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When you rent a room you pay a weekly or monthly rent for the exclusive use of one room, your bedroom. All other facilities are shared with other occupants of the building, eg: bathrooom(s), shower room(s), kitchen, lounge, washing machine, garden, bicycle storage. When you rent a room, as opposed to renting a studio or flat, there are usually no bills to pay in addition to the rent. For the this reason the total weekly or monthly outgoings for renting a room may work out cheaper than for renting a studio or flat.
There are two distinctly different types of room rental - room rental with a resident landlord & room rental with a non-resident landlord. If the landlord or landlady is resident, he or she also lives in the same building as yourself and will almost certainly share with you some or all of the facilities listed above. If the landlord or landlady is non-resident, he or she does not live in the same building as yourself and you therefore only share the communal facilities with other room renters like your self.
Renting a room with a resident landlord
When you rent a room with a resident landlord you will almost certainly be living in the landlord's home.
For this reason you may feel a lack of freedom.
The landlord may impose certain house rules.
Here are some points to consider -
1. Are friends allowed to visit?
2. If so are there time restrictions? Can they stay overnight?
3. Can they join you to eat in the house?
3. Are there restrictions on the taking of showers?
4. Are there restrictions on use of the washing machine?
5. Are there strict rules about noise?
6. Who is reponsible for cleaning communal areas such as the kitchen or bathroom?
The advantages of renting a room with a resident landlord -
1. The communal areas of the building will be kept clean and tidy.
2. The building will be quiet, particularly at night.
3. Safety and security should be good.
Renting a room with a non-resident landlord
When you rent a room with a non-resident landlord you will not be sharing facilities with the landlord.
He will live elsewhere.
For this reason you may feel a sense of greater personal freedom.
However you will be sharing communal facilitities with other room renters.
Since the landlord does not live in the building he may be less fussy about who he chooses to rent rooms to.
Here are some points to consider -
1. Other room renters may be untidy or noisy, particularly at night.
2. Friends will probably visit frequently. This can cause overcrowding in the kitchen for example.
3. Communal areas may not be cleaned regularly.
The advantages of renting a room with a non-residential landlord -
There will probably be fewer strict house rules and even if certain rules do exist, there will be nobody in the building to check that they are being obeyed. Therefore if you can tolerate untidyness and noise and you want the freedom of having your friends visit and even stay overnight, this could be the best option for you.
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