how much rent do you owe

enda1 · 03-01-2014 11:32AM

I presume the people talking about direct debit actually mean standing order, yeah?

SV · 03-01-2014 11:35AM

Carpet diem wrote: »

Hard to get nice spot to rent particularly in Dublin that meets most of your needs thou. Saying that happy renting for now.

Yeah well it still beats taking out a mortgage and being tied to a place for 25-40 years

keithclancy · 03-01-2014 11:40AM

whatdoicare wrote: »

Its not all roses.
In Limerick, at the minute, theres a huge block of flats where the landlord of some of them is in financial trouble. So what did he do?

Lock everyone out of their homes with all their possessions still inside! No warning, nothing. People just came home from work one evening and couldn't get into their home.

Ive heard that's not the only place that did that.

TBH there are very few nice apartments in Limerick. Even the houses for rent arent great, even though they are new.

The Dutch way to solve it would be to break into your own residence, change the locks and send the landlord the bill.

Not sure about Ireland, but in the Netherlands the landlord cannot enter your property or evict you from it without serving notice within the proper guidelines.

enda1 · 03-01-2014 11:45AM

whatdoicare wrote: »

Its not all roses.
In Limerick, at the minute, theres a huge block of flats where the landlord of some of them is in financial trouble. So what did he do?

Lock everyone out of their homes with all their possessions still inside! No warning, nothing. People just came home from work one evening and couldn't get into their home.

Ive heard that's not the only place that did that.

TBH there are very few nice apartments in Limerick. Even the houses for rent arent great, even though they are new.

Well that's highly illegal and in fact probably a criminal act!

magicmushroom · 03-01-2014 02:46PM

Stinicker wrote: »

Renting is dead wasted money, enjoy paying someone else's mortgage for a house which you will never own.

I hate comments like this - people that have mortgages can be so smug, it really annoys me.

I earn good enough money, have no bad debts, but I don't have the means to come up with a 15/20k for a deposit on a house and I doubt the bank would give me a mortgage anyway.
So I have no choice but to rent.

Also, I know plenty of people who have paid 400k (with a 100% mortgage) for a house that's now valued at nearly half this amount.
They might own it one day but must be a kick in the teeth to be paying that mortgage.
At least with renting I can up and leave when I want and if anything breaks it gets fixed with no expense to me

I doubt I'll ever buy a house, I'm happy the way I am.

whatdoicare · 03-01-2014 02:51PM

enda1 wrote: »

Well that's highly illegal and in fact probably a criminal act!

Well, if you look down from that post youll see a link and how its still ongoing from last September. Illegal or not, there doesn't seem much anyone can do.

Carpet diem · 03-01-2014 04:20PM

Owe zero rent.

Pumpkinseeds · 03-01-2014 04:27PM

Sounds very dodgy OP. Years ago when Mr P and I were first living together we rented from a landlord who wanted cash only. My husband was working permanent nightshifts in those days and he woke up one day to find the landlord in the bedroom looking at him:eek:

Greenmachine · 03-01-2014 04:38PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Sounds very dodgy OP. Years ago when Mr P and I were first living together we rented from a landlord who wanted cash only. My husband was working permanent nightshifts in those days and he woke up one day to find the landlord in the bedroom looking at him:eek:

Hope your husband punched his lights out. Surely that is criminal trespass on the part of the landlord.

Alf Veedersane · 03-01-2014 04:51PM

[smug]Renting is for proles and plebs[/smug]

Pumpkinseeds · 03-01-2014 04:55PM

Greenmachine wrote: »

Hope your husband punched his lights out. Surely that is criminal trespass on the part of the landlord.

He was an oul fella so no, he didn't hit him but he went ballistic, we moved out shortly after that, my husband was just angry that it could have been me in bed, he should have been at work that day, but he was on holiday. If a landlord wants access to a property they have to give at least 24 hours notice and have an agreed time to call. They can't just show up and let themselves in.

Daith · 03-01-2014 05:02PM

whatdoicare wrote: »

Well, if you look down from that post youll see a link and how its still ongoing from last September. Illegal or not, there doesn't seem much anyone can do.

That's more to do with the general lax laws around renting in Ireland (for both tenants and landlords). Really needs the law tightened up and enforceable for renting to become more viable to people.

RoboRat · 03-01-2014 05:04PM

Im the landlord and I am owed a months rent, will leave it a week or so but I am getting pissed off with late payments.

fullstop · 03-01-2014 05:06PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

He was an oul fella so no, he didn't hit him but he went ballistic, we moved out shortly after that, my husband was just angry that it could have been me in bed, he should have been at work that day, but he was on holiday. If a landlord wants access to a property they have to give at least 24 hours notice and have an agreed time to call. They can't just show up and let themselves in.

Was living in this kip in rathgar years ago, lovely Georgian house divided into about 10 flats. Ours was the basement one and woke one morning to find the landlord dragging trees trough our flat to dump them out the back. Had only started college in those days so didn't sy anything but if it happened now I'd lose the plot. He left bits of branches lying on the kitchen floor when he was finished too.

TeddyTedson · 03-01-2014 06:35PM

This time last year I had quite a fair few quid to my name.
This year I'm in debt.

Then again it could be a lot worse. Life is pretty good regardless

nullzero · 03-01-2014 06:42PM

Ah rent; my incomes parasitic twin.

BNMC · 03-01-2014 06:59PM

RoboRat wrote: »

Im the landlord and I am owed a months rent, will leave it a week or so but I am getting pissed off with late payments.

#prayforrobo

how much rent do you owe

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