Renting a room... (Couples not accepted)

xaoifsx

Hi there, I hope this is in the right forum...

Just wondering if anyone has any theories or know why home owners put up their properties of rooms for rent with 'couples not accepted' for types of tenants?

Thanks.

cantdecide

Some landlords just won't do threesomes IME

Marsden

So your not slapping shoes day and night.

kneemos

Couldn't tell ya man,if that's any help.

c_man

xaoifsx wrote: »

Hi there, I hope this is in the right forum...

Just wondering if anyone has any theories or know why home owners put up their properties of rooms for rent with 'couples not accepted' for types of tenants?

Cos you'd want to be mad to live with a couple.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

And they'd probably want to pay less rent so it's just the one room ect, I'd hate to live with a couple, bleh

cantdecide

c_man wrote: »

Cos you'd want to be mad to live with a couple.

I have done twice and it worked out fine both times.

Pretty Polly

Well when you're sharing a house with strangers, it's often a case of the less the better.

Fr_Dougal

Because coupes tend to nest and think they own the house, hogging the tv and living space and generally making the other occupants feel as if they're imposing. I'm glad I have my own place.

Elbaston

I suppose it would be like tagging along on a date.

to the cinema, and shes giving him a handjob while you're sharing popcorn.

Nemeses

The third spoke of a wheel theory applies here.

mattjack

Harder to dispose of two bodies.

BrokenArrows

Not really a mystery. The landlord or the other people to n the house is not want to live with one other person.

Ice Storm

There's only one way to get around this OP.

Pretend you're single, rent the room yourself and gradually move your boyfriend in.

Don't worry, if you do it right the other tenants won't even notice and they definitely won't resent you for it.

danjo-xx

A couple would probably me more stay at home types and the owners might feel a bit suffocated by this, unless they have a self contained flat.

rustedtrumpet

Its none of your business to be pretty honest

MagicMarker

xaoifsx wrote: »

Hi there, I hope this is in the right forum...

Just wondering if anyone has any theories or know why home owners put up their properties of rooms for rent with 'couples not accepted' for types of tenants?

Thanks.

You really can't figure this out for yourself? Seriously?

DoozerT6

Apart from the reasons listed above, for purely practical reasons it's one more person to share the bathroom/kitchen/tv/other communal facilities with. Place could simply get too crowded.

Pretty Polly

It's might also be the case that the room is too small for 2 people....obvious answer much!

mattjack

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

Its none of your business to be pretty honest

I'm an undercover Mod here and this is you're one and only warning , any more comments like that and you will be handed over to the secret police.General arseholery of that nature is not appreciated in the spirit of all things AH.

cantdecide

mattjack wrote: »

I'm an undercover Mod here and this is you're one and only warning , any more comments like that and you will be handed over to the secret police.General arseholery of that nature is not appreciated in the spirit of all things AH.

*your

Proof you're not a mod. Mods being infallible of course :cool:

Femme_Fatale

xaoifsx wrote: »

Hi there, I hope this is in the right forum...

Just wondering if anyone has any theories or know why home owners put up their properties of rooms for rent with 'couples not accepted' for types of tenants?

Thanks.

The answers so far seem to be in relation to people looking for people to share with them, but the OP is asking about landlords specifically.

If they're owner-occupier, they probably don't want to be sharing with a couple, but I'd agree it doesn't make sense for an "absentee" landlord not to want a couple renting their property.

xaoifsx

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

The answers so far seem to be in relation to people looking for people to share with them, but the OP is asking about landlords specifically.

If they're owner-occupier, they probably don't want to be sharing with a couple, but I'd agree it doesn't make sense for an "absentee" landlord not to want a couple renting their property.

I would understand with the landlord living there. But when the landlord is not..(I am aiming this thread at landlords not occupying the property) like usually if a couple is involved in getting a room or a whole house, the landlord would put up the price a bit.. so that the couple pays a bit more but still less each than a single person.. so the landlord get more money in the end.

AngeGal

xaoifsx wrote: »

I would understand with the landlord living there. But when the landlord is not..(I am aiming this thread at landlords not occupying the property) like usually if a couple is involved in getting a room or a whole house, the landlord would put up the price a bit.. so that the couple pays a bit more but still less each than a single person.. so the landlord get more money in the end.

The landlord is letting room by room or a small place? If it's the former, the landlord may have long standing tenants who have said they don't want to share with a couple/ the landlord may have previous experience that letting the other rooms is more difficult when a couple is in one room. If the latter, that would seem odd unless the landlord has previously experienced a couple splitting up and the partner who remains being unable to meet the rent or something similar.

mattjack

cantdecide wrote: »

*your

Proof you're not a mod. Mods being infallible of course :cool:

awwwwww...... you are second on the list.

MadsL

c_man wrote: »

Cos you'd want to be mad to live with a couple.

I once moved in at the same time as another bloke renting two of the spare bedrooms from a gal who wanted help with a mortgage. Within a week they were a couple.

For fucks sake! :mad:

camel jockey

MadsL wrote: »

I once moved in at the same time as another bloke renting two of the spare bedrooms from a gal who wanted help with a mortgage. Within a week they were a couple.

For fucks sake! :mad:

Was she hot?

The Backwards Man

Couples tend to ride everywhere causing extra wear and tear to items such as beds, sofas, coffee tables, ironing boards etc., which is an unnecessary extra expense for the landlord to replace or repair said items.

I don't think it's anything to do with landlords. The landlords don't care once they are paid at the end of the month. Normally when someone moves out of a shared house its the other tennants who look for a replacement and landlords don't get involved at all. The people in the house will obviously not want to increase the number of people living in the house as the less people you are living with the better so they won't want a couple for that reason on top of the other reason why living with a couple isn't ideal.

I think most people would chose to live alone if they are single or just with their bf/gf/wife etc if they are a couple.

jaja321

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Couples tend to ride everywhere causing extra wear and tear to items such as beds, sofas, coffee tables, ironing boards etc., which is an unnecessary extra expense for the landlord to replace or repair said items.

Ironing boards are a tough one alright to repair :pac:

Jester252

Maybe the room only has a single bed? Or the landowner/other tenants might not want to live to two strangers who already know each other quite well.