Early Release fee from my 12-month tenancy agreement

clutton_2

look at it from the other side.... if your landlord suddenly said part way through the tenancy that he wanted you out.. what would you say to that ? a Contract is a contract between two parties and each has to abide by that contract...

as a LL yourself surely you can see it from his point of view ? if you cant.. maybe you should rethink your second career choice....

andys15

Hey this guy is serving our country, so a little bit of respect for his circumstances. As an ex serviceman, I know the hassle that come with planning your normal life, as when in service, your job comes first, family life second.

Can the service welfare team not help you out. Have you spoken to work, and informed them of the costs you will incur due to your new draft. I think the LL is acting reasonably, but he could help out a little more, given the circumstances.

It is absolutely criminal the way some businesses treat our servicemen/women. It was on watchdog the other week about mobile phone companies refusing to cancel contracts of the men serving in Afghanistan who were not allowed to use their phones due to operation reasons. The Americans know how to treat their armed services.

Fire_Fox

So move to America. Servicemen choose to do that job, they choose to sign one year AST's, they choose to get a mobile phone contract instead of a PAYG. There are plenty of careers which require people to relocate or travel at short notice, same rules for all. Most don't join the army out of a sense of duty to their country and they wouldn't do it for free!

andys15

Fire_Fox wrote: »

So move to America. Servicemen choose to do that job, they choose to sign one year AST's, they choose to get a mobile phone contract instead of a PAYG. There are plenty of careers which require people to relocate or travel at short notice, same rules for all. Most don't join the army out of a sense of duty to their country and they wouldn't do it for free!

Have a word with yourself. How would you know why people choose to join the forces. I bet your Great Grandparents are turning in their grave at your total distain for our forces. There are not plenty of careers that endanger your life every day, or not that many careers where you save lives on a pittance pay.

Planner

I dont think anything that has been said on here is particularly disrespectful. I think the message is that your 'lifestlye choices' should refelct your profession. In the case of armed forces personel, PAYG mobiles and 6 month tenancy agreements in order to avoid such problems. Is suggesting such things really disrespecting the O/P or other people in their situation?

I dont think so.

andys15

Planner wrote: »

I dont think anything that has been said on here is particularly disrespectful. I think the message is that your 'lifestlye choices' should refelct your profession. In the case of armed forces personel, PAYG mobiles and 6 month tenancy agreements in order to avoid such problems. Is suggesting such things really disrespecting the O/P or other people in their situation?

I dont think so.

Well I disagree. Telling an OP he shouldn't have signed a 12 months agreement, saying he is trying to wriggle out of paying, is a little disrespectful to his circumstances.
Most tenancy agreements require 12 months as standard. The mobile phone debacle was finally sorted by watchdog, and the main companies agreed they were being completely unreasonable, and more respect should be given to the heroes. I dont blame you for your ignorance towards the armed forces, it is the society we live in today. Hopefully you wont need them one day, but if you do, they would still risk their lives without prejudice.

fair_deal_3

I'm not British but when I read the tone of some of these threads towards people protecting the country and its citizens, my goodness ...........somewhat disappointing!

Fire_Fox

andys15 wrote: »

Have a word with yourself. How would you know why people choose to join the forces. I bet your Great Grandparents are turning in their grave at your total distain for our forces. There are not plenty of careers that endanger your life every day, or not that many careers where you save lives on a pittance pay.

There are other options than disdain and prostrating oneself! Being a soldier doesn't make you a better person than doctors, nurses, social workers, teachers, police officers, firefighters or indeed any other public service career.

I meet plenty of potential recruits and ex-servicemen in the fitness industry, don't recall any saying they applied simply to serve their country. You chose to endanger your life and you chose to accept a pittance. I would like to much higher payouts to those who are injured or disabled, however.

andys15

fair_deal wrote: »

I'm not British but when I read the tone of some of these threads towards people protecting the country and its citizens, my goodness ...........somewhat disappointing!

Its the society we live in. Its all who can we screw over, hello magazine, and ITS NOT FAIR.

Service personel are treated worse than people on benefits, and secretaries who sue for breaking a fingernail. Its ignorance and I truly believe that this society of people now are the worse in history, and it boils down to Greed and Jealousy.

Planner

andys15 wrote: »

Well I disagree. Telling an OP he shouldn't have signed a 12 months agreement, saying he is trying to wriggle out of paying, is a little disrespectful to his circumstances.
Most tenancy agreements require 12 months as standard. The mobile phone debacle was finally sorted by watchdog, and the main companies agreed they were being completely unreasonable, and more respect should be given to the heroes. I dont blame you for your ignorance towards the armed forces, it is the society we live in today. Hopefully you wont need them one day, but if you do, they would still risk their lives without prejudice.

I would actually suggest that the majority of tenancy agreements are actually 6 months as standard.

I dont think saying someone is trying to wriggle out of paying something has anything do with his profession. Reading the thread he is actually trying to 'wriggle out of paying' so a perfectly valid statement.

Again, Mobile phone issues sorted as you say, but it wouldnt have been an issue in the first place for a PAYG user. I hope you can appreciate there is a difference between a mobile phone multinational and a LL that owns a single terrace house for rent, for example?

I havent displayed any ignorance towards the armed forces as this thread is about a tenant and his tenancy agreement, not a soldier and his profession.

You seem to be brusing over the fact that the O/P is a LL as well as a soldier so should really know better.