So.....earlier this week I received a text from the tenant in our house in the U.K, handing in her notice. It seems that she is going to move in with her partner who also has a house in Penrith.It was not news I wanted to hear particularly before Christmas as she has been a good and reliable tenant but I am happy that she has settled so well into Penrith after moving up from London.Will and I put the rental details on a few Cumbrian Rental Facebook pages and I put an ad on Gumtree in the U.K.Within a few hours I had some interest.....Hello! I'm very interested to rent your house is it still to let??..I live in Penrith town centre with my boyfriend we now are renting a flat for (400� per month ) but we are looking for something bigger because we will have a baby on Christmas. Please let me know.Thanks. From Santa.I thought is was a joke at first but sent off a reply....Hi,There has been quite a lot of interest in the property. Could you tell me a little bit more about you and your partner please?
Nick Allen.
Sure enough, a reply came back....
I understand because house is very beautiful. Ok i will tell something more about use. We are from Latvia we live in Penrith about 2years already.My boyfriend works at Frank Bird poultry. We are very tidy and we don't have a problem with pay renting that's why we think we want rent a house. My brother will live with us he also works at Frank Bird. I'm not working at the moment because i will have baby on Christmas. We really need much more space. If you will agree to let your house we need to know that because when baby will born i need to claim housing and another benefit. I think that's all i want to tell..maybe you have some questions i would like to answer to you ! Have a nice day! From Santa.
I did have more questions.........
Thanks very much for your quick reply. I do have a few questions....1. How long do you think you will want to rent the house, I mean are you intending to return to Latvia soon? I am looking for someone long term. 2. The house is fully furnished or do you prefer it unfurnished as you have your own belongings? 3. The house may not be available until 5th Jan. Is this a problem? I am currently in Australia for a few years but may return at some point in the future so I want someone who will look after the house and treat it with care.
The next question had to be asked...
What is your name? Is it Santa?
The reply was not long in coming.
Your welcome.We want only long term brmecause we don't want to go back to Latvia. We will have a little baby and that's why we can't take a journey or something like that. About furnishing its up to you how you will better..because we have a our own but we can give away to our friends ..we don't have much of them because we have a very small flat.No its not a problem that would be great for us as well because we need to take care with this flat owner and need to do some paper works. That's why its very well for us as well. We actually would take care with your house that is no problem because we are very responsibility person (we not a party people we are serious new family) we respect other people property that's why i think you don't need to worried about that..Yes my name is Santa.
Santa is real! He is a woman, is pregnant and lives in Penrith....not the North Pole.
I am not sure I want him.....her.... to rent my house though.......the ad says no pets!
The reindeer would make a mess of the carpets!