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What parents B are asking of parents A works out at about 10% less than half the cost of the let of an equivalent property, according to figures on letting agency websites.

Girl A has told her parents that she knows what other students are paying in the area (a little less than she is being asked to pay) but she doesn't say whether they're sharing a 3-bedroom property or possibly sharing a bedroom. Parents B were tempted to ask a letting company how much the property should let for and ask Parents A for half of that but they wanted to go down the route of transparency because the girls are so close. They felt they were offering a quality property (fairly new, well looked after, secure etc) with the added reassurance that she'd be sharing with a close friend rather than a total stranger and without seeking to profit in the short term. They wanted the girls to be together and they didn't want to leave themselves open to accusations of taking advantage of the girls' friendship.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2087702" data-attributes="member: 65242">What parents B are asking of parents A works out at about 10% less than half the cost of the let of an equivalent property, according to figures on letting agency websites. Girl A has told her parents that she knows what other students are paying in the area (a little less than she is being asked to pay) but she doesn&#039;t say whether they&#039;re sharing a 3-bedroom property or possibly sharing a bedroom. Parents B were tempted to ask a letting company how much the property should let for and ask Parents A for half of that but they wanted to go down the route of transparency because the girls are so close. They felt they were offering a quality property (fairly new, well looked after, secure etc) with the added reassurance that she&#039;d be sharing with a close friend rather than a total stranger and without seeking to profit in the short term. They wanted the girls to be together and they didn&#039;t want to leave themselves open to accusations of taking advantage of the girls&#039; friendship.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2087702, member: 65242"] What parents B are asking of parents A works out at about 10% less than half the cost of the let of an equivalent property, according to figures on letting agency websites. Girl A has told her parents that she knows what other students are paying in the area (a little less than she is being asked to pay) but she doesn't say whether they're sharing a 3-bedroom property or possibly sharing a bedroom. Parents B were tempted to ask a letting company how much the property should let for and ask Parents A for half of that but they wanted to go down the route of transparency because the girls are so close. They felt they were offering a quality property (fairly new, well looked after, secure etc) with the added reassurance that she'd be sharing with a close friend rather than a total stranger and without seeking to profit in the short term. They wanted the girls to be together and they didn't want to leave themselves open to accusations of taking advantage of the girls' friendship. [/QUOTE]

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