Do I owe my boyfriend rent?

savingmummy

His calling your bluff i`m sure but if he does take you to court just take any receipts, even paypal receipts etc and proof of bills you`ve paid while you lived there.

If your not on the tenancy (find out asap) then he can`t get a penny out of you

N79

savingmummy wrote: »

If your not on the tenancy (find out asap) then he can`t get a penny out of you

That's not true. If there was a separate agreement between the two of them to pay 50/50 (even if the tenancy is only in one name) then that is, at least theoretically, enforceable.

Of course, proving such a verbal agreement, especially when the two people were also in a relationship so there may not have been clear agreement, is another matter.

savingmummy

It would be very hard to prove unless it was written agreement your right.
So mant dont do this though so chances are he didn`t do one.

My sister was on a joint tenancy and had to pay up, then had a similar problem a few years later (she never learns:rotfl:) but wasnt on the tenancy and hadn't signed any agreement and walked away and never heard anything again from her rather angry ex.

BitterAndTwisted

Forget about whether any rent is owed to your boyfriend for the moment and concentrate on tying up all loose ends for your exit.

Give formal WRITTEN notice to the landlord so your joint-tenancy ends at the expiry of that six months. Send it by first-class post, keep a copy and ask the landlord for acknowledgment of receipt. If the ex wants to stay in the property then he'll have to negotiate a new tenancy in his sole name.

WRITE to the Local Authority and get yourself off the Council Tax bill.

Take meter-readings on your last day (take photos of them on your camera if you can) then phone them through and give the suppliers your forwarding address for the final bills.

Keep every single receipt and/or proof of payment for all of the joint things you have paid for while you've been in the property with your b/f. I think it's very unlikely that he would take you to court, and I don't think he'd get anything much from you if he did.

C_Mababejive

winklepickers wrote: »

He says he will represent himself. He has a book on law of tort but I'm not aware of him knowing anything about law.

If it does happen and I do have to pay some money, if I can pay it within a month then it won't affect me? Just want to be sure I understand this.

Are you sure it isnt a Big book of Tarts...?



I too have a big book of Torts.

Its title is Winfield & Jolowicz on Tort.

It is indeed a weighty tome.

I have some skills in litigation myself and have litigated with some success on a number of matters involving possible tortuous liability.

I suspect that your partner has a little way to go as I dont believe that there is any Tortuous liability in this case.

All you both need to do...and perhaps more him than you, is act in a more adult fashion,settle your affairs and move on.

What do they say...If you love someone,set them free.

Your man needs to...ermm..using the modern parlance...man up.

wastedtalent

My understanding was verbal contracts are not binding in English/Welsh courts, but are in Scottish courts.

propertyman

I think that your math is wrong.

If the agreement was for him to pay rent and you to pay for "households" then a fair solution seems to be

a: pay another £1050 or

b: one half of the next 3 months rent £1250

over that 3 months. A basic consultation will cost £250 and action will soon get to £1000, its unlikely he can afford that. You both agreed to live together and exiting that means having to face the consequences and the unravelling- its no longer or as simple as just "chucking" him.

You may have to leave for work, take a sickie, hurry back and move out to family or a chum's where you can live rent free for the 3 months, or worse still try and live as sharers for 12 weeks.

At the first hint of threatening behaviour you should consider the advice given on abuse but also don't provoke it either - keep a level head if you can.

Yorkie1

C_Mababejive wrote: »

I too have a big book of Torts.

Its title is Winfield & Jolowicz on Tort.

It is indeed a weighty tome.

Blimey, that takes me back!

wastedtalent wrote: »

My understanding was verbal contracts are not binding in English/Welsh courts, but are in Scottish courts.

My recollection of contract law is that a verbal contract is indeed binding in E/W. Proof of it on the balance of probabilities may be harder, but that is an evidential issue not a legal issue.