Has anybody seen my jaw?
Apr 2nd 2018, 9:45 am
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Has anybody seen my jaw?
It just dropped.
Sex for rent: the rogue landlords who offer free rooms in return for ‘favours’
I'm familiar with the idea of "alternative arrangements" for rent arrears seen in the movies and such, but actually in the ads? 
Sex for rent: the rogue landlords who offer free rooms in return for ‘favours’
To the unaware, the true meaning of some of the phrases used on the ads for tenants could be missed. Rooms for rent are offered in exchange for “benefits” or “keeping me company”. Others are less subtle – “free accommodation in exchange for an erotic arrangement”.
“Free accommodation for attractive female (Central London)” reads one of a selection from Craigslist. “Maisonette share, very low cost, with Dominant strict gentleman S London”, says another posting. “Room available for homeless woman (North London/Essex)”, reads a further ad.
One landlord claims to be a 35-year-old professional, “posting the ad to see if any lady would be interested in free accommodation in exchange for an erotic arrangement”. His ideal tenant would be “an attractive girl. Sex is, of course, what I’m proposing ... but look ... we have to like each other and have some chemistry.”
One landlord claims to be a 35-year-old professional, “posting the ad to see if any lady would be interested in free accommodation in exchange for an erotic arrangement”. His ideal tenant would be “an attractive girl. Sex is, of course, what I’m proposing ... but look ... we have to like each other and have some chemistry.”
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Apr 2nd 2018, 9:53 am
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
Apparently it's not limited to renting.
From lower down the page
Driving instructors 'may offer lessons in return for sex', Netherlands government confirms
We really need a 'shakes head' Smilie 
From lower down the page
Driving instructors 'may offer lessons in return for sex', Netherlands government confirms
The practice, known as 'ride for a ride', has been deemed 'legal but undesirable'
Apr 2nd 2018, 9:57 am
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I still dont believe it..
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
Strange thing is, i bet some of these girls are actually happy. Its like the joke below attributed to winston churchill?
“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”
“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”
Apr 2nd 2018, 1:43 pm
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
At least you know what you are getting into. I remember many moons ago scouring the Evening Standard for bedsits and I always prefered them rather than have a letchy landlord in a flat share.
Don't we live in a funny world right now...an age of new puritanism where we remove naked portraits from art galleries but can openly barter rooms and driving lessons for sex...parallel parking of a different kind
Don't we live in a funny world right now...an age of new puritanism where we remove naked portraits from art galleries but can openly barter rooms and driving lessons for sex...parallel parking of a different kind
Apr 2nd 2018, 2:55 pm
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
What happens with rent a rears :@) oooo misses
Apr 2nd 2018, 3:35 pm
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I used to know someone who rarely paid for a mini cab ride with cash.
Apr 2nd 2018, 4:19 pm
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
Hmm.. I wonder how the rental agreement would be phrased.
So, woman.. or man.. accepts an offer. Moves in rent free and some months down the line decides that the sex has brought about an everlasting headache.
How does the landlord/lady evict? There's no objective criteria that the landlord can use. The tenant is in no monetary arrears and how do you prove that the tenant isn't following the agreement?
And the tenant, how does a tenant prove that the agreement has been complied with where a landlord/lady becomes bored with the arrangement?
And would such an agreement put the landlord/lady open to prosecution for sexual harassment if the tenant said 'No' and continues to say 'No' and would the tenant be open to prosecution for prostitution as a person offering sex for some benefit?
Looks like a can breeding worms to me.
So, woman.. or man.. accepts an offer. Moves in rent free and some months down the line decides that the sex has brought about an everlasting headache.
How does the landlord/lady evict? There's no objective criteria that the landlord can use. The tenant is in no monetary arrears and how do you prove that the tenant isn't following the agreement?
And the tenant, how does a tenant prove that the agreement has been complied with where a landlord/lady becomes bored with the arrangement?
And would such an agreement put the landlord/lady open to prosecution for sexual harassment if the tenant said 'No' and continues to say 'No' and would the tenant be open to prosecution for prostitution as a person offering sex for some benefit?
Looks like a can breeding worms to me.
Apr 2nd 2018, 5:18 pm
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
These ads pop up in Vancouver as well.
Suppose high rent in places like Vancouver and London fuel such ads.
Suppose high rent in places like Vancouver and London fuel such ads.
Apr 2nd 2018, 6:40 pm
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Re: Has anybody seen my jaw?
Strange thing is, i bet some of these girls are actually happy. Its like the joke below attributed to winston churchill?
“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”
“Churchill: "Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the price”
