Posted 3 hours ago
Problem with lodger and rent, are they mugging me off?
I had a lodger move in on Feb 8. She works in retail and says she is payed every 4 weeks. the rent is 600 pm and has given me two lots of 300 which means she has paid her rent up until last Fri as it's been a month since moving in. But she doesn't get payed untill 22 march where she says she'll give me another 600. But i said you need to pay rent between last Fri 8-22 march. Because when she pays me the 600 that won't include those earlier dates before 22 march will it.
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sorted byAlso retail doesn't mean your pay dates differ, it will just be either every 2 weeks or monthly (edited)
8th Feb - £600
8th March - £600
Etc...
Sounds like she's trying to get away with a month
I just want her to pay 600 in full on the same day every month. Ideally 8th but as she's in retail she gets payed different dates
She says it's not possible though (edited)
You either have a stupid tenant or an awkward one!
The other way is you divide it over 13 payments 553.85 and she pays every pay day.
Give her the options and change the contract to suit. (edited)
She even snuck a cat in my house without telling me. I just want to evict her now (edited)
Now that the numbers have been established, let's look at the payment schedule. Her next pay is due March 22, so the previous two would have been Feb 23 and Jan 26. Assuming you want to make it convenient for her to pay, then she owed you £300 on Feb 8 when she moved in and that would cover the rent until Feb 23 on a prorated basis (15 days). On Feb 23, she should have paid you £553.85 to cover the rent until March 22. So that's £853.85 to cover the rent until March 22.
So far, she has paid £600 which means she is £253.85 behind from the "rent to be paid in advance" perspective. So on March 22, she needs to pay you £553.85 (for the period till April 19) + £253.85 arrears, so a total of £807.7. This will make the rent current.
Obviously, the other option is to stick to the "once a calendar month" option but that will always create a cash flow mismatch for someone who is probably not making much. (edited)
Also wait when they leave the house, most don’t pay bills, cause damage or leave mess behind although I don’t want to put you off it’s expected, that’s when you return the deposit or use it
It's been just over a month since your tenant's agreement kicks in. You need to lay down the T&Cs of her residence NOW before she walks all over you and takes full advantage of you not putting your foot down on the various issues that blight this tenancy.
The tenant is always one calendar month in arrears, but it is you who is in arrears of receiving payment. Sort it out now for your own sanity.
That cat has got to go, if you do not want any pets. Be strong, remove her if she doesn't agree. I hope a "no pets" clause in buried in the tenancy agreement ? If there isn't, that's problematic If it was verbal, well she's already wrapped you around her little finger.
Upon her signing the tenancy agreement, why did you not collect two calendar months rent ? If she couldn't afford it, she can't move in. Don't allow her to walk all over you. Demand that the 1 month rent that gets her in arrears must be paid NOW. She has to beg and borrow from family and friends, get a bank to give her an interest-free overdraft, invest in Bitcoin, $NVDA, etc., or get a temporary second job to pay for her rent not paid.
How long is the tenancy for ? Six months ?
This must be your first tenant. You're definitely learning the hard way by learning from your own mistakes. Ou h. (edited)
I've no idea how much notice you need to give possibly two months.