To tell my lodger

[Doinmummy]

That after leaving a bloody great black stain she made on my carpet for nearly a week, pouring sparkling water and shake and vac on it won't work!

Why did it stay there for a week? Had you been away?
What did she do to make a black stain!?!

She spilt a full cafetier(sp) on the landing carpet. She left it all day and I came home to find it. I tried rug doctor shampoo but it won't budge. I asked her to make sure she gets it cleaned but she hasn't. I've tried washing up liquid too but no joy.

Vanish? I used to use ACE on my carpets too. It worked well.

I'm fed up making suggestions to her and her telling me that water will work. . . It bloody wont! I'll suggest Ace

Tell her that you will take the cost of the damage out of her deposit if she paid one. That might make her get her act in gear

Just got a black stain off a beige carpet with Ariel bio.

I would take it out of her deposit. . . She just needs to pay the rest of it (owes me £100) She has been here 2 months and is getting on my nerves. She's just gone out and STILL hasn't done anything to tackle the stain.

I'll try Persil, but I really think SHE should do it.

Get her to try Oxy Clean. I've got all kinds of old stains out with it.

Stop cleaning it! Get the rest of the money ASAP and then kick her out, using deposit to clean it professionally.

I am close to asking her to leave. She seems a bit spoilt . She's asked me to buy all sorts of new stuff for her including a new bed which has a brand new memory foam mattress on it.

ooookay at the bed and mattress - time she leaves me thinks!

your worse!!! get your full deposit and show her the door.

Re the mattress . I'd put a brand new memory one on the frame for her but because she wanted the bed moved to other side of the room , where it didn't fit, she wanted a whole new bed that did fit.

I declined to buy one.

either pander to her and stop moaning or kick her out.

and don't take in a lodger without the full deposit in future! Read them the riot act before they step over the threshold

she sounds like a pitfa. They aren't worth it. get rid, she'll drive you nuts slovenly cah

I don't normally give them a key til I have all the money , but she came from abroad so cut her some slack but she's had enough time to give me the money. She said its due to being taxed too much but that's not my problem .

She is hard work, always on the want.

Unfortunately you will not get the stain out, as coffee is a dye and a real swine. I think you need to find a new lodger tbh.

Try persil in a soapy solution.

I've given it a go over with Bold , just waiting for it to dry . It's quite clear she has no intention of cleaning it herself.

I've never made a mess that Astonish doesn't have a product for! But tbh that's not your biggest problem - are you letting to her for a fixed term or could you give her notice tomorrow? Failing that, refuse to give in to any request that isn't essential to safety/hygiene and hope that shifts her arse...

Sounds a nightmare but ANYONE who doesn't give you the full cash on moving is is going to be a nightmare. You've got to treat this like a business not a charity.

She's here til next October. I have provided more than is necessary in her room so am saying no to any further requests . She's ok in that she doesn't sit in the lounge with me . I've been at screaming point with previous lodgers who plonk themselves down and talk bollocks while I'm trying to watch tv.

I hate having lodgers and the fact that I depend on them financially.

I agree whois I am learning to 'distance' myself from them and get a business head on .