Student letting contract termination help?!
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Evening loungers,
I'm in my 2nd year at Uni, living with 3 girls who are, in a nutshell, 'the mental' personified. I've had enough of it. I wanted to get out of this place for the 2011/2012 academic year but when I was looking, nobody else was, so I got sucked back in and stuck here, having signed the contract for this house for 2011/2012...
A course-mate and one of their housemates are moving too and found a nice house nearby. They've just signed the contract for that today, and paid the deposit for the 3rd person, i.e. me. I need to get out of my contract for my house for 2011/2012 but have NO idea how to go about this and how anything like this works...
I'm telling my housemates later, but am SO f**ked. I've no idea how to tell them without being killed to death in a horrific and painful manner. I take it I just call my agent (landlord works though this one-man-band who can be a bit of a handful) and say I want to terminate it for the next year? How does finding my replacement work; am I cleared from the contract first or am I stuck on it until I can find a replacement?
I think I've got about 2 weeks to get this sorted. Bricking it.
Has anyone got any experience in this sort of thing? Student letting, contract termination etc?
Any help greatly appreciated!
I'm in my 2nd year at Uni, living with 3 girls who are, in a nutshell, 'the mental' personified. I've had enough of it. I wanted to get out of this place for the 2011/2012 academic year but when I was looking, nobody else was, so I got sucked back in and stuck here, having signed the contract for this house for 2011/2012...
A course-mate and one of their housemates are moving too and found a nice house nearby. They've just signed the contract for that today, and paid the deposit for the 3rd person, i.e. me. I need to get out of my contract for my house for 2011/2012 but have NO idea how to go about this and how anything like this works...
I'm telling my housemates later, but am SO f**ked. I've no idea how to tell them without being killed to death in a horrific and painful manner. I take it I just call my agent (landlord works though this one-man-band who can be a bit of a handful) and say I want to terminate it for the next year? How does finding my replacement work; am I cleared from the contract first or am I stuck on it until I can find a replacement?
I think I've got about 2 weeks to get this sorted. Bricking it.
Has anyone got any experience in this sort of thing? Student letting, contract termination etc?
Any help greatly appreciated!
You'll have to talk to your landlord. See if they think it's Ok. To "find a replacement" talk to the people your sharing the house with. (They might be bothered if they have a ugandan international student living with them or similar).
I would think it would be quote hard to find a replacement at this stage; and no doubt you'll have to fit the bill untill a replacement is found.
Im in 2nd year too, and a mate of mine has now quit uni and got a full time job, he is still paying the rent, he'll have to pay this months 3rd shortly. He's not finding a replacement, and we simily have his room empty.
Good luck getting hold of a replacement!
Hope you landlord is Ok, that your current house mates don't give you too much of a hard time.
And that you have thought of the highly likely possibility of paying this third's rent, for both your current and your future student let.
I would think it would be quote hard to find a replacement at this stage; and no doubt you'll have to fit the bill untill a replacement is found.
Im in 2nd year too, and a mate of mine has now quit uni and got a full time job, he is still paying the rent, he'll have to pay this months 3rd shortly. He's not finding a replacement, and we simily have his room empty.
Good luck getting hold of a replacement!
Hope you landlord is Ok, that your current house mates don't give you too much of a hard time.
And that you have thought of the highly likely possibility of paying this third's rent, for both your current and your future student let.
Edited by Or888t on Monday 17th January 19:23
Depends how the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement has been drawn up, the date of the start of the AST and the length period of the same, whether the house has been let on block or as individual bedrooms.
As a landlord myself I have previously had tenants either not get on with other tenants, or have formed a relationship/friendship with another student, living at another address, in these instances I impose no penalty, just allowing a clear break from the AST. The problem however might come from the other tenants, since paying for services between 4 people is cheaper per individual than for 3 people/students.
Another is the registration of the Deposit under the Deposit Protection Scheme Housing Act 2004, for completeness either a new AST and new protection of the Deposit, with the new tenant’s details will have to be protected/registered, with the “old” Deposit having to be unprotected, or the new tenant will have to sign a Deed of Guarantor over your/OP’s Deposit.
