Hi Everyone,
Last year I had agreed to rent a room to one of my friends boyfriends for a period of time whilst I was away from my home, we agreed the timeframe, amount and when he would pay me every month. We set up a really fair deal (about half of what he would normally expect to pay in the area for a similar place) as I really just needed to cover my costs whilst I was away and as he is my friends BF I didn’t want to take the mick!
throughout the whole time he has been there he has consistently been late paying me, sometimes by 3/4weeks, which causes big issues for me as I amended all my bills to come out at a certain time of the month based on what we agreed and leaves me short and needing to dip into my overdraft. I wouldn’t mind so much if this was at least communicated but he doesn’t let me know that it will be later and I feel to awkward to ask, we are all adults and know how this works!
He has recently gone away on holiday for a month and I don’t think he is going to pay, again we had no communication about this and I think he just assumes as he wasn’t there he doesn’t need to pay. Whilst on holiday (towards the end of it)he had told me that he will be moving out when he comes back, which is fine and honestly a bit of a relief for me, however he has been back for a week (staying elsewhere) and has made no effort to move anything out, so I am unable to do anything with the room.
AIBU to approach him about the rent issue ( if he intends to pay anything to cover the time whilst he was on holiday) and ask him to move his stuff out asap? I feel like he is taking the mick as I am his GF’s friend and wouldn’t do this with anyone else?