Troubles with other tenants

RAS

kiss_me_now9 wrote: »

Argh, errrmm well it has all five of our names on it BUT I'm the only one who has a deposit amount next to my name. It's for the room I'm in, I paid £400 deposit (yes, it's in a Government scheme).

Just been offered a room in halls :j I'm going to see it on Monday; hopefully I'll be able to talk to the other flatmates there and check that there's no crazy !!!!!es lurking in the corridor (had enough of them last year!) and if all seems well I'll sign to move back in.

However now I have the problem of - Halls office will only hold the room for me for a limited time if I want it, but I'm off to Manchester Monday evening for a funeral and by the time I get back the time will have run out. If I wasn't going (unfortunately I can't not go!) then it'd be fine as I could see it Monday morning, decide throughout Monday and then sort everything else out Tuesday but that's just not going to happen. So where do I go from here?

I know I need to inform the landlady (and the letting agency) and find someone else for my room. My Mum suggested asking the other housemates if they knew any one, but I don't want to jump the gun and get stuck in a worse situation than I am now. :S

You do realise that the landlord is under no obligation to agree to let you move out and cease paying rent on the current tenancy, don't you?

So you could end up having to pay both lots of rent?

And losing all your deposit if the other tenants leave the place in a mess at the end of the tenancy?

kiss_me_now9

RAS wrote: »

You do realise that the landlord is under no obligation to agree to let you move out and cease paying rent on the current tenancy, don't you?

So you could end up having to pay both lots of rent?

And losing all your deposit if the other tenants leave the place in a mess at the end of the tenancy?

Yes ofc which is why I haven't signed a contract yet and need to contact her beforehand

BigAunty

I think an AST can have a maximum number of 4 joint tenants while the 5th onward can be listed as being an occupier?

How could this affect the OP, if at all?

OP - was your deposit placed in a tenancy deposit scheme (applies to England/Wales) and if so, are you the lead tenant for the purposes of the TDS?

princeofpounds

Argh, errrmm well it has all five of our names on it BUT I'm the only one who has a deposit amount next to my name. It's for the room I'm in, I paid £400 deposit (yes, it's in a Government scheme).

If you are all on the same agreement it is unlikely that your agreement is for just your room, but the entire house. And your £400 deposit would cover any damage done by anyone anywhere.