situation?

Some of us on the forum spend considerable time attempting to help people with real issues. We are happy to share our knowledge, such as it is, to help others.

However as you'll see from comments on the thread, we resent wasting our time on purely intellectual excercises.

And if it IS a genuine enquiry, based on a real situation faced by 'a moneysaver', then feedback from that moneysaver would be appreciated. At the least, a 'thank you' to the many posts offering advice, but better still clarification of the problem in light of the questions asked by posters, so that advice can be better tailored to the exact situation.

Thanks for your comments. To clarify, the dilemma isn’t hypothetical but is a genuine situation.

Those who submit these dilemmas to us aren’t always forum members, or don’t provide additional information, so it’s not always possible for feedback or thanks from them.

However, it’s a valid point that the thread is not titled as a ‘Money Moral Dilemma’ which is something I’ll request we do in the future (for users who don’t click through to it from the weekly email where it is labelled as such).

Thanks again.