To avoid drip feeding this will be a long one!
I have a friend (we'll call him Dave!) I have taken in as a lodger. Dave shared a house with a friend of his but he moved out of the house to be with his gf who had fallen pregnant. This left Dave financially unable to keep the house up alone, then he lost his job.
I have a 3 bedroomed house, and another lodger who works nights. I offered Dave the room if he could afford the rent (bills all included). He filled in all the necessary forms to claim unemployment benefit and housing benefit. He paid a month up front (that his dad wrote a cheque for) and his rent is due mid month. Last month he was £70 short and next week his rent is due again.
Now, I understand he is struggling and I understand this... But this is impacting on my financial situation and I can't afford to keep him.
The biggest thing is he's afforded a weekend away to a big city nearby, walks in with bags after shopping in town (smell my new aftershave, look at my new top...) and I'm really starting to think he's taking the utter piss. I'm not being UR am I?
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rockchick78 · 10/06/2016 12:44
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