We are renting our family home out while overseas for 2.5 years. Current tenants are one year in and wish to stay. They have been clean and tidy.
It's a midsized house with 3 double bedrooms and a box room. One bathroom. There are four people there at the moment. The rent is £700 a month, which is bang on average for the area.
Our property manager just got in touch to say the tenants want to move some family members in to save money - five people altogether, including three children. That would make five adults and four children. He has suggested they pay an extra £100/month, taking the rent to £800.
Property manager seems to think this won't be a problem, although did mention extra wear and tear. We don't mind scrapes, bumps, scuffles etc but we're concerned about the impact of nine people using a water heater that is designed for a house of four, and on other appliances (oven, dishwasher etc).
Perhaps I should add that the tenants and their extended family are from a culture where living a few to a room isn't a problem. And they don't have much money - which we are sympathetic to. But in the end their rent does not quite cover the mortgage so I'm slightly worried about the expense of any extra wear and tear.
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ChickyChickyParmParm · 02/02/2016 16:10
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