As a landlord myself I have previously had tenants either not get on with other tenants, or have formed a relationship/friendship with another student, living at another address, in these instances I impose no penalty, just allowing a clear break from the AST. The problem however might come from the other tenants, since paying for services between 4 people is cheaper per individual than for 3 people/students.
Another is the registration of the Deposit under the Deposit Protection Scheme Housing Act 2004, for completeness either a new AST and new protection of the Deposit, with the new tenant’s details will have to be protected/registered, with the “old” Deposit having to be unprotected, or the new tenant will have to sign a Deed of Guarantor over your/OP’s Deposit.
Wings said:
As a landlord myself I have previously had tenants either not get on with other tenants, or have formed a relationship/friendship with another student, living at another address, in these instances I impose no penalty, just allowing a clear break from the AST. The problem however might come from the other tenants, since paying for services between 4 people is cheaper per individual than for 3 people/students.
Blimey. I wish you had been my landlord at uni. Good pragmatic view....plg said:
Skylinecrazy said:
Waugh-terfall said:
'living with 3 girls.'
'I wanted to get out of this place.'
Are you gay, Tom?'I wanted to get out of this place.'
I'll be moving in with two more girls anyway
Wings said:
Depends how the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement has been drawn up, the date of the start of the AST and the length period of the same, whether the house has been let on block or as individual bedrooms.
As a landlord myself I have previously had tenants either not get on with other tenants, or have formed a relationship/friendship with another student, living at another address, in these instances I impose no penalty, just allowing a clear break from the AST. The problem however might come from the other tenants, since paying for services between 4 people is cheaper per individual than for 3 people/students.
Another is the registration of the Deposit under the Deposit Protection Scheme Housing Act 2004, for completeness either a new AST and new protection of the Deposit, with the new tenant’s details will have to be protected/registered, with the “old” Deposit having to be unprotected, or the new tenant will have to sign a Deed of Guarantor over your/OP’s Deposit.
I'm pretty sure it's done as a room in the house, we pay different prices for specific rooms...As a landlord myself I have previously had tenants either not get on with other tenants, or have formed a relationship/friendship with another student, living at another address, in these instances I impose no penalty, just allowing a clear break from the AST. The problem however might come from the other tenants, since paying for services between 4 people is cheaper per individual than for 3 people/students.
Another is the registration of the Deposit under the Deposit Protection Scheme Housing Act 2004, for completeness either a new AST and new protection of the Deposit, with the new tenant’s details will have to be protected/registered, with the “old” Deposit having to be unprotected, or the new tenant will have to sign a Deed of Guarantor over your/OP’s Deposit.
One girl has a massive double room and pays £340 per month, another has a double room and pays £325 per month, I also pay £325 per month with a single bed (though I swear it was a double when I signed...) and the box room pays something else... It has to have 4 people living in it, unless I were to move out and pay rent on this place and a new one (which I can't afford to do)... The deposit part... My deposit from this year basically rolls over to next year. Would this new tennant put their deposit on the house and I get mine back when this contract is over in June when I move out?
Are those rents inclusive of all service charges, if so then may not affect the other tenants/students if you move out.
Go and speak to the landlord, explain how things are not working out for you, sharing with girls, excessive noise, lack of hygiene, sleep deprivation etc. etc., which if allowed to continue will affect your studies. Most landlords will be sympatric to the position you find yourself in, so will release you without financial penalty from your AST. Is the property registered through your University, if so then it might pay to also discuss the situation with the student accommodation officer at your University.
As for your Deposit, the landlord might withhold the same, if he does not, then the new student/tenant taking your place could possibly make a exchange with you for the Deposit.
You might be surprise to find that those female students you are presently sharing the property with, already have a candidate in place to take your place. Have you advertised the room on the Universities web site?
