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Renting a house

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  • 22-05-2013 6:17pm
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    Fighting Irish
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    Myself and 3 friends are renting a house, there re 4 bedrooms

    1 single room
    1 double room with a single bed in it
    1 double room with ensuite
    1 double room with ensuite


    If we split up the rent evenly, it works out at e40.40 a week each

    Looking at the different types of rooms, how do you think we should split up the rent?


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    mad turnip
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭mad turnip


    Have a drinking session and who ever leaves the table first to go toilet loses the same applies for mobile phones! Let the games begin!!!!

    Theres also a time limit to drink each can like 15 minutes so no one can just slow drink!


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    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    mad turnip wrote: »
    Have a drinking session and who ever leaves the table first to go toilet loses the same applies for mobile phones! Let the games begin!!!!

    Theres also a time limit to drink each can like 15 minutes so no one can just slow drink!

    Stop man, you're too funny


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    Nino Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Nino Brown


    I was in a similar position before, we agreed to split the rent evenly and draw straws for the rooms. Then do it again every year.


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    mad turnip
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭mad turnip


    I'm being deadly serious :(


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    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Nino Brown wrote: »
    I was in a similar position before, we agreed to split the rent evenly and draw straws for the rooms. Then do it again every year.


    We know which room each of us is taking, my question is how shold be split up rent?


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    Nino Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,507 ✭✭✭Nino Brown


    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    We know which room each of us is taking, my question is how shold be split up rent?

    45 each for the ensuites
    35 each for the singles


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    ck83
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    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    We know which room each of us is taking, my question is how shold be split up rent?

    I'd under no circumstances pay the same for a double en suite as I would for a single. Is it 700/month for the house? That's what it seems like based on the figures. Maybe €200/mth for the double en suites and €150/mth for the others? I don't know should there be much difference between the two rooms with the single beds- suppose it depends on other factors like storage space etc.


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    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Thanks lads, i'm just looking for a general idea of what is the norm


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    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    Thanks lads, i'm just looking for a general idea of what is the norm

    The person who has the double pays more, is say one third more.

    The person who has the highest success rate in clubs, or the person who is in a relationship gets first choice on the double.


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    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Anyone in the same position? Single/Double rooms

    How did you split it up?


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    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    Anyone in the same position? Single/Double rooms

    How did you split it up?

    When I moved to Ireland and moved into my place there were three doubles, but one had an en suite. The person with the en suite paid E20 more per month than the other two people who had to share a bathroom and had slightly smaller rooms.

    When I lived in Australia, we had a master room with ensuite and two good size single rooms (one of the singles had a balcony). I think we all paid equal rent then.


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