The Mobile Contractor's lodging lifestyle/options.

[Pondlife]

Buy a caravan and a car capable of towing it.

A3 has a reasonable boot space to fit all his worldly goods into.

Shouldn't be a problem there

[2uk]

So you think you can make people honour contract length but you can break it at any time? Even if you sneak this clause into contract without person noticing I have strong doubts it would stand up in court.

It is called short-term let. If I let them short-term I can have the same notice as they will have. There is a market for that. In the end what the contract says is what will stand in court. BUT PLEASE DISCUSS THE OTHER OPTIONS !

[2uk]

Buy a caravan and a car capable of towing it.

I would have done this a long time ago if there were no undewear-models in this world.

[DimPrawn]

I've never had to find work more than 2hrs (usually 1hr) commute from my home. Maybe you should just skill-up (suggest SAP) and move?

[2uk]

I've never had to find work more than 2hrs (usually 1hr) commute from my home. Maybe you should just skill-up (suggest SAP) and move?

Not an option in my current career plan ( I actually don't see myself contracting in the long-term. I am actually not learning new skills anymore , besides from what I learn on the job. ) Contracting is a temp thing ( 2 -3 years ) until I come up with the next Google.

[Spacecadet]

I always make sure i have 24 hour access to the clients office... then never leave

[AtW]

It is called short-term let. If I let them short-term I can have the same notice as they will have. There is a market for that. In the end what the contract says is what will stand in court. BUT PLEASE DISCUSS THE OTHER OPTIONS !

No, I don't feel like discussing things with a wanna be landlord signing 6 month contract only to give 1 month notice.

What the contract says does not mean it will stand up in court - most contracts have got clauses that are null and void and their main use is to scare the other party into doing something that has no legal basis, for example many permie contracts "prevent" permies from working for a competitor for X years, that's a scare clause that has nothing to do with law.

I'd like to see one of those 6 month short term let contracts with just 1 month notice - it's certainly not the one I signed in the past.

[TheFaQQer]

Solution 1:

Ain't gonna work

Solution 2:

4 nights a week @ £40 = £640 a month, so cheaper than renting.

Solution 3:

Fine if you can get it, it's near enough to work, and you want to drive all the time.

Solution 4:

Bad idea.

Solution 5 - find somewhere that doesn't have a long tie-in. If you're on a 6 month contract and want out, you must know by 5 months so give notice.

Or suck it up - if you want to leave early, then that's part of the job. I rent a room on an initial 3 month rent, then rolling 1 month basis. I have to give four weeks notice to leave, and if the project gets canned then I've not lost a great deal. Over three months, I've saved more by doing that rather than staying in a hotel that time.

Plus I now live with a 22 year old model / gym instructress (as I may have mentioned in passing)

[TheFaQQer]

He's as genuine as I am

Hey, Paula's back!!

Strangely enough, I was wondering the other day where you'd got to!!!

And Nina - is she still here?

[Clippy]

Not an option in my current career plan ( I actually don't see myself contracting in the long-term. I am actually not learning new skills anymore , besides from what I learn on the job. ) Contracting is a temp thing ( 2 -3 years ) until I come up with the next Google.

You are a deluded immigrant of eastern european descent and I claim my 5 roubles.

P.S. Do you also like squirrels?