Two-bed in Totnes with dog and garden, double room

Hi! I’m Sam, and if you're looking for a chilled, lovely home, this could just be the perfect room for you 😊

THE BASICS:
I am looking for a short-term subtenant to take the large bedroom in my beautiful two-bed house, where I am the main tenant (I've put myself down as the "live-in landlord" as you'll be paying rent to me, but we'll be housemates really). The house has a lush big garden and is in Bridgetown, about 5–10 minutes’ walk from Totnes town centre.

You will be staying with myself and my beautiful dog, Miguel. We are both friendly and easy-going, and generally enjoy the company of humans! I work from home but am out and about a lot of the time.

THE PARTICULARS:
You will need to be willing to sign a sub-rental contract, which you’ll be welcome to use for benefit applications if you need to, and be registered as resident in the house for council tax purposes.

REGARDING SMOKING, the house is a no smoking space but I don't mind if you're a smoker yourself - I'm OK with you smoking in the back porch with the back door open and inside door closed so it all blows outside.

DURATION AND RENT:
I’m looking for someone for a few months initially to make sure we are compatible as housemates, continuing long term assuming all goes well. The monthly rent amount includes your rent, water, internet and council tax, as well as living in a house that will be furnished and decorated by myself and where I will also manage all the finances and landlord communications to give you an easy life. The only bill that is not included is energy, which we will split down the middle - I imagine this will cost us about £80-100 monthly each on average in addition to the published rent of £525 (note: the rent will be a bit higher for a couple).

ME AND MY LIFESTYLE:
I am very community-minded and would ideally like a tenant who is too. Introverts are very welcome however, and I will leave you to it if that’s what you want! I am sociable and my friends will likely be in and out of the house on occasion, so you need to be OK with that. I try to be as respectful as I can to my fellow humans at all times, and will listen if there are areas where you feel I can be a better housemate.

FURNITURE:
The room is fully but lightly furnished, so if you have a couple of bits of your own furniture or you want to choose some extra storage or other items from Gumtree or Marketplace to make it complete for your needs, this can be arrranged and I'm happy to buy what you need as long as it fits with my taste and budget!

My intention is to constantly improve the indoor and outdoor spaces, so the house will always be getting nicer for us to live in :)

Please note that the pictures in this ad were not taken by me and so the decoration and furnishings do not look the same (it looks much better now in my humble opinion!)

PETS, KIDS AND OTHER THINGS:
I’ve said no pets in the ad, but am willing to discuss this as a possibility depending on the pet (cats are a definite no-no, but animals in tanks or cages are fine in your room as long as you take responsibility for keeping them out of Miguel’s jaws, and other dogs are unlikely but might be possible if they get on with him). If you have a kid, whether they're permanently with you or you have shared custody, I'm also willing to discuss this possibilitiy.

In general, I’m willing to be flexible with almost any aspect of the tenancy as long as we can find an arrangement that all parties are happy with, so contact me if you want to discuss any particular needs you have.

STILL READING, AND INTERESTED? GET IN TOUCH!
Apologies for the essay, but I would rather put all the details here so you can apply only if you feel the circumstances I’ve laid out are good for you. Let me know if you have any questions, or just come round to see the place and have a chat over a cuppa – I’m sure you'll love coming to live with Miguel and me in this lovely cosy home!

Thank you, and I look forward to meeting you, my wonderful new housemate 😊