{"id":2150,"date":"2016-12-13T09:06:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T09:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:53:19","slug":"would-you-rent-with-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/would-you-rent-with-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Exposed &#8211; More Naughty Than Nice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the year again. Mince pies, mistletoe, presents. Notions of Santa bring <strong>happiness and joy<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; but is there a darker side to Mr Claus? Would he be a suitable tenant or flatmate for your property? Citylets explores the issues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>He\u2019ll drop all his little Elf friends on you once he\u2019s in<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<p>Officially just Santa on the lease, he\u2019ll have his little helpers around before the ink is dry. Not quite flatmates, but much more than friends\u2026..big problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/santa3f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa3f.png\" alt=\"santa and his merry elves\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa3f.png 600w, https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa3f-400x272.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>He sits around the house 364 days a year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You have been warned. He won\u2019t leave the house til Christmas eve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>He only says Ho Ho Ho.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Difficult at the best of times. Disturbing when the rent is late.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/santa4f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa4f.png\" alt=\"santa ho ho ho\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa4f.png 600w, https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa4f-400x273.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>He won\u2019t have his front door keys.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You can guess the rest&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/santa2f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa2f.png\" alt=\"santa laves soot on everwhere\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa2f.png 600w, https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa2f-400x291.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>He will eat all the pies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To be fair, if you leave them out for him\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>He\u2019ll park his sleigh in the driveway&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&#8230;but his reindeer will tear up your grass.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/santa5f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2156\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2180 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa5f.png\" alt=\"santa and his reindeer\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa5f.png 600w, https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa5f-400x305.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>He\u2019ll take your belongings away in his sack<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Now you understand why he is so jolly!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>&#8230;.. and he gave the North Pole as his previous address<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Well, you really should know better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>His red nose is alcohol related<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Job related stress, but perhaps better to sympathise from a distance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/santa6f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa6f.png\" alt=\"six pack santa\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa6f.png 600w, https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/santa6f-400x284.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it- if you sign that lease remember Santa isn&#8217;t just for Xmas&#8230;.he&#8217;s there for the lease term!<\/p>\n<p>Have you been affected by some of the issues in this story? Please come forward through our confidential hotline <a href=\"mailto:stories@citylets.co.uk\">stories@citylets.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the year again. Mince pies, mistletoe, presents. Notions of Santa bring happiness and joy\u00a0&#8211; but is there a darker side to Mr Claus? Would he be a suitable tenant or flatmate for your property? 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