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Who to name on tenancy

john_howard_fisher · 2011-05-25 14:41:53

Hi all A couple plus one kid want to rent house. woman unemployed and has poor history (used reference agency) but insists on being on tenancy. man working good history says he will pay 100% rent. problem is if they split then he will refuse to pay. (has happened to people i know) if they split and both on tenancy then she…

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G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite

26 May 2011 at 5:31PM

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

...... As it is I prefer to be on the tenancy as my partner is hopeless with money meaning the rent goes out of my account. If he had been the only one named it would have to go out of his and that would most likely end up in a non-payment of rent and possibly getting chucked out.

Not actually true. So long as the rent is paid, the LL will not care where it comes from. The issue is simply who gets chased/sued if the rent is NOT paid.

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