tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post5447656994307478262..comments2024-03-23T22:21:32.073-07:00Comments on Renter Girl: Flatmate InterviewsRenterGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-88351338472639836482012-02-03T04:18:21.968-08:002012-02-03T04:18:21.968-08:00Ah: watching young people and their modern music, ...Ah: watching young people and their modern music, clothes or clubbing, and scanning spare room. Clearly going to be a market for age appropriate house shares. Many of the 'older' landlords want lodgers, not co tenants, meaning less rights and a feeling of being an unwelcome guest.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-72353603655556074742012-02-03T02:14:34.781-08:002012-02-03T02:14:34.781-08:00I currently haunt the pages of 'spareroom.co.u...I currently haunt the pages of 'spareroom.co.uk' looking for somewhere to live (which makes me a kind of 'renter ghost', I guess.)<br /><br />Anyone of a certain age will see I'm making a joke there.<br /><br />Anyway, to get a decent number of matches, I have to click a little box that says 'DSS Ok'. This box is next to one that says 'Pets Ok'.<br /><br />Which essentially means I'm on the same human rights level as an alsation or a budgie.<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, I like alsations.<br /><br />I also like budgies.<br /><br />But this whole scenario does leave me angry and belittled.<br /><br />You mentioned in one of your posts that you didn't see why people weren't rioting/protesting about these things.<br /><br />I would join in such a protest (if I can afford to get there that is . . .)Blog dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974409445302935306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-9563570545033157362012-01-31T02:31:08.958-08:002012-01-31T02:31:08.958-08:00Hello Blogdude!
I couldn't agree more. Whateve...Hello Blogdude!<br />I couldn't agree more. Whatever people do is wrong/being made wrong under any amount of new policies: rules against living alone, problems with building houses to share, empty homes etc. The no DSS thing MUST stop. But many buy-to-let mortgages forbid claimants under their conditions. That must stop.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-6470242692450011402012-01-31T02:31:08.823-08:002012-01-31T02:31:08.823-08:00Hello Blogdude!
I couldn't agree more. Whateve...Hello Blogdude!<br />I couldn't agree more. Whatever people do is wrong/being made wrong under any amount of new policies: rules against living alone, problems with building houses to share, empty homes etc. The no DSS thing MUST stop. But many buy-to-let mortgages forbid claimants under their conditions. That must stop.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-76367893375691109922012-01-30T12:39:02.200-08:002012-01-30T12:39:02.200-08:00Hello rentergirl and fellow readers,
Never mind g...Hello rentergirl and fellow readers,<br /><br />Never mind getting my foot on the property ladder, I've yet to get my foot on the rental ladder.<br /><br />The restrictions that are placed everywhere ('No DSS' etc.) totally preclude people like myself (claiming benefits due to ill health) from finding somewhere to live. So I'm stuck with my parents, which I absolutely hate.<br /><br />Surely all these things (and the SAS-style interviews you described) are creating a stalemate situation, with loads of empty houses, people on the streets, and adults living with their mums/dads like teenagers?Blog dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974409445302935306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-79967971925089036772012-01-19T06:52:11.031-08:002012-01-19T06:52:11.031-08:00Anon - that's disgraceful. And possibly even i...Anon - that's disgraceful. And possibly even illegal ie unless it's specifically a 'gay' house and trying to avoid homophobes. People need to get along. But seriously, some of the stories I am hearing - this is a growing problem.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-82103901439734216382012-01-19T05:48:10.452-08:002012-01-19T05:48:10.452-08:00I was once "interviewed" by tenants for ...I was once "interviewed" by tenants for a room in a studenty (graduates) house. They even had their friends around to check me out. I was asked asked personal questions too - they even asked what my sexuality was! Disgusting really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-74804341742511233882012-01-19T01:10:41.062-08:002012-01-19T01:10:41.062-08:00Emma - this way of life is unnerving for everyone,...Emma - this way of life is unnerving for everyone, even letting agents, and all property professionals are going through it too. So why does it continue? I wish I knew.<br /><br />And yep Space Cadet: people exercise capricious whims when choosing their flatmates. It's horrible.RenterGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556830109922784321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-87601929299805518302012-01-13T12:52:32.215-08:002012-01-13T12:52:32.215-08:00And don't dare have a partner, or smoke. Or do...And don't dare have a partner, or smoke. Or do anything that implies you have a life. <br /><br />A prospective landlord rang me once, and said.. <br /><br />"Yes, we'd like to offer you the flat. We had a young guy come over, and he was very lovely, but well, he was working shifts, and we didn't like that. You know, he might want to put his washing on late, and it might disturb us. He had a car too, and well, we didn't want to disturb the neighbours any more than necessary you know, cos he'd be leaving very early in the morning" <br /><br />This was a purpose-built self contained annex that they had added to their house. (Think, glorified garage). The street was lined with cars. Like every other street in Britain. They were being totally unreasonable. <br /><br />So many landlords just want it all. And speaking to some of them just makes me feel dirty; as they revel in their wealth, robbing us of a voice. We are seemingly expected to put our identities our freedoms our choices and our lives on hold for them. My blood regularly boils when i meet one. <br /><br />I declined this little offering. Instead i emailed them, and told them that they "seemed like decent people, but something just didn't feel right". I should have said so much more, but my life just seems too short.space cadetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426994241466690932.post-17425659386842926592012-01-13T11:08:59.785-08:002012-01-13T11:08:59.785-08:00I recently had to go through this for the first ti...I recently had to go through this for the first time (previously sharing with student friends, boyfriends or real friends). It was a horrible experience, as I'm not great socially. One I got on with really well, we had a lot in common, and I though it was a done deal. I never heard back from her. Humiliating, and stressful. I was so grateful in the end to be finally 'chosen' by someone, to be deemed worthy somehow. I am moving in this Sunday, 6 month tenancy. Life certainly feels very unstable. Thanks for writing all this down, it sums up the nonsense rather nicely.Emmanoreply@blogger.com