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I'm moving into a new place on 21st of this month, which has just been confirmed today. The current occupant of the room moves out on the 18th. I'm happy to pay her the remainder of that month's rent from when I move in, but not from the 19th (the day after she moves out) which is what she wants. It's only a small amount of money and I don't want to start off on a bad foot with the rest of my new housemates, but I really don't think I should pay for a room I won't be in.

Who should pay for the days in between?

I think you should pay...based on nothing more than a gut feeling.

Nobody should  really.  The landlord should refund her money for the remainder of the month.  You would then pay the landlord from 21st, so effectively they would lose 2 day's rent when the room was empty.

However, if you're going to pay the original occupant rather than the landlord, it gets more difficult, as one of you will be out of pocket.  Can you not move in on 19th?

Move in earlier?

The earliest I can move in is the 21st due to the van hire company closing at midday on Saturdays. They do £30 one day rentals of a Transit and if I were to pick it up on Saturday and move I'd not be able to return it 'til Monday and I'd end up paying for 3 days instead of 1.

That's a good point about the landlord. I've got him on gmail chat and he's online, maybe I should ask.

Personally, I'd probably pay it - like you said, it's a small amount so no point getting off on the wrong foot with the new flatmates.

Walk in and lay it on the line like Sabine on fresh meat.

"you are not good peeples".

I think Paolo should pay, He gets the blame for everything else,

Split the 2 days 50/50.

Suggested to the landlord that he refund the girl, and I pay him from the 21st like joteddy suggested, and this is what the landlord came up with. Will wait and see what the girl says.

Presumably your rental contract is with the landlord and not the other tenants, which means you should only be paying from the date your contract starts, which sounds like the 21st from what you've said.

Who pays for the room up until then is the landlords problem, not yours, he/she definitely has no right to make you pay for the days before the contract starts.

However, for the sake of a day or two's rent it'd be understandable if you paid just to keep the landlord sweet, just be aware there's no obligation on you doing that if you don't want to.

For a definitive answer contact Bushey Boy!

Tell you're not moving in after all and call her bluff.

In my experience woman can get really, really funny over money. It's their equivelent of "men are only after one thing", which in fairness is not often wrong, it's the way we are hot wired by nature. Birds on the other hand are the same when it comes to money. Watch a birds night out. They split everything down to the last penny, where as blokes just split things evenly regardless of who's had what.

We went halves in the end. She was a dick about it though, my email to her:


Her reply,


Glad I don't have to live with this one. She seemed a bit of a nob when I went round there, the others were sound though.

The tone of her reply makes my blood boil and it's nothing to do with me. Should've told the bitch to fucking shove it!

Shouldve given her a boot between the legs.

Stuck up cow.

I'm thinking more:

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Than:

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Is she hot?

I agree with that.  'I need it today'...hmmm, perhaps you're busy today and your phone's run out of charge.

What a pleasant character.  I bet everyone's glad to see the back of her.  Why should you pay her while she's still there anyway?

I'd have loved her to try and find someone else who was willing to 'secure the room' from the 18th at such short notice and paid her fuck all after that email. I suppose you're the better person for doing so.

I don't know what her notice period is but it sounds like she's lucky someone else can move in.

Yeah that really got my fucking goat, if I didn't want her room so much and been so far down the line I'd have replied sooner and differently. People who make shit up, think everyone else but them is 'stubborn', or think someone else putting their case forward is 'arguing' are worth interacting with as little as possible.

As it was I made her wait.

She's centre right, dresses like she's hot, but isn't. Worse in the flesh.

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Yeah she looks like a bit of a cunt. Type who thinks shes better than you.

Nice tits though

Are they all rug munchers - the one on the right has to be.

Lefty looks nice and dirty

Looks familiar...

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If she starts getting gobby with you, stick your knob in her mouth - that'll soon shut her up.

How old is she? Looks about 40 at first glance in that picture.

Spaff on her chebbs.

I live with an absolute bitch, you've dodged a bullet there.

That.

Sounds like she's always been used to having her own way all her life. Her fall from grace should be spectacular.

Why pay for time you aint living there? Would have only offered what was due if it were me. Contract is between you and the landlord and has fuck all to do with her. Nice tits though.

Do you live in America? The women pictured have that Yankee-ness about them? Just my intuition.

I'm guessing Oxford. A hunch, I know

Edit. I'm certain that's the fourth side (car park) at the Kassam

Live in suburban Oxford until Monday, when I move to Manor House (North London, just above Finsbury Park.)

How much is 3 days rent? 
Does she know there's 3 pages of message board chat about it?
Do you/did you know her?
How did you have a photo of her?

When is there going to be something else to chat about?

This.

Are you moving in with the other 3?

Are you in this photograph?

That was my initial thoughts. Foxtrot Oscar should have been the appropriate response.

Fucking hell there's some fussy ones on here.

I'd be up all 4 of 'em like a rat up a drainpipe.

^^ This

Even the far right? It would have to be over 12 hours drinking and kebab before i would even consider it!

The best looking has to be far left. Tease.