Renting digs

[frisp]

I'm seperated from my wife and living in digs. The place where I am living seemed ideal however the lady has aked me to leave as I cook which I thought was part of the deal. I also brought some pots and a computor chair from home. AS long as I'm payoing the rent and abiding by the conditions of my tenancy what are my rights

[PAWS]

Re: Renting digs

Hello Frisp! Did the landlady specifically state the reason you have to go is because you cook? Did you get any sort of warning or is this your warning?
In some situations her insurance may not cover tenants being allowed to cook in their rooms. B&B’s hotels and other places have to pass very strict fire prevention assessments and other regulations before they are allowed to rent out a place or have paying guests. If you are not allowed to cook then this should have been in your initial contract but it does not change the situation. If she has not provided the correct facilities according to safety regulations then you should not be allowed to cook in your room. I do not know what your position is if this was not in the original tenancy agreement but I would advise you to go through it with a fine tooth comb. I am sure a clever beagle will be along soon to give you better advice re your legal standing on this issue but my advice would be to start looking for a one bed place with a bit of a kitchenette or shared kitchen facilities. Oh, and another thing; if you are willing to cook it will not be long before some woman snaps you up!!!!:tinysmile_kiss_t4:

[frisp]

Re: Renting digs

The cooking is in the kitchen I have use of all the communial rooms. Other gripes were I bought a chair for my room to use with my computor, a wok, some cooking knives and some pots all casue hers were hopeless as she mostly eats out. The only other thing she said was that I was making this into a home, to which I replied that I was just making my self comfortable.

The deal is Thursday-MOnday of which I've only perhaps use 3 nights a week as I work away from home (I'm newly seperated from my wife) and only return here to see my kids and grand child.

I think the killer was Xmas where I took 2 weeks leave and was here full time for that period, I did offer to pay more which she initially refused.

The inial add said nothinng about not cooking, buting stuff to make myself comfortable, just room to let 4 nights a week. I've found new digs n will be moving out next weekend as she is insisting. JUst wanted to know my rights, do I have any e.g. recourse for compensation or do I just right this off to experience.

[PAWS]

Re: Renting digs

Sorry for not getting back sooner frisp.
As I say, I am not very clever on the legal side but if you were allowed to use the kitchen and wanted to use your own stuff then she is off her head to protest. As for having a chair of your own in your room, well if she complains about that she is being petty. Surely she wants people to become long term residents and not have a constant stream of strangers moving through the house.
I cannot see how you are doing anything to seriously contravene your agreement unless it is unusually restrictive. However, you have found somewhere else so I would say you would be better off just leaving. As I said in another post you never know when you will need a reference from the fussy old bat and for the sake of the little you might gain if you took this further you could wind up losing more than her in the long run.