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money control with lodger

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partialsoup · 28/06/2026 16:58

ASo I have a lodger who started out as a potential partner then moved to being my friend now my worst enemy. He's a narcissist, takes ut doesn't give while I'm a suffering landlady who does more for him than I should. we've lived together 12 yrs and despite the number of yrs he only gives me £400 month rent for which he gets his own living room and bedroom. i also do all the house work, gardening and laundry. I also take him shopping every week. What do I get in return just his rent and nothing else. He recently started working shifts at the weekend and needs a lift to work at 5.15am as the buses dont run at that time. he started these shifts in May and so far I've done 14 trips of 6 miles each way to work and 10 pick ups from a local area about 2 miles away after work.

He said he would "pay me" but like all our talks about money it ended with an argument. He finally agreed on £5 (a taxi would cost £15). He's terrible at paying me money and I often get it months later. For the local.pick ups he said he'd give me access to all.if his streaming services. I was ok with this and thought we'd made a fair agreement. Last night he got home from work and I asked why he hadn't called me to pick.him up. He made some comment about me charging him. I said we'd agreed on me using his streaming services to which he blew up saying how much he pays for them etc. I told him to forget it and I deleted them all. He said ill judt give you petrol money and I said I wouldn't be picking him up again. This morning he got a taxi to work. my friend tells me to chuck him out but I'm used to him being there and the rent money helps me whil I'm trying to.find a full time job. He makes me feel.like I'm some kind of gold digger when it comes to money and says he pays my bills. I've told him yes he pays rent but if he rented elsewhere he'd be paying more and would be paying someone else bills. He wont give notice and if I gave him notice he'd paint me as a horrible person for kicking him out. Amy questions are, would be unreasonable to ask for more rent?? is ,£5 for a lift to work bad? why are men like this? is withholding money owed abuse? please help!!!

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ThatCyanCat · 28/06/2026 16:59

if I gave him notice he'd paint me as a horrible person for kicking him out.

So what?

anon2022anon · 28/06/2026 17:00

You are literally causing yourself a problem here.
You might miss his money, but it would be fairly easy to get a lodger who behaves like a lodger, not your teenage child.

YorkshireIndie · 28/06/2026 17:00

Kick him out. Give him a date to leave in writing

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partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:01

ThatCyanCat · 28/06/2026 16:59

if I gave him notice he'd paint me as a horrible person for kicking him out.

So what?

I guess I dont want ppl to think badly of me.

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Boreded · 28/06/2026 17:01

You’ve got yourself an abusive husband without the sex…get rid of him yesterday

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 28/06/2026 17:01

Just serve him notice.

BuffetTheDietSlayer · 28/06/2026 17:02

You’re not in a relationship with him, but you don’t mind being his skivvy and treated like shit. It’s weird and your own making really.

You have a very simple solution but don’t want to do it.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 28/06/2026 17:02

Why on earth would you think it was your job to get your lodger to work? He shouldn't have taken the job if he couldn't get there under his own steam. He needs to go, so what if he hates you? He's a dick and doesn't get an opinion on your life.

Wishimaywishimight · 28/06/2026 17:03

ThatCyanCat · 28/06/2026 16:59

if I gave him notice he'd paint me as a horrible person for kicking him out.

So what?

You really really need to stop caring what people think and do what works for you.

Darragon · 28/06/2026 17:03

WTF did I just read?! Why would anyone put up with this absolute nonsense?!

LadyWiddiothethird · 28/06/2026 17:04

You are the problem here OP,just tell him to get out.Others are probably laughing at you behind your back for being a fool.

Arlanymor · 28/06/2026 17:05

12 years of misery - what price is your sanity @partialsoup? Get rid. He's doubtless costing you more than £400 a month given you buy all the food, do the lifts, etc.

partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:05

Darragon · 28/06/2026 17:03

WTF did I just read?! Why would anyone put up with this absolute nonsense?!

I know i know I suppose its like Stockholm syndrome. I'm use to his shit, but also I worry about money.

