Room in a Shared House, Albany Road, TN38

We're two friends who co-own a flat, looking for a lodger to take the biggest room. It has big bay windows overlooking the garden, with an amazing view of the sea and Beachy Head. Comes furnished, although we can remove most furniture on request. Has an open fireplace with wood burner as well as central heating.

We both work from home so to avoid things feeling too cramped our lodger must work outside the home, ideally 20+ hours a week, or generally plan to be out and about every week for a similar amount of time. 

We have an elderly tortoiseshell cat called Machka and a Romanian rescue dog, Mara, who are both very friendly, so animal-lovers preferred! Our dog cannot be left unsupervised around children, so this room is not suitable for someone who would want to have kids staying over.

You'll be sharing the communal areas (bathroom and kitchen) with Alex, a handyperson, whose living space is the two smaller rooms, and Ash, an academic and neurodiversity coach, who lives in an annexe at the bottom of the garden. Please note there is no shared living room.

The bathroom comes with a bath and overhead shower. The kitchen is equipped with washer-dryer, microwave, air fryer etc (although we don't have a dishwasher). You'll have access to most of the huge garden apart from the bottom end, which is just for Ash's use. There are no available parking spaces in our driveway at present, but there is always lots of free parking on the street.

The room is £500 per calendar month. Bills, which cover gas/electricity, water, wi-fi broadband, fortnightly cleaner for communal areas, Council Tax (Band B) and TV licence, are split three ways and currently come to about £150 per person. So that's £650 per month all in.

We like home to be a restful place and are looking for a lodger who feels the same and would mainly socialise outside the flat. We both enjoy our hobbies: Alex is into painting miniatures, video games. playing guitar and anime; Ash plays piano and fiddle and sings, and loves reading, gardening, gigs, and wildlife watching. There will be no pressure to socialise with us and we'll be respectful of your space and privacy as we value that ourselves, and we're also happy to hang out and cook a communal meal every now and then, if that's your kind of thing. 

If this sounds like your kind of living space, get in touch! We're flexible on move-in date as finding the right person is most important to us. Please give us an idea of why you'd be a good fit in your first message to show you've read our ad, as this is a lodger agreement rather than a tenancy.