Unsure on my partner’s salon split, need help!

[Stu678]

Hi all,

My partner is a self employed hairdresser. Her arrangement with her salon is £10 a day rent, a 60/40 split (60 to my partner) and she’s has to pay for all purchases and repairs. We’re also in East Anglia in a local town.

She basically feels as if she’s being ripped off and was wondering what other arrangements self employed hairdressers have with their salons?

Many thanks all

 

[AcidPerm]

It’s unusual to pay a daily rent and a percentage split but not unheard of.

As she’s self employed it’s 100% on her to negotiate the best deal she can with the salon owner. She also needs a written contract to check what the rent will cover. Is it payable over 52 weeks or 12 monthly payments? Does it include rent free periods?

As a rough guide, the cost of a basic cut/blow dry is around the daily rent equivalent so if she charges clients £40 for a cut/blow then I’d expect her to be paying around £40 a day in rent. However, if she’s in an upmarket salon, more expensive area, tiny village, above a butchers shop, this will alter the average fee.

A 60/40 split to the self employed person if they’re supplying all their tools and products is normal but definitely not with added rent on top of that price.

For a daily rent of £10, I’d be offering an 80/20 split to the owner, at most.

Are there other stylists there? What are they paying?

 

[Stu678]

Yes, there are around 6/7 other stylists and they’re all on the same agreement.