Tag Archive: house rules

Dealing with post after your lodger has left

Do you keep getting letters for your lodgers after they have left?

Your lodger has gone – she cleared out her room, signed the visitors book and drove off.  But you keep getting mail for her.  What should you do about it? Ideally you should speak to your lodger about this before you leave.  For example If they get a lot of mail, tell them that you [...]

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Day 14 – Should you have house rules?

Day 14 - make sure you have clear arrangements about sharing the bathroom

When you decide to take in a lodger, you need to keep very much in mind that this is a financial business relationship. You should therefore treat it that way right from the start. This does not mean that you should not be friendly with your lodger (although see Day 18). However, you must be [...]

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