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Coconutter24 · 28/06/2026 17:05

Do you clean his bedroom and living room? If you do I’d stop that for starters

partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:06

LadyWiddiothethird · 28/06/2026 17:04

You are the problem here OP,just tell him to get out.Others are probably laughing at you behind your back for being a fool.

I'm sure your right, he's had many girlfriends over the past few years and I'm sure he has a tale to tell.

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partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:07

Coconutter24 · 28/06/2026 17:05

Do you clean his bedroom and living room? If you do I’d stop that for starters

No but then he doesn't clean them after. He's messy and dirty and doesn't even do the washing up anymore

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Topseyt123 · 28/06/2026 17:08

This is not a normal lodger/landlord relationship. You have a cheeky fucker and an abuser there.

I can't believe you ever agreed to give him lifts to and from work at those hours! That's madness!! He shouldn't have taken a job he couldn't easily get himself to without relying on others.

Chuck him out and get another lodger. This time keep it as more of a business type arrangement.

DoloresDelEriba · 28/06/2026 17:08

Please get rid of this man. He’s horrible. Reclaim your home. Unless you don’t want to?

partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:09

Arlanymor · 28/06/2026 17:05

12 years of misery - what price is your sanity @partialsoup? Get rid. He's doubtless costing you more than £400 a month given you buy all the food, do the lifts, etc.

I don't buy his food. it annoys me that I don so much and he can't even offer to help.or give me more rent

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Coconutter24 · 28/06/2026 17:09

partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:07

No but then he doesn't clean them after. He's messy and dirty and doesn't even do the washing up anymore

Do you cook for him? I’d stop doing all the extras (well no I’d actually give him notice to move out!!) but he’s a lodger, he can feed himself and get himself to work, that is not a landlady’s responsibility

Jellylasagnafortwo · 28/06/2026 17:11

Have a look at how much others are paying in your area.
Let him know how much the room is and put down some rules in writing.
If he’s got a problem with it stick an advert up advertising your room and ask him to leave.
Depending on your area I doubt that you will have long without any rent.

He’s treating you like his mother.

AwwShucksOhWell · 28/06/2026 17:11

You realise people currently are probably thinking badly of you, right? They won't be thinking how kind and lovely you are, just that you're a walking doormat.

Lodgers have very limited rights and this one is like a really shit partner who should be broken up with more than a lodger. I have never come across this sort of ridiculous lift situation with a lodger, honestly never. Kick this one out and get a new, normal lodger if you need the rent money.

One who doesn't treat you like a cross between a wife and a mum and just pays you on time and is peaceful.

SylvanMoon · 28/06/2026 17:11

Agree here with other pp. Give this idiot notice and if you need extra money, advertise and properly interview another lodger who will adhere to strict boundaries and payments. And who won't ask you to do "extra" things for ridiculous exchanges (like linking into their streaming accounts). Take money from your next lodger and keep it professional. There's no risk really that he's going to paint you as anything nasty without making himself appear to be a bully.

partialsoup · 28/06/2026 17:12

Topseyt123 · 28/06/2026 17:08

This is not a normal lodger/landlord relationship. You have a cheeky fucker and an abuser there.

I can't believe you ever agreed to give him lifts to and from work at those hours! That's madness!! He shouldn't have taken a job he couldn't easily get himself to without relying on others.

Chuck him out and get another lodger. This time keep it as more of a business type arrangement.

I didn't agree he said will you take me to work i didn't reply. Roll on May and he expected me to take him. He has no conscience doesn't balk at getting in the car because I was going anyway. its hard to break the chain as my life is so tied to him.

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fatphalange · 28/06/2026 17:13

There came a point, probably after a couple or a few months, when this came to be all on you. Sorry but as soon as his behaviour became apparent was the time to get rid. Unless you’re getting something else out of this set up there is no reason you should have allowed it to continue. And if you are getting something else out of it, it probably isn’t a good enough reason. Kick him out like you should’ve done YEARS ago.