Where do I find a vegan lodger?

[Heartsease]

Any ideas where I'd go to fynd a non-smoking vegan lodger? (Or veggie if all else fails).
I live on a butiful Scottish island, not far from a ferry terminal and am flexible about animal friends and stuuuuf. I won't be back in the UK 'til May butt will then have a room available to rent as a kinda bedsit affair. I might even consider accepting guests in my other spare room, on a temporary basis, in exchange for some gardening/oddjobs/bicycle work/driving lessons etc. Could be a nyce cheap holiday for someone/families with or without hairy four-legged companions...
All suggest-onions appreciated

[twinkle]

You could put an ad on the www.veganvillage.co.uk noticeboard.

You could also put an ad in the local paper free-ads and just say that it's a meat-free house, veg*ns preferred - I got most of my lodgers by putting an ad on Leicester Free Exchange, which is a free-ad website.

[Heartsease]

Thanks, Twinkle. Iyll see what I can do...
I've never had lodgers before...if there wuz only one bit of advice you could give me what would it be?

[twinkle]

Hmm. Can I give you more than one bit of advice?

* Try to work out the kind of people you would like to live with and the kind that you would find it very difficult to - i.e. if someone is going to insist on practising the flute for 5 hours a day or keep odd hours will you be able to handle it?

* re smoking - do you actually want a non-smoker, or is just their willingness to smoke outside okay? A lot of people tend to lie about this if you say "non smoker required", whereas if you just want a smoke free house say as much.

* Have a set of questions or at least a rough idea of a few questions you're going to ask people when they come to look around the place.

* It's a good idea to have a friend around when they come to check out the place - for security, and also for second impressions.

* Don't tell them then and there that they can or can't move in unless you're 100% sure - say you have other people to interview and give yourself time to think about whether you'll enjoy living with them.

[Heartsease]

Kuul....thanks for that!

[gertvegan]

Try www.vegcom.org.uk Heartsease

[Heartsease]

Thanks gertvegan....seems someone has already advertized a room to rent on a Scottish island...... ;-)

[Marrers]

My friend is having trouble finding anyone in Croydon.

[Zorillo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3939249.stm

[Zorillo]

my ad: http://birmingham.gumtree.com/birmin...7/7203287.html

[aubergine]

Fantastic. Maybe I should move to Swansea

[Heartsease]

Iym having a hard thyme fynding a lodger. Iym starting to think I shud swap for a hooose somewhere more popular!

[Marrers]

My friend is still looking too.

[Heartsease]

Considering the half full glass I do have some overnight guests arriving from Canada and Ireland and Austria via Couchsurfers (you can google that if you are into hospitality exchange thingums)...I am quite excited about that....

[Marrers]

Are they vegans? (And more importantly are they paying you!?!)

[Heartsease]

Are they vegans? (And more importantly are they paying you!?!)

Well.....um.....the people who come via

couchsurfing.com

and

globalfreeloaders.com

come for free...and, as part of the scheme I can stay with other people for free. It is a great system for people who travel a lot....and/or who like receiving interesting visitors. It's usually a one or two night visit.

We also have people coming in June who plan to stay longer and are 'paying' via exchange....one is proposing to do some design work for my business, for example.

The Irish guy staying right now is veggie but not vegan. Smoking and meat are not allowed but I am not excluding non-vegans from my home...cuz then no-one would come!!! And it's fun meeting people

Any vegans wanna come do just let me know! One room sleeps four (tightly) ...so small families cud squeeze in ....furry four-legged friends too........if it's one or two nights it's free (you buy your own food)...any longer and you can offer something in exchange.

But, Marrers, I really want to rent out room#1 for actual money in the bank!
Soon I hope.

[Zorillo]

A room in my place is up for rent soon

[Zorillo]

The website of the place that the room in my place is available through: www.rooms4every1.com

[Zorillo]

Room still available I'm guessing. Two other rooms will be available which I'm guessing are available in December and January. Four bedroom place. Cheap rent. In Selly Oak. I don't want smoking in the place. I'm not planning on moving out.

