The old "eat and run" trick, eh?
One of the housemates has absconded.
Apparently waiting till both Rachel and I were out of the house at work, he has cleared all of his belongings. The bedroom is completely empty - he's even taken the mattress he brought. The only remnant is an old tube map - not even a clothes hanger.
This is annoying, as he owes Rachel various bills - gas, water, council tax - and he owes me for internet and just over a third of the rent (since he had the largest room). He is not answering his phone, has not responded to texts, and has been pretty effectively out of contact. He's left at some point in the last week - because he was quiet and kept to himself anyway, I hadn't queried the fact that there wasn't much sign of him over the last several days. And because I don't go into people's rooms when they're not there, I hadn't checked to see if he was present. It was only when we went to ask where the bloody rent and bills were that we found it deserted. No note, no email, no notice - he's just fucked off into the beyond.
Naturally, Rachel and I are pissed off. We have let the landlord know why the rent is a third short, and asked him to deduct the remaining third from Jamie's deposit. We've also let the landlord know that we're going to have a bit of trouble getting a new housemate to fill that vacant slot till the problem with the damp is sorted out, because it will be difficult to entice someone in when there is a big patch of black mould in the corner of the room, and the bathroom ceiling looks like jackson pollock in greyscale. I have offered to find a solution to this, or the landlord can do it- either way, it is becoming really quite urgent.
Christ, I am so fucking angry.
Do any of you know anyone who'd like a double-bedroom in Zone Two, great transport links, just £330/month plus Ctax (£40ish/month) and bills (minimal)? Current damp problems will be dealt with shortly.
Apparently waiting till both Rachel and I were out of the house at work, he has cleared all of his belongings. The bedroom is completely empty - he's even taken the mattress he brought. The only remnant is an old tube map - not even a clothes hanger.
This is annoying, as he owes Rachel various bills - gas, water, council tax - and he owes me for internet and just over a third of the rent (since he had the largest room). He is not answering his phone, has not responded to texts, and has been pretty effectively out of contact. He's left at some point in the last week - because he was quiet and kept to himself anyway, I hadn't queried the fact that there wasn't much sign of him over the last several days. And because I don't go into people's rooms when they're not there, I hadn't checked to see if he was present. It was only when we went to ask where the bloody rent and bills were that we found it deserted. No note, no email, no notice - he's just fucked off into the beyond.
Naturally, Rachel and I are pissed off. We have let the landlord know why the rent is a third short, and asked him to deduct the remaining third from Jamie's deposit. We've also let the landlord know that we're going to have a bit of trouble getting a new housemate to fill that vacant slot till the problem with the damp is sorted out, because it will be difficult to entice someone in when there is a big patch of black mould in the corner of the room, and the bathroom ceiling looks like jackson pollock in greyscale. I have offered to find a solution to this, or the landlord can do it- either way, it is becoming really quite urgent.
Christ, I am so fucking angry.
Do any of you know anyone who'd like a double-bedroom in Zone Two, great transport links, just £330/month plus Ctax (£40ish/month) and bills (minimal)? Current damp problems will be dealt with shortly.