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Hi - would anyone be able to give me an idea of what i should pay a neigh (and friend) to keep my key and keep an eye on my house> possibly turn electricity on in advance of me turning up. Anything like cleaning or preparing for guests is paid as extra. Thanks
Nothing!! Friends look out and belp one another. Any guests should be liable to pay cleaning...arlund 40-50€.
i agree,i do it for my friends,they try to pay me in someway but we have been friends for long time and it gives me pleasure to do it,so i dont let them.
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:26pm
maybe 'friend' was too strong a word!
A nice bottle of wine is all that would be required I would say
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:07pm
Jojoplumtree wrote on Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:08pm:
Hi - would anyone be able to give me an idea of what i should pay a neigh (and friend) to keep my key and keep an eye on my house> possibly turn electricity on in advance of me turning up. Anything like cleaning or preparing for guests is paid as extra. Thanks
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Remember.....make sure you have 1000% trust in who you leave the key with, it’s not uncommon for unscrupulous key holders to ‘let’ out your place for a few nights!!
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:29am
100% trust. Have been doing it for a while - but have slowly done less in my absence so I am re assessing payment. I have experience the house being let out by the people looking after the house! My sister in law turned up and exposed them !
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:23pm
Jojoplumtree wrote on Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:08pm:
Hi - would anyone be able to give me an idea of what i should pay a neigh (and friend) to keep my key and keep an eye on my house> possibly turn electricity on in advance of me turning up. Anything like cleaning or preparing for guests is paid as extra. Thanks
I take my friends out for a evening meal. It's sociable and you catch up with things. Nothing expensive, such as a Chinese meal.
I make an excuse, such as go to the loo, then pay at the counter not to make a fuss at the table.
But it is true of other members replies, you need 100% trust, as I have seen for myself people taking liberties.
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:26pm
Very true, but it is still nice to treat your friends. Maybe the jury's out on this one.
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