Would you rent a bedroom like this?

suki1964

Monday to Friday lets

Owain_Moneysaver

It would put me off, but I don't live in London or use short-term accommodation.

Presumably many people who do use short-term accommodation don't have lots of stuff with them.

Considering parts of London charge £10 a night for a mattress on the floor of a shared shed ...

moneyistooshorttomention

suki1964 wrote: »

Monday to Friday lets

Nope...not even then.

When I took in lodgers many years back now - their room was totally theirs and that still applied one time I had a Monday-Friday lodger in only.

arciere

oystercatcher wrote: »

How much extra could you charge if the wardrobe was empty?

I don't know, probably around £100/week or £450/month, bills included.

Honeylife

Well I cant understand the rush to rent if the room isn't really ready for the market. It sounds like you want money to fix your own room up and think a lodger will pay for it. If you want a lodger do it properly fix up proposed room nicely. Look at your storage (shelves shelves shelves and under bed drawers) and rent the room out without your overspill within. Its hard enough for anyone to put their entire belongings into one room much less if the Resident Landlord is still using some of it! Plus traipsing through it regularly. The lodger may not have a lock on the door but is still entitled to a reasonable degree of privacy. If you dont have much money to fix the room up, look on Ebay or Freecycle.

The purpose of saying that the room isn't "exclusive" is that you may need to move them to another room within the flat/house and they wont have any say about it. Not that you will put your stuff in or have you Aunt Elsie sleep on the floor in there. Come on.

Even though you suggest a small charge as compensation and "short-term" I still find the idea uncomfortable. Do you really want a flow of various persons for two or three days in your home? Thats a lot more hassle, interviewing and paperwork for start and practically like a BnB/hotel. Think about it.

Clear the room entirely and rent it out. If you dont know what to charge for the room, have a look on Spareroom.co.uk , scroll down to the bottom of the page and somewhere there you will find a facility that will let you know what the current rates are for your post code and the various prices for single or double rooms.

For more information do a "Lodgers" search on this Forum - loads of suggestions for people who have been Resident Landlords for years.

arciere

Honeylife wrote: »

Well I cant understand the rush to rent if the room isn't really ready for the market. It sounds like you want money to fix your own room up and think a lodger will pay for it. If you want a lodger do it properly fix up proposed room nicely.

No rush. I have a bedroom with an empty bed and I was thinking about making some money out of it. Next year I will probably need it for myself. I knew that it probably wouldn't work but I thought about asking anyway. Just a thought. I'll slap myself in the face for such a ridiculous idea.
"It sounds like you...": when someone rents a room, do they need to declare what the money will be used for? I was actually thinking about buying a 150" TV and an orange sofa.

Honeylife wrote: »

The purpose of saying that the room isn't "exclusive" is that you may need to move them to another room within the flat/house and they wont have any say about it. Not that you will put your stuff in or have you Aunt Elsie sleep on the floor in there. Come on.

Aunt Elsie already sleeps in the cupboard under the stairs, so that won't happen. But I might ask the lodger to share the room with my squirrel.

It must be me, but every time I post on this forum I feel like people can't refrain themselves from judging and criticising. It was just a question, I'll ask Google next time.

takman

arciere wrote: »

It must be me, but every time I post on this forum I feel like people can't refrain themselves from judging and criticising. It was just a question, I'll ask Google next time.

Your asking peoples opinions of something on a public form and your surprised that not everyone will have a positive response to your question?

I really don't understand why people post on this forum and then don't like replies from people who criticise or disagree with them. Personally i think it's good to get a range of honest opinions for a subject like this as then you can make an informed choice.

arciere

takman wrote: »

Your asking peoples opinions of something on a public form and your surprised that not everyone will have a positive response to your question?

I really don't understand why people post on this forum and then don't like replies from people who criticise or disagree with them. Personally i think it's good to get a range of honest opinions for a subject like this as then you can make an informed choice.

No, I accept critics, as I said I was the first who had doubts in the first place. But there are different ways of expressing disagreement.
All the replies I had so far were honest, the vast majority said 'no I wouldn't' and I agreed with pretty much all of them. But the post from Honeylife made it sound like I shouldn't have even asked the question. And this is not the first time it has happened here (not only to me). More than a community, it feels like someone is stepping inside Gods land.

That's a critic. I'll accept yours, you should accept mine.

mirko

If you want nice responses it's normally best to ask friends.

I think the brutal honesty of forums like this actually help, even if it's often rude.

I'd say not to rent out a room with your stuff in it. Probably best to clear it first, can't be that hard to do, surely?

Silver_Queen

I know I've already commented on this but to be honest, I'm a bit surprised at the responses! I would happily rent a room on these conditions so long as the price was right. £70/week in London is pretty excellent.