Lodger Problems - Landlord's Boyfriend

sparkle84

Thanks for all your replies, I am sure this guy is perfectly nice I wouldn't know he is a complete stranger to me. I accept she can have whoever she wants in her own flat (I by the way am not allowed anyone - and I don't mean overnight I am not allowed to bring anyone to the flat) however she has chosen to let out a room and therefore has an obligation to inform me if a stranger is going to be staying there WHILE SHE IS AWAY. I don't think he has permission to be there as I firmly believe she would have told me. I will be texting her shortly.

McKneff

I think she she will probably be mortified that he is there to be honest so I wouldn't be too hasty in giving notice.


See what she says when you text her.

duchy

Does sound a bit odd.
If he has his own place and doesn't live there -why is he staying ?
I could see some logic in him staying at the weekend when you aren't there to keep an eye on the place - but not in the week.

I'd be dropping her a text to check it is all kosher

Gigervamp

duchy wrote: »

Does sound a bit odd.
If he has his own place and doesn't live there -why is he staying ?
I could see some logic in him staying at the weekend when you aren't there to keep an eye on the place - but not in the week.

I'd be dropping her a text to check it is all kosher

I was wondering if the landlady just didn't want the lodger to be in the house alone. After all, OP could have a good old nose with the landlady away.

Of course, I'm not even remotely suggesting that the OP is the sort of person to do that, but the landlady might think they are.

duchy

If that is the reason then best the OP knows so they *can* put their notice in !

(My money is on the BF deciding he's doing this and the LL doesn't know he's doing it though)

PasturesNew

While annoying, especially if you were looking forward to dossing about and not even bothering to shut the loo door etc.... maybe veg out in front of the telly with a big curry .... it is her flat and she can let anybody stay that she wishes.

Her reasons/motivations might be entirely innocent/reasonable, or he/she might've had some scare stories about lodgers/parties etc so he said he'd stay.

Other places might be worse than the flat you have though.

sparkle84

Thanks to everyone I have text and spoken to the landlady she had no idea he was there and he will not be returning tonight she is now spending the last few days of her holiday "perplexed" as to why he thought this was a good idea.

I appreciate everyones comments I don't need this room I just fancied a break from commuting to london so will give notice and start commuting from my own rather lovely home instead.

I must say if this ever happened to me again I would ring the police and say I have never seen this person before and have him removed

sparkle84

PasturesNew wrote: »

While annoying, especially if you were looking forward to dossing about and not even bothering to shut the loo door etc.... maybe veg out in front of the telly with a big curry .... it is her flat and she can let anybody stay that she wishes.

Her reasons/motivations might be entirely innocent/reasonable, or he/she might've had some scare stories about lodgers/parties etc so he said he'd stay.

Other places might be worse than the flat you have though.

Yeah your probably right thing is I don't want to live with someone so rude and ignorant that they would allow their decent lodger be made feel uncomfortable rather than just informing them in advance that their boyfriend would be moving in to watch, check and generally spy on them

HB58

But it sounds as if your landlady is not that rude, ignorant person if she didn't know that the boyfriend had let himself in?

sparkle84

HB58 wrote: »

But it sounds as if your landlady is not that rude, ignorant person if she didn't know that the boyfriend had let himself in?

I was referring to pastures scenario not my landlady