Re: lodgers
CTID1988 said:
Never understood why people dont just do their bit. I lived in a shared house with a few mates and a couple of them were just lazy fuckers, when you pull them up on it they just kick off. Fucked them off in the end and the house was a better place for it
Absolutely, they're both adults and I don't understand how they can just not care about their living environment.
I honestly think I was fair, I'd never Hoover until I knew they were awake. One day I waited until four pm on her day off. Yet they'd put music on at 7:00 am, shout up and down the stairs to each other and play with their dog outside my room on my days off
-- Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:14 pm --
foxy said:
When I moved to London for the second time I had a week to find a short term flat and had no choice but to live as a lodger with a really nice Turkish family.
You are indeed right in thinking that lodgers help with cleaning. The house I lived in was huge, there were 2 other lodgers and we shared a bathroom which we cleaned each week. Also always cleaned after myself when using the kitchen.
The lodger scenario is suppose to be win win for both parties. For the Landlord you have private parts of the house where the lodger is not allowed to enter. For the lodger it's a cheaper option than renting, however the lodger should be expected to show a bit more respect as the property isn't theirs to do what they want. I had absolutely no problem with this as I was paying less rent than I would have been if I was renting a flat as a full tenant.
That's what my impressions were, granted rental is always expensive, but I'm sure I saved them at least £200 a month on rent, plus its hard to find places which will allow a dog these days.
It's not even that I expect my property to be respected, as such, but rather I expect people who are part of a household to try and make he living environment good for all of us<br /><br />-- Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:16 pm --<br /><br />
Stato said:
as a tenant I always do my own dishes and do them after I have finished eating.
With regards to the rest of the house I just clean up after myself, but as I rarely use the front room I don't do the hoovering and such, but then the landlord has never complained.
That makes sense, I'd agree except their dog frequently pissed in the front room, they treated it like an extension of their own bedroom (often sleeping in it) and still didn't lift a finger