Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/01/2024 - 10:10Maybe I didn’t explain well, she has stopped turning on the heating overnight so I think I should just let it go?
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/01/2024 - 10:10Thanks for the suggestion ☺️ No, it’s impossible to try it this way. She would think I am overreacting. However, if she says, “Oh, sorry to hear that you...
Thank you for everyone’s kind comments. I informed our lodger about my health condition and addressed the noise issue once again. I also suggested a potential plan: lending her a small electric oil heater to supplement the heat in her...
Reply to the comment left by Freda Blogs at 09/01/2024 - 14:41At moment, we are using smart heating systems. Each room has its own temperature. However, because we only have 1 boiler it won’t solve the noise issue ? Our...
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 09/01/2024 - 10:07Thank you so much for your comment. That’s why our rent is £150 lower than the market price. May I ask, is 16C during asleep is a legal requirement...
Thank you so much for your comment. No, we can’t switch rooms because her room leads to her own garden. We did tell her to 'feel free to turn on the heating when unwell.' However, I would feel much better...
Thank you for the above comments. This is on the government Rent a Room page: https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home/your-lodgers-tenancy-type Your lodger has basic protection Your lodger is likely to be an occupier with basic protection if: * they live in your home *...
Thank you for everyone’s kind advice. Here is more information about our situation: The room is a spare room downstairs opposite to our living room. It has two accesses: one is an interior door goes directly into our main house...
Reply to comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/01/2024 - 10:10
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/01/2024 - 10:10Maybe I didn’t explain well, she has stopped turning on the heating overnight so I think I should just let it go?
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Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 14/01/2024 - 10:10Thanks for the suggestion ☺️ No, it’s impossible to try it this way. She would think I am overreacting. However, if she says, “Oh, sorry to hear that you...
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Thank you for everyone’s kind comments. I informed our lodger about my health condition and addressed the noise issue once again. I also suggested a potential plan: lending her a small electric oil heater to supplement the heat in her...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Freda Blogs at 09/01/2024 - 14:41
Reply to the comment left by Freda Blogs at 09/01/2024 - 14:41At moment, we are using smart heating systems. Each room has its own temperature. However, because we only have 1 boiler it won’t solve the noise issue ? Our...
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Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 09/01/2024 - 13:51Thank you! I think an electric blanket sounds good ?
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Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at 09/01/2024 - 10:07Thank you so much for your comment. That’s why our rent is £150 lower than the market price. May I ask, is 16C during asleep is a legal requirement...
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Thank you so much for your comment. No, we can’t switch rooms because her room leads to her own garden. We did tell her to 'feel free to turn on the heating when unwell.' However, I would feel much better...
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I really feel your pain! It’s so frustrating and incredibly unfair!
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Thank you for the above comments. This is on the government Rent a Room page: https://www.gov.uk/rent-room-in-your-home/your-lodgers-tenancy-type Your lodger has basic protection Your lodger is likely to be an occupier with basic protection if: * they live in your home *...
Read More →27th January 2023, 3 years ago
Thank you for everyone’s kind advice. Here is more information about our situation: The room is a spare room downstairs opposite to our living room. It has two accesses: one is an interior door goes directly into our main house...
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