Mother of all conception months Graduates

[madcatwoman]

madly, youre not the only one who hopes they fook off, i think thats exactly what they are trying to do, as we lived there for 6 years with out any damp, just a little condensation on the window durring the cold months. we nearly got them out once too i dont want them messing us around with a baby on the way.

as for your sister moving back in with this guy, its so strange isnt it, ive delt with a friend who lived in a similar situation (although once she did get out she never came back). these men have some sort of hold over them which i find very difficult to logically get my head around.

 

[madcatwoman]

how do you girls know how to rent your houses out? do you use an agent?

we advertised our house with an estate agent. got lots of viewers but we made a stupid mistake(which we're paying for now). The agent found us our current tenants, they were ment to go thru a credit check with the agents, but the checks were taking too long, the tenants didnt have a passport or a bank account and a few other things that were req to do these checks, yet at the time they seemed like real decent people to us, we were desperate for the rental income, so we said to the agent "ok, leave the checks, we'll sign a disclaimer and let them have the house".

lesson learnt, they have made so many excuses as to why they cant pay us , month after month, we have this months paid on time, but only cos they walked out of their jobs and the council are paying their rent(for now...this soon drops to half the rent paid).

we were very stupid!

 

[madcatwoman]

Aw Madly I'm so sorry you are going through this. Hopefully your sister will come to her senses before anything regrettable happens

Madcat I hate annoying tenants they make your life hellish. My current tenant is really good but the one before was beyond useless

i didnt know you rent a property out too. inever wanted to, i wanted to sell but DH&his dad said it was a better investment to keep it, but the rent pays off the mortgage each month(but theres no profit)which is why our tenants leave us in the sh*t when they dont pay up. We nearly got them out with latepayment, DH gave them their notice and if the rent wasnt paid within a certain few days it stipulated that they had to leave.......anyway...they got the council to pay up at the last min, and stayed. We can only hope that if they dont like this house and its so called problems they'll bugger off.
i know it leaves us a period where we'll have no rental income while in between tenants but long term it would be better to find someone more trustworthy.

 

[pinkclaire]

Hello ladies

Well my boss emailed back 'fine' that was it, so think I proved my point well he did employ me in accounts, so obviously I will be good with sums lol.

Madcat sounds like a complete nightmare with your tenants, how long is their contract for? Can you serve them notice soon?

Whos sister has dissappeared to her fellas? So sorry to hear all about this it must be soo worying, I'd be devestated if that was my sis. Maybe she'll get in contact soon if you all give her breathing space?

 

[gilz82]

Madly my meeting went ok-ish. They are going to let me work from home on mondays and fridays but only if the baby is cared for by someone else. Also they want to review the agreement after siz months and may decide to change their mind if they feel like it at that point. To me that just sounded like them getting their excuses in now so they can do what they want in siz months.

Also I don't know whether to even accept this agreement, as the whole point of me working from home two days was so I was with our little man. Now it looks like I'd need to be looking for separate child care just at home

Madcat been there with the tenant situation too, just accepted her so I had a tenant and then found out months later when the rent was late she wasn't even living there!

Molly don't be put off by these stories though. If you can find a good tenant like I have now it's certainly a good idea to keep your property for the long term prospects.

 

[sequeena]

I'm a renter, pay my rent on time and have never caused a problem My landlord is a nice man but this house just isn't up to scratch. It looked perfect when we viewed it but now we are seeing the problems.

There's no double glazing, we were ok with that but these windows are so old that in the front bedroom you cannot open a window because it has rotted and there is mould all over the windows in the house (mostly kitchen/bathroom). You clean it and it comes back straight away. As a result unless the heating is on this house is FREEZING in the winter.

Our front and back doors are wooden. I never realised until we moved in that our front door has a big crack in it, you can see outside if you sit on the stairs.

The boiler is new, but makes some very freaky noises and often overheats.

We had to replace the kitchen tap when we moved in (£40) because it was leaking... the sink still leaks and we replaced the tap for nothing.

We ask and ask but nothing gets done. I want to move but it was hard enough paying rent and bond for this place (rent is £515). I don't know if we could do it again.

Our tenancy agreement wasn't renewed either.

