Landlord’s rules for would-be tenants included no guests, no use of the living room and no noise after 11pm. A London landlord has come under fire for advertising a room for rent at £1,350-a-month with a number of strict living conditions for their potential tenant.
The homeowner placed an advert on Spare Room looking for a lodger for their flat near Hampstead Heath, north London. She wrote that she was looking for a “quiet, clean and friendly” lodger, to fill the two-metre by four-metre room that had “high ceilings”, but no central heating. Instead, the room would be heated by an electric heater which could be set on a timer via phone.
Rules for living in the flat stipulated that while the lodger would have access to their bedroom, a bathroom and kitchen, they would not have access to the living room because the homeowner worked long hours from the space. The landlord said they worked as a violin teacher in the evenings between 4pm and 8.30pm from Monday till Thursday.
She wrote: “whilst this takes place on a different floor to the bedroom I am offering, it would be audible, so this room would suit someone who is not home until 8.30pm.”. The advert clarified that “the space would ideally suit someone working longish hours in the city during the week and leaving the city for the weekend”, before making it clear that house rules included “no guests, no pets, no use of the living space, no noise after 11pm.”.
