Air bnb- Thoughts sought

[mug81]

Evening all,

Am looking to guage opinions on a situation I have occurring.

The Facts:
3 bedroom flat, ex council, 3 minutes or so walk away from the river and/or London Bridge station just off Bermondsey Street.

Downsides-
It's grotty, has been lived in the last 5 or so years by people who see the place as somewhere to sleep and not a home. Hence, it's grubby and very dated.
Central heating doesn't work.
Hot water is warm at best.
Leaseholder (an old friend of mine) regularly forgets to top up gas and electric so every 5 weeks or so everything melts/goes to ruin.
Some windows don't close due to damage.
Kitchen a sthole (pics to follow)
No one ever cleans except me, which is fine- but getting tedious.

Upsides- awesome location.
3 mins walk from the river and London Bridge station.
Cheap. £475 pm all in. Really cheap.

Now, flat mate has sublet his room over NY for £69 per night, which is fine but he's away. He has done zero prep and is leaving it up to me because, "you've got nothing else on".

From a revenue of £204 after costs, what does the PH en masse think is suitable compensation?

He has suggested a number but I'll save it until I've got a slight indicator of what you guys think.

Cheers,
Timbo

[carreauchompeur]

Seventy quid for that hassle? He's the mug I reckon. Ask him for £65

[mug81]

£65 of the revenue all up, or per night?

[anonymous-user]

mug81 said:

£65 of the revenue all up, or per night?

Per night.
And it still isn't enough.

[mug81]

I hear you. Cleaning, cooking, being nice, doing his and subsequently their laundry etc- his offer?




£15. All up.

[anonymous-user]

mug81 said:

I hear you. Cleaning, cooking, being nice, doing his and subsequently their laundry etc- his offer?

£15. All up.

All I think to say is "fk him", fingers crossed the people are nice, get pissed/stoned/high with them and have a party in his room.

[RobDickinson]

Isnt minimum wage £6.70 an hour? how many hours are they staying..

[mug81]

It is indeed. I know this as this is what work pays me and frankly it's insufficient!

See below




ETA- Upon rereading those I think i'm being too soft!

Edited by mug81 on Wednesday 30th December 03:51

[Leptons]

Jesus man, get a backbone!

[StuTheGrouch]

"Last time I checked it was my room". Taking that tone with me would have resulted in "fk off and sort it yourself, I'm busy".

[RobDickinson]

^ That.

[Hackney]

Yep, that. Again.

[hidetheelephants]

I'd tell him to get to fk and so should the OP.

[philthy]

"Last time I checked, it was my room". Ok sunshine, sort it yourself.

Leave him to it.

[utgjon]

"Last time i checked it was my room"

....

Precisely, so sort it out yourself, dhead!

[JQ]

You obviously don't like confrontation, as I'd have told him to fk right off as soon as he suggested this. As such, I'd tell him you've been invited away and won't be there to sort it out for him. I'd then remove all my stuff from the communal areas and put them in my room and apply a bloody big padlock.

[RobDickinson]

To sum up,

he fks off on a new years jolly knowing he wont be around but still rents his room out on abnb
he expects you to be his biatch
he is paying you the value of what 2 pints?
He's a cheeky bd when you point this out.

tell him to fook off.

[Spitfire2]

As above. Tell him to ram it and that you won't be letting a stranger in the house unless he is there to host his guest.

[TLandCruiser]

Cheeky git!

Just message him and say something's came up now you can't do it

[Shuvi McTupya]

TLandCruiser said:

Cheeky git!

Just message him and say something's came up now you can't do it

This, If you can't tell him to do one ( which I understand as I don't like confrontation either) .

Towels 'should be clean' ...LOL. Glad I am not renting the room. Has he got nice fresh bed linen 'installed' atleast?