 

[molly85]

I'm not it's a learning curve. the house might need somemore work done but if the bank let us have the money that would be a good thing.

if you have a spare room you might want to consider an au pair/nanny. one of the nursing students I worked with had one, if its done through and agency and theya re registered you still get your childcare vouchers and child tax credit might help towards it i'm not sure I liked this idea but only have 2 bedrooms

 

[molly85]

if its still on offere I recommend what we did which is a gounverment loan through places for poeple I think its called then the mortgage through the coop.the loan has a tiny intrest rate which we pay back when we move or in25 years. got us out of council and we own a brick in the foundations lol

 

[sequeena]

if its still on offere I recommend what we did which is a gounverment loan through places for poeple I think its called then the mortgage through the coop.the loan has a tiny intrest rate which we pay back when we move or in25 years. got us out of council and we own a brick in the foundations lol

Oh wow that sounds really good x

 

[molly85]

with the nations finances teh way they are it might not be on offer any more but worth a look. part buy part rent is a bit dodgy but good if you wnat a new place

 

[madcatwoman]

sequeena, you sound like our ideal tennant, come live in our house!!. we have double glazzing,quiet boiler, gas central heating,new kitchen, conservatory, was recently decorated......

take a look, these photos were done just a few months before we left
https://www.styleroom.co.uk/album/86

it used to look so nice, they let the gardens go now though.

theres something else strange, theyre both now unemployed and yet when it comes to collecting rent they say theyre never home until after tea(so we cant collect it in the day...blinds always shut etc.) if theyre unemployed, where are they in the day?.
as for their list of problems, DH said he will call by and see them, yet they wont have him around until fri thurs to sunday, said they have appointments and are not available durring the week.


gilz, we feel really foolish letting them have the tennacy without the credit checks, we were soooo stooopid!, i dont know why the alarms bells didnt even ring when they said neither of them had a bank account.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I'm a bad pregnant girlie I just made Rice Krispie treats....

 

[molly85]

Mad cat it is lovely I want that house. that is the lifestyle i want not that I can ever maintain it. and teh sofa we need one like that.

Girls ive got my self paniced, I cam over light headed with a weird tightening in my chest whilst washing up.
Iv sat down and looked at me feet and hands and i am swollen again I am not on my feet much so don't think it was taht as i was there for about 5 mins

 

[sequeena]

Oh my god Madcat I would love to live there. Now that is a house finished to a high standard... I will find some pics of our house before we moved in, sure they're about... how much do you charge for a house like that?

I'm worried if we move again (and have to rent) about finding a landlord as we have animals. They are very clean and are all house broken. Our cats are indoor and our back garden is muddy (female dog urine kills grass) but we are happily paying to replace the grass for when we leave. We don't leave poop unless the weather is particularly bad (have to wait for the ground to firm up).

And best of all we don't throw parties We're just very quiet x

Ugh I only have a few pics from when we moved it... the others are on my old (broken) laptop

2nd living room...

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243538933773_1388356992_671533_3639687_n.jpg

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243538973774_1388356992_671534_200399_n.jpg

Our hallway... yup just a square and the dog takes up all of it when she lays there

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243539013775_1388356992_671535_4924255_n.jpg

Kitchen

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243547733993_1388356992_671602_852615_n.jpg

For some reason they glossed over the beautiful period doors, glossed the windows shut and boarded up the 3 fireplaces this house has

 

[madcatwoman]

Oh my god Madcat I would love to live there. Now that is a house finished to a high standard... I will find some pics of our house before we moved in, sure they're about... how much do you charge for a house like that?

I'm worried if we move again (and have to rent) about finding a landlord as we have animals. They are very clean and are all house broken. Our cats are indoor and our back garden is muddy (female dog urine kills grass) but we are happily paying to replace the grass for when we leave. We don't leave poop unless the weather is particularly bad (have to wait for the ground to firm up).

And best of all we don't throw parties We're just very quiet x

Ugh I only have a few pics from when we moved it... the others are on my old (broken) laptop

2nd living room...

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243538933773_1388356992_671533_3639687_n.jpg

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243538973774_1388356992_671534_200399_n.jpg

Our hallway... yup just a square and the dog takes up all of it when she lays there

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243539013775_1388356992_671535_4924255_n.jpg

Kitchen

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243547733993_1388356992_671602_852615_n.jpg

For some reason they glossed over the beautiful period doors, glossed the windows shut and boarded up the 3 fireplaces this house has

its a 3 bed house, small, but detached, at £600 PCM hon. AND we let them have animals, but the 1st lie they told us was before they moved in, said they had one dog, they moved in with 2 dogs,one cat,lizzards, a rat,and the cat has since had kittens. we have been foolish landlords.They dont know how good they have it.
what a shame about all the boarding up they have done in your house!

we always have to ask for the rent, they will never just pay,usually late anyway, direct debits have failed, we have asked them to look after the garden but they wont(i spent hours making the lawns look nice).

relocate for us will you???.

 

[sequeena]

Oh my god Madcat I would love to live there. Now that is a house finished to a high standard... I will find some pics of our house before we moved in, sure they're about... how much do you charge for a house like that?

