Money Moral Dilemma: Should I charge a neighbour for storing stuff in my flat?

tgroom57

No you shouldn't store her stuff.

• It limits what you can do with the extra space.
• You then couldn't be picky over what she stored.
• If she wanted more space she should have paid for a bigger flat.
• You would be subletting a portion of your flat to her - that's a no.
• You could be storing stolen goods or worse.

kathrynha

I wouldn't store stuff for a neighbour for the long term, but will help out for odd days.


Have stored stuff for a few days, in special circumstances.
We helped her when her freezer broke, and I had space in mine, till her new one arrived and cooled down, and we had some furniture in our dining room for a day when she was having her lounge and dining room re-carpeted as she would struggle to move it upstairs.


She has also helped us by storing Christmas presents that wouldn't fit through our loft hatch.

Wouldn't do it for any neighbour though, just those we know

duchy

Another made up one so what's the point ?

Clearly made up by someone who still lives at home .

agrinnall

kinger101 wrote: »

The story is entirely made up, so it can be whatever we want. I think it's a stolen Van Gogh, an ingot of strontium 90, an old Marathon bar (which if we could see inside the wrapper, had gone white because all the cocoa fat had separated out) and the Colonel's secret recipe for spicy chicken.

Now if it had been an Aztec bar I'd have said yes before it mysteriously went missing (perhaps vapourised by the Strontium-90 radiation)...

SandraDJ

I once stored some large items in my garage for a friend who moved house. A few days turned into weeks and I had no idea what her new contact details were (the days before everyone had a mobile).

I wouldn't do it again. It was incredibly inconvenient as we couldn't put the car away, and on-street parking was difficult.

I would be concerned about the issues mentioned in other posts such as sub-letting and loss/damage to the items.

BTW, the so-called 'friend' I did the favour for dropped contact after inviting me out to her new home for a 'thank you' lunch.

borkid

kathrynha wrote: »

I wouldn't store stuff for a neighbour for the long term, but will help out for odd days.


Have stored stuff for a few days, in special circumstances.
We helped her when her freezer broke, and I had space in mine, till her new one arrived and cooled down, and we had some furniture in our dining room for a day when she was having her lounge and dining room re-carpeted as she would struggle to move it upstairs.


She has also helped us by storing Christmas presents that wouldn't fit through our loft hatch.

Wouldn't do it for any neighbour though, just those we know

Exactly Kathrynha we've done the same except for the furniture. It's what's called being neighbourly you never know when you'll need help in return.

lonestar1

are there any 'no running business' type restrictions on flats lease as renting out space would be a breach

The_Earl_of_Streatham

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meknowalot-51

This whole issue has so many risks attached the answer has to be no.Look at it this way,if a neigbour knocked on our door and asked us to store some sealed boxes for a few months i would laugh,then close the door.In the world we live in you have to be extremely careful about those you choose to trust.As someone has said earlier she should rent somewhere larger or a private lockup-garage.

Talent

No, you should not store stuff for your neighbour. Just think of the access requirements for starters. You're on your way out or just settled down for dinner or a movie and knock, knock! Or you're going away for a couple of weeks and neighbour says they may need access whilst you're away. Do you leave the keys?
However, if you are silly enough to do it.... no, you should not charge