£6 to £10 a day in electricity to run a two bedroomed flat

bluebeary

my landlady has to have all the lights on at all times, in the lounge she also has two of those string of lights that you can hang from the corners of the room, various candles, which are irrelevant I know but she either has no idea or intention to save herself a fortune

I did suggest switching energy supplier but the point is, she just wastes electricity for the sake of it

I got her washing dry yesterday and put it in a neat pile for her to put away and then she put it in again, and it was bone dry

she doesn't do full loads to save the amount of times she uses the tumble dryer, she uses it several times a day, every day

it is becoming my problem as as well as my rent which is supposed to include all bills, I'm now paying her electricity and food bills because she has no concept of budgeting

she gets her wages, her pension, my rent and is always running out of money because she will only buy things from marks and spencer, ridiculous amount of alcohol and too many clothes and cosmetics

and yesterday, he had her phone cut off because shed rather play the lottery and various games shes paying to play on it so ill be paying that next lol

when I'm here by myself the electricity is about £10 for the week

SailorSam

Perhaps it's time to look for a new landlady, Bluebeary.

bluebeary

SailorSam wrote: »

Perhaps it's time to look for a new landlady, Bluebeary.

I think your right but she does cook for me and if I go, shell be even shorter of money

its not for me to tell her all this, shes a bit older than me and I think either her children or her friend should have when she was visiting

HappyMJ

bluebeary wrote: »

I think your right but she does cook for me and if I go, shell be even shorter of money

its not for me to tell her all this, shes a bit older than me and I think either her children or her friend should have when she was visiting

Her inability to budget is not your concern.

I can't stand people wasting my money so I would move out ASAP.

The usage of the dryer would annoy me no end even though I would be the lodger. Why should I pay for half the electricity usage when it's all being wasted? No thanks...move on.

bluebeary

thanks guys, looking at spareroom.co.uk right now, a couple of possibilities on there for me x

missbiggles1

bluebeary wrote: »

I think your right but she does cook for me and if I go, shell be even shorter of money

its not for me to tell her all this, shes a bit older than me and I think either her children or her friend should have when she was visiting

Apologies if this sounds a bit harsh (you're obviously a really kind person) but she's your landlady, not your friend or your mum.

Pay your rent, cook and wash for yourself and let her get on with it. If they're going to cut the electricity off (or anything which will directly affect you, pay for it if you must and then deduct it from your rent.

Remember landlady/tenant is a business relationship - good luck.:)

bluebeary

I totally agree with you missbiggles but ive been here for about six months and her only friend lives 550 miles away and they haven't spoken to each other since new year, her sons she hasn't been in touch with lately and she speaks to her brother about once a week

I will find somewhere new to live this week, thanks

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What do you mean by saying she spends "ridiculous " amounts on alcohol. Thats not wasting money is it ! Take my advice mate and stop wasting money on rent and buy a cheap terraced house.Come to Doncaster or even Grimsby where you can get a house for peanuts. Plenty at 20K or cheaper. Very low mortgages on that, and you could be renting a room out to a nice lady.

SailorSam

bluebeary wrote: »

I will find somewhere new to live this week, thanks

Maybe someone in Mse Towers will read this and start a new section. Post where you live and what you're looking for And those with spares rooms post what they have to offer.

PasturesNew

Not really sure what the problem is .... if your rent includes bills then you must have thought the price was right.

How are you paying her other stuff? Are you just seeing it as that "I pay my rent, see how she wastes her money, that's MY money she's wasting", or are you actually paying her bills?

missbiggles1

bluebeary wrote: »

I totally agree with you missbiggles but ive been here for about six months and her only friend lives 550 miles away and they haven't spoken to each other since new year, her sons she hasn't been in touch with lately and she speaks to her brother about once a week

I will find somewhere new to live this week, thanks

I can't really see how that is any of your concern as a lodger, any more than your personal and family life is any concern of hers. You need to realise and set boundaries in any situation like this, whether or not you move, otherwise the same thing could happen again.