Working out pro-rata rent when leaving a house

zapbrannigan

Hi,

Very simple question really. Is the tenant responsible to pay a day's rent on the day they actually move out?

I thought you only pay rent for the days that you are living in the property and sleeping over night?

I moved out on Friday morning / lunchtime and my landlords have asked for this day's rent too?

Is this normal practice?

Thanks,
Andy

terryw

Check out the contract. Usually rent is on a monthly basis.

paddedjohn

You normally pay by the month.

Werdnal

I am assuming you are a tenant, not a lodger, and you gave your LL notice to quit, not the other way around.

Did you give correct notice? What date did this notice end? If you are on a monthly tenancy, your notice should end the day before the next tenancy period starts, eg if your tenancy ran from the 10th of every month, your notice should have ended on the 9th, and you move out before midnight on the 9th.

If you stayed until the 10th, your next monthly tenancy period actually started before you left, and if you paid rent in advance on the 10th, the LL would actually be entitled to claim a full month advance rent from you!

If they are only quibbling a day, then you should pay it!

I think the formula is monthly rent x 12, divided by 365.

Fire_Fox

A day is from midnight to midnight, so you are sleeping in the property on the day in question.