I'm worried if we move again (and have to rent) about finding a landlord as we have animals. They are very clean and are all house broken. Our cats are indoor and our back garden is muddy (female dog urine kills grass) but we are happily paying to replace the grass for when we leave. We don't leave poop unless the weather is particularly bad (have to wait for the ground to firm up).

And best of all we don't throw parties We're just very quiet x

Ugh I only have a few pics from when we moved it... the others are on my old (broken) laptop

2nd living room...

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243538933773_1388356992_671533_3639687_n.jpg

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243538973774_1388356992_671534_200399_n.jpg

Our hallway... yup just a square and the dog takes up all of it when she lays there

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs223.snc1/7020_1243539013775_1388356992_671535_4924255_n.jpg

Kitchen

https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs203.snc1/7020_1243547733993_1388356992_671602_852615_n.jpg

For some reason they glossed over the beautiful period doors, glossed the windows shut and boarded up the 3 fireplaces this house has

its a 3 bed house, small, but detached, at £600 PCM hon. AND we let them have animals, but the 1st lie they told us was before they moved in, said they had one dog, they moved in with 2 dogs,one cat,lizzards, a rat,and the cat has since had kittens. we have been foolish landlords.They dont know how good they have it.
what a shame about all the boarding up they have done in your house!

we always have to ask for the rent, they will never just pay,usually late anyway, direct debits have failed, we have asked them to look after the garden but they wont(i spent hours making the lawns look nice).

relocate for us will you???.

I would happily relocate and pay the extra! Our house is a 3 bed semi too, is your bathroom upstairs? Ours is downstairs, I hate that about this house, especially as I'm up and down in the night now

We have a standing order to pay our rent. The landlord did come round for it but I did not like having so much money in the house and it was awkward having him here.

I have seen other tennants act the same... it's terrible. Sean used to live with his brother in beautiful house, he would give his brother the rent to give to the landlord... he knew nothing of any problems until he got the eviction notice. The brother had been spending the rent on drink/drugs For a year afterwards Sean had to live in a 'shanty' type house with a landlord who demanded rent whenever he wanted and if Sean had already paid he would get his 'men' to take his stuff. It was horrible

Our last landlord was a 'friend' and charged £500 for a horrible house. When he moved we said we owed £700!!!! We had to get the police involved in the end.

 

[MADLYSBOYS]

Lovely house madcat

If I lived anywhere near I would def rent from you As it is our mortgage is just under 300.00 a month so cheaper than any rent we would get and with the current market we were up for sale but then took off the market because no buyer I do want to move somewhere bigger as we are only in a 2bedroom but unfortunately now this will have to wait until at least the market picks up and I am back at work after Maternity Leave. Our house has many faults and does need work but its home and I love my little house if I`m honest

 

[PeanutBean]

:wave:

Madcat you're not supposed to give fluffy toys to LOs as they can suck them and choke on the hair. Byron was never really near his bunny until he was older and as he slept with us he didn't sleep with them. He was probably about 6 months before he was much interested in the bunny. He has the bashful bunny. Our tiger is different, can't remember what type, if has long limbs!

Pool is totally the way to go. I got in well before 5cm (was surprised they let me) and after a while contractions really picked up so they assumed it was transition and had me pushing....at 3cm..... I would suggest that given that all meds can have negative implications for mum and/or baby the best mindset is to be open minded but try the lighter things first. I've got a tens machine this time so will try that til I can get in the pool.

On the clothes issue I agree you don't need outfits really. I can highly recommend sleepsuits with fold over hands, much easier than scratch mitts.

madly. We will BOTH have lovely experiences this time!

Ozzie, sadly better insulation doesn't necessarily reduce condensation, it's complicated! There needs to be sufficient ventilation and air circulation in the room. The walls need to retain heat so as well as having an insulatory barrier against the outside cold you also need to heat the house enough that the walls warm up and retain the heat. Something impossible in our solid walled house!

 

[molly85]

Right girls I'm off to the hospital to sit and wait. bleeding panicing over nothing i am sure. i will take a bag as they said i could have a long wait. I'm willing to give my body back. I do atleast get to see what its like in there, not when I would plan to visit a hospital

 

[PeanutBean]

So my day's been ok. Drove to Durham and managed to not run over the random flock of sheep in the road, nor the slow pheasant. Had a meeting. Drove home which took an age and masses on queuing even though it was nearly 7pm. Tummy feels dicky I think from being squashed by baby when sat in driving position. Lots of irritating people doing 65 in the outside lane etc. Sigh.

DH had tea ready but i was too tired and grumpy to be very appreciative! Will have to make it up. He's putting our blue dinosaur to bed. I'm off work tomorrow and going to this child study at 11am then into the office for lunch. Not sure what I'll eat though!