my mrs got an offer the other day
considerably better dough, but aside from that it's a massive leap forwards towards what she wants to do for a living, and to a good company as well.

Things are looking up in Chez Vipros. Still not allowed to boot the lodger out though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:15, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That's even better news, congrats!
Is the lodger a tard?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:18, Reply)

mildly
we hardly see him to be honest. He's the ideal lodger, but it's just a bit weird having a stranger in the house, and will be more so once we are married.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:19, Reply)

you can't anyway
he's entitled to not less than one month's notice under section 5 of the protection from eviction act 1977... sorry.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:19, Reply)

You are no longer to speak about these things publically
under Section 3a of the Prevention of Boredom act 1935
( Kroney, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:21, Reply)

I'm aware of that
but it doesn't exactly skip off the tongue saying "still not allowed to boot the lodger out after giving him not less that one months notice in accordance with section 5 of the protection from eviction act 1977"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:21, Reply)

but it is good advice nonetheless
lots of lodgers might just have packed up and gone.

others might have hit you with a criminal claim for harassment.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:39, Reply)

given that it never would have happened
the advice is a little redundant.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:42, Reply)

other people on here will read it
and it might assist them in the future. god, you're just like sooooo selfish and narrow-minded......
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:44, Reply)

Ain't there accelerated possession proceedings for a resident landlord in any event?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:47, Reply)

yes but you can't issue proceedings until you've already given the notice
and that only applies to written AST's and S21 notices, which are a minimum of 2 months' notice anyway.

only trespassers/squatters get less than 1 month's notice.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:49, Reply)

Does it have to be an AST for a household tenant? What about a weekly common law tenancy instead, surely a weeks notice is all that's then required.

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

it all depends on which parts of the house you share with them, if any, and whether it is the landlord's principal home
so in vipros' case, if they actually share a bathroom, kitchen etc (i assumed by "lodger" he meant they had an annexe or something, but if he's actually sharing the same house, then it would be excluded) and it was vipros' principal home before the agreement, then the PEA would not apply.

it's v technical and v v dull but can be v v v important.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:56, Reply)

my house, he's renting a room and sharing the bathroom

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:58, Reply)

you can boot him out with impunity then...

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:59, Reply)

huzzah!

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:00, Reply)

Yes.
Vipros is incredibly selfish and narrow minded. Yes. Vipros is.
( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:48, Reply)

don't you have some vegetables to grow?
or a ceiling to paint?

or a- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

so what you are saying is that it's fine to say things that are irrelevant
because someone else might read them at somepoint?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:48, Reply)

Sainsburys Extra Mature Irish Cheddar is rather nice.

( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:49, Reply)

actually, my grandfather was rather tall

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:49, Reply)

Which reminds me
Anyone thinking of getting their ford repairs at the Dagenham Motors bodyshop in Enfield should go somewhere else instead as they are complete morons.
( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:51, Reply)

why the fuck would anyone want to go to enfield
unless their car happened to have broken down whilst passing through there, i guess.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

Because that is where the closest ford body shop is to our house

( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:54, Reply)

apparently there is something wrong with living a pleasant and fulfilling life
with your wife, garden and own house which you are renovating. I suspect it's the lack of working all hours, not having a mortgage to pay and such that is the problem.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:53, Reply)

I think having a pathetic salary also has an impact.

( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:57, Reply)

"pleasant and fulfilling"
doesn't necessarily mean "interesting", though.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:01, Reply)

they do to me
for it to be pleasant and fulfilling it has to be interesting.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:01, Reply)

interesting to YOU, as the participant, sure
but there's a reason why no great films or novels or plays or poems or songs are written about things like that though. they can make for pretty dull listening, esp if the perp is then criticising other people for their lives!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:04, Reply)

so you are saying that your life is more interesting to hear about?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:06, Reply)

Of course it is.
I for one cannot wait to hear more about what a man I will never meet, but who if I did would almost certainly think was a cunt, is like in bed.
( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:09, Reply)

just cos he's asian?
you TERRIBLE DREADFUL RACIST.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:11, Reply)

I daresay you have trouble remembering his name.
or at least spelling it.
( Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:13, Reply)

true
i really struggle with J-A-M-E-S.

god al, you're SUCH A RACIST.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:14, Reply)

no, i am saying that al's constant criticism of everyone
comes across as a tiny bit bitter, like. which makes me wonder what is missing in his life.

then he goes on about growing vegetables and decorating, and i realise he has answered my question!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:11, Reply)

I don't think that is what you are saying.
which is backed up by your "however dull the law is" comment. You appear to be looking down on the sort of life that Al is living.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:15, Reply)

no, just on al
because he is so rude to/about everyone, so, you know.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:17, Reply)

to be fair to him though
they all deserve it most of the time. And I'd rather hear about vegetables and decorating.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:19, Reply)

ooh no
your 50's are for growing vegetables. your 20's and 30's are for being disgraceful. surely.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:22, Reply)

any time of life is the time for anything.
I think you may be missing the point of life. you should sort that out before it's too late.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:23, Reply)

this is not entirely true
it does depend what you like doing. eg if you are really into raves (which i am not), for example, you can't keep doing that in your 50's. you'd look like a dirty old paedo. so you should make the most of your weekends whilst you are young enough to go. don't miss the opportunity.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:26, Reply)

who cares how you'd look?
that's shallow. Do what you enjoy, regardless of what age.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:32, Reply)

everyone else there would care
and 50 year old tits are not going to look good in a neon pink crop top, however shallow that might be!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:50, Reply)

it's called CONVERSATION
so yes
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:52, Reply)

I think you'll find it's called "being shit at conversation"

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:54, Reply)

sorry yeah
i forgot that being stoned off your gourd and dribbling into your beard must add tonnes of sparkle and scintillating wit to conversation!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 15:58, Reply)

jumping to conclusions there my dear.
you displayed evidence of being shit at conversation.

I'm an excellent conversationalist, stoned or not. and beard dribbling only happens when I'm asleep.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:00, Reply)

oh no
i was just talking about myself and my anal beard.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:01, Reply)

you should get that seen to

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:04, Reply)

it's ok, i have a salon appointment on friday

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 16:06, Reply)