Because unlike Diane Vanessa's father is a complete stranger to Chas. They've never even met before. If the pub is sold in like a month or so as theorized he would be buying half the business solely as an investment. I know its a soap and implausible things happen. I don't understand why you would buy half a business as an investment and agree to one quarter occupancy rights so that your business partner's well off adult children can live there.

Thank you all xx

Well he will be well aware of the arrangement before the deal is made and if he isn't happy he can buy another pub.

Chas didn't have occupancy when she bought the pub btw, she lived with her mates in a house share and Diane wasn't happy when she decided to move in as occupancy wasn't part of the deal they made.

Or he can just move in and request that Aaron and Robert leave and Chas can be unhappy just like Diane was. It would be an unenforceable arrangement, if he owns half the property he owns half the property.

seriously though, why do you have such a problem with Aaron living with his mum?

I don't have a problem with that. I do have a problem with Aaron and Robert living there without eventually buying into the property since they together have the money to do so. Aaron has moved a couple of people into the Woolpack in the last few months. If you act like an owner you should own. Them living there while asking someone else to buy half the property is unfair to whoever is putting up the money to run the place.

By the way has it ever been said if the pub is tenancy, leasehold or freehold?

The small money Charity and Chas put down makes me think it's a leasehold and they have signs for a fictional brewery outside so yeah it's probably a leasehold.

i don't feel sorry for aaron.. i'm sure this is the exception, not the rule... robron live together and work together.. in my mind, they spend more time together than your average couple (especially when adam is away and not coming back soon lolz)

Well if they aren't renting the rooms to Aaron and Robert they would need to rent them to someone. I am not sure that pub could turn over a big enough profit to forego the money they make from those rooms.

Diane used to rent to Chas and others back in the day, its part of the tradition of The Woolpack.

I would love for Aaron to move out of the pub and not with his mum. He has a boyfriend and a sister to look after he needs his own place. But I would be shocked if he ever moved out of the pub.

I really don't think Aaron has a formal rental arrangement. If he gives money to stay there it likely is going to Chas and not Charity. I really don't think whoever owns the pub with Chas gets any financial benefit from Aaron living there. That might be ok with Charity but not with everyone who might want to buy in.

So you think Aaron and Robert pay their digs and Chas pockets it all for herself and never puts it into the pot for bills, groceries and what not? Diane saw none of it? That seems unlikely and frankly on Chas not Aaron.

Chas and Aaron are Dingles and they swear by their money pot.

I'm leaving this here, I don't even know how this dragged on for so long lo Sorry to everyone else on the thread

robron

Well that was interesting

So paddy obviously knew all about them from phone/skype

hello you!! JP really writes robron very well

haha mistaeek hope we might even get another scene

fingers crossed

I don't know how i feel about it yet

No I think that Chas uses money to pay for grocery and bills. But no its not a market rate rental agreement where Chas and Charity are making a profit by having someone like Aaron and Robert live there. Yes Aaron covers his expenses for staying there, but he's there mostly because Aaron is her son Chas loves him and wants him happy. She's not making a profit from him being there. And yeah I think that arrangement could be a problem for a person looking to buy a pub solely as an investment, someone who is not related to or friends with Chas.

Was pleased that Robron a) were in the same room and b) opened the show....

Loved the banter between Aaron and Paddy......have missed that....

At the moment i don't think i liked Roberts attitude to the gay bar and 'gays' in general.

so sweet he made them bacon sandwiches

This can't be a coincidence now, there are literally romps, nakedness and snogging sessions in every episode now. Apart from Robron of course.

I think that a seed for something to come. It was too much to be random