Go and speak to the landlord, explain how things are not working out for you, sharing with girls, excessive noise, lack of hygiene, sleep deprivation etc. etc., which if allowed to continue will affect your studies. Most landlords will be sympatric to the position you find yourself in, so will release you without financial penalty from your AST. Is the property registered through your University, if so then it might pay to also discuss the situation with the student accommodation officer at your University.
As for your Deposit, the landlord might withhold the same, if he does not, then the new student/tenant taking your place could possibly make a exchange with you for the Deposit.
You might be surprise to find that those female students you are presently sharing the property with, already have a candidate in place to take your place. Have you advertised the room on the Universities web site?
Wings said:
Are those rents inclusive of all service charges, if so then may not affect the other tenants/students if you move out.
Go and speak to the landlord, explain how things are not working out for you, sharing with girls, excessive noise, lack of hygiene, sleep deprivation etc. etc., which if allowed to continue will affect your studies. Most landlords will be sympatric to the position you find yourself in, so will release you without financial penalty from your AST. Is the property registered through your University, if so then it might pay to also discuss the situation with the student accommodation officer at your University.
As for your Deposit, the landlord might withhold the same, if he does not, then the new student/tenant taking your place could possibly make a exchange with you for the Deposit.
You might be surprise to find that those female students you are presently sharing the property with, already have a candidate in place to take your place. Have you advertised the room on the Universities web site?
Thanks Wings. That's rent only, bills are done separately ourselves, we've got another bank account that we each pay a set amount into at the beginning of each month. I'm hoping the landlord and agent will be okay with it, they both know the girls are a hand full... I think the agent man is on the 'safe' list the council and University put together. I'll be calling the agent tomorrow to chat, maybe the land lord too if needed. Then I need to catch each girl separately as 3 individual 'mentals' will be more manageable than if they end up clubbing together (as usual) and create one massive, global-scaled, cause of the big bang and galaxy destroying 'mental'!Go and speak to the landlord, explain how things are not working out for you, sharing with girls, excessive noise, lack of hygiene, sleep deprivation etc. etc., which if allowed to continue will affect your studies. Most landlords will be sympatric to the position you find yourself in, so will release you without financial penalty from your AST. Is the property registered through your University, if so then it might pay to also discuss the situation with the student accommodation officer at your University.
As for your Deposit, the landlord might withhold the same, if he does not, then the new student/tenant taking your place could possibly make a exchange with you for the Deposit.
You might be surprise to find that those female students you are presently sharing the property with, already have a candidate in place to take your place. Have you advertised the room on the Universities web site?
With our student house once you have signed for a year you are f
ked if you want to leave that year unless you can get someone to take your place they is no way out without doing that or paying them and wherever else you move unfortunately they are normally st hot on this as people may leave university/fail etc... and leave them out of pocket.
Best bet is getting on your university facebook page/notice board and getting advert's up room in a house sharing with 3 girl's etc some lad is bound to fall for it...
Also could even speak to university they may not have enough student accommodation on campus next year and could possibly get a fresher to take you place.
ked if you want to leave that year unless you can get someone to take your place they is no way out without doing that or paying them and wherever else you move unfortunately they are normally st hot on this as people may leave university/fail etc... and leave them out of pocket. Best bet is getting on your university facebook page/notice board and getting advert's up room in a house sharing with 3 girl's etc some lad is bound to fall for it...
Also could even speak to university they may not have enough student accommodation on campus next year and could possibly get a fresher to take you place.
The scenario of a young male student sharing with three young female students, fills me with nightmares, those resulting from my experiences in letting properties to students for the past 15 years. No LL/LA, or student should ever consider letting/renting mixed student sexes, it simply encourages problems, particularly where a tenant/student forms a relationship with another student outside of the rented accommodation.
As I posted earlier, if the OP was my tenant, with the same predicament, then I would simply allow him to vacate the premises without imposing any financial penalty, and I suspect that the accommodation officer at the OP's University would support his case.
As I posted earlier, if the OP was my tenant, with the same predicament, then I would simply allow him to vacate the premises without imposing any financial penalty, and I suspect that the accommodation officer at the OP's University would support his case.
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