[Marrers]

My friend is having trouble finding anyone in Croydon.

I posted this in April and she is still looking. Finding a vegan or even a vegetarian lodger seems to be an impossible task.

[Piticli]

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[Zorillo]

If anyone is interested they can ring 0121 471 1195 (which is where I got the place through) and say that they are interested in the place in Selly Oak where Abigail (me) lives. It doesn't matter about contacting me first. I don't want to mention my surname, but they could find out who it is. Here is my profile if you want to know more about me: www.myspace.com/ahp I haven't got the key to the bedroom, so I can't show you around whenever I like. There is a garden and kitchen. You are welcome to have the Internet. We haven't got the internet that all of us use. There is a living room. Sainburys and pubs are near. Loads of buses run nearby

[Zorillo]

I have to find somewhere else to live now. Anyone up for looking for a place with me or have a spare room?

[Marrers]

Maybe Piticli is still looking for somewhere in Birmingham. You should pm him. (Unless you are thinking of relocating to Croydon!)

[Piticli]

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[Marrers]

Are you here now Piticli? How is it going?

[Piticli]

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[Marrers]

Good luck you two, I hope you find something soon! (And great news that you got on well enough when you met to definitely want to share somewhere!)

[Zorillo]

He came across as being nice. Maybe we will be friends even if we don't find a place together.

I haven't rung up about that home in Westbury road or wherever it was, Pablo. Been contacting people. I guess most people will not contact you back about homes if they are not interested, unless you've arranged an appointment. Might next be on MSN to you, if I maybe have a chance that you could move in to a place with me. Nice that some Boxer Rebellion has been uploaded It helped having some company there. xxx

[Zorillo]

I may move into the place that we both looked at. Would you still be interested, Pablo?

[Roxy]

Yes, good luck you two! I hope you find some suitable accommodation

[Piticli]

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[Zorillo]

I might fill in the form for housing benefit and council tax this week. I need to make arrangements for moving there. I haven't a date for moving yet. Ring her to ask about the keys. Arrange a time with her to move in. Don't worry about waiting to found out when I'm moving in. I'd rather not move in the same day as you. I can ask her what days people aren't moving in and then arrange a day to move in.

[Piticli]

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[Marrers]

Great news Piticli! See you at some meet ups soon I hope.

[Piticli]

Yeah. i hope so too
Thanks a lot for your support since i started with my adventure ;-)

[Noogle]

I'd also like to add I'm now looking for a vegan or even vegetarian housemate in Belfast, if anyone knows anyone looking!

[Piticli]

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[Roxy]

See you at home next Monday!!

Yay! Congratulations you two! Here's cheers to another vegan household!

[Piticli]

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[Zorillo]

And he smokes. I'm guessing he is only going to be there for around three months. There is a room free, though, hint hint hint hint hint.

[Piticli]

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[Marrers]

Glad you have found a place and are all moved in! Could you ask the landlord to make sure the new tenants are non-smokers?

[Piticli]

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[Zorillo]

Piticli moved out and I knew nothing about it! Didn't say goodbye, and now I'm stuck with some horrible person who had me shaking and has been nasty to me.

[Marrers]

Wow, that's awful Abby. Why didn't he tell you? Did you guys fall out?
Sorry your new housemate is a nightmare.

[Zorillo]

He seemed to get miserable. I'm guessing he didn't tell me he was going because he wasn't happy with me. I used to chat to him. I'm guessing he was more of a perfectionist than me in the house, and it wound him up. Maybe he was concerned about the landlady finding out, too! Boy, it is not as if I let the toilet go green, like one of my friends, but I'm not into spending a lot of time with that person anyway!

[Marrers]

What a shame Abby. Oh well.

My vegan friend will have a room to rent in her house in Croydon soon if anyone is interested.

[Redveg993]

I tried VegCom through London Vegan, and found a very good vegan lodger within 1 month.

If you are not on line/living in London, try contacting your local v*gan group, e.g. Vegan Society branch.

[Stu]

I've got a room going from July, just in case anyone is interested.