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Ok here is the deal,

I interviewed a lovely girl today who said she would love to take one of the rooms next year. She seems nice and i think we would get on.

The snag is she has a bf coming over from mexico for 2 months in the summer and wants him to live here too, in her room. I dont have a big prob with this, and she says she is willing for him to pay his share of all the bills.

I am worried about the extra wear on the house ( plus having to put up with another person sharing the bathroom etc. So i was wondering if i should charge her an extra 10 pounds a week while he is here, on top of his share of the bills. Im not sure if this is reasonable though and i dont want to loose her interest as i really want to live with her.

I would ask mum and dad but i they are on holiday and by the time they are back its too late.

*stresses*

Don't stress, it's easy ish.

Let's start at the start. I don't know how many people are in the house at the moment. has anyone else so far had somone to stay for a long time,, if so, have you charged them an extra £10?

If not, would everyone in the house agree that having an extra guest staying over a week should be subject to an extra £10 plus bills?

the next thing to say is what did you say to her when she mentioned that her bf might want to stay over summer?

if you said it'll be no problem, then it'll seem like changing your mind. but if you said it should be fine, you can go back and say I've thought about it, and I think it'll be fine but I'd like to ask for £10 a week as a kind of rent while he stays.

The other key is to make sure that it's consistent, so that rules apply to everyone, not just to the lovely new girl. And to do that, you'll have to check it with everyone else too.

I am getting all new tennants, this is the first person i have gotten on with.

Noone has had anyone stay that long before, im worried it will affect my ability to get other tennants ( as it means sharing bathroom and kitchen between more for a bit ) and also i have to consider the wear n the house of another person. They will deff have to pay a share of the bills and she has already agreed to that.

The contract says they have to have written permission to have any guests at all. But i can change that as noone has signed anything yet.

I wish i could talk to mum.

Well, I would go for it. I think she'll be fine with it, and I imagine that other people would be too. It means that they know they can have people stay, but they also know that other people won't have people stay too much.

it's exactly the kind of thing I wish Id thought of when I did all that sharing thing.

but I know, I'm no substitute for mum.

Ill just ask her if its ok i guess. Of course i wouldnt pay myself for guests so it could be considered a bit unfair. I dont have any really though, least not overnight.

Maybe a pound a night for anything over 2 nights is fairer. I think thats what they do in the halls of residence.

I hate decisions though, i cant cope with them.

I know, but decisions are part of what we have to do.

I've been thinking about it, and I reckon that £10 a week is better, as £1 per night over two sounds a bit arbitrary, but £10 a week sounds more like there's a plan there