Daughter left Uni, help needed accommodation costs.

adandem

Thanks silvercar, it's not a house. It is university halls but run by a private company. No-one else will be disadvantaged by her move;)

silvercar

adandem wrote: »

Thanks silvercar, it's not a house. It is university halls but run by a private company. No-one else will be disadvantaged by her move;)

Check the contract carefully, there is a chance that she wouldn't be eligible to stay as a non student.

adandem

Hi silvercar, I had thought about that myself, thank you will check it out. Not sure if that would affect our position re the rent. Thanks.

VanyaHargreeves

I would suggest that your daughter signs on for jobseeker's allowance whilst she's looking for a job, as that will at least be some sort of income!

bouncydog1

Your daughter needs to speak to the University as soon as possible to see what other solutions might be available. They will have dealt with similar issues many times. She will be liable for the rent unless the room can be re-let and if she is unable to pay then likely that the letting company will chase the guarantor.

Taking this into account, suggest you try and explore every avenue such as overdraft, loan from family etc.etc. One other thing to bear in mind of course is that if you are able to settle the rent you get some undertaking from the agent that if the room is relet, you will get reimbursed for the period where rent has been paid twice.

very unfortunate that she couldn't stick it out as the first terms are often very hard for freshens but all this changes as they get into the courses, make new friends etc. Good luck.

GoldenShadow

Speaking as a university drop out (I was too late to transfer by early Nov and the new place on a course I was offered elsewhere started in the Jan), I would really encourage her to not drop out..!

A lot of unis will take you as a transfer after year one, all you need in year one is to pass usually. Then she has to pay accommodation which is being used. She is probably going to have to pay at least some tuition fees now as well, I dropped out early enough that I had none to pay. Similarly, the accommodation I was in was brand spanking new and there was a huge list of people desperate to get a place in there after they realised how dire the 'party' flats really were.

Even if she did the year and didn't use the course, she wouldn't have to pay back her grant and student finance would fund the rest of the year. Financially it makes sense, and being honest, how likely is she to get a decent job before May/June anyway? She might decide it is for her anyway. Only needing a pass she shouldn't even have to bust a gut doing work.

ska_lover

OP I would strongly advise you to speak to your daughter to try and persuade her to stay, as there are hardly any jobs for an unqualified young person, and what there is - is minimum wage. I fear that YOU will end up lumbered with this rent charge

I do not mean to sound harsh in the slightest as this must be very difficult for you, but I fear she is making one of the biggest mistakes of her life by dropping out. People can't generally afford two chances of going to Uni these days and to drop out at the first hurdle is a real sign of things to come for your daughter

I say this as a parent of a Uni student myself, that situation would be my worst nightmare. If my son were to drop out, he would face a lengthy period of unemployment and then be stuck in a dead end minimum wage job for years, which I fear is more depressing than being at Uni for three years

stebiz

ska_lover wrote: »

OP I would strongly advise you to speak to your daughter to try and persuade her to stay, as there are hardly any jobs for an unqualified young person, and what there is - is minimum wage. I fear that YOU will end up lumbered with this rent charge

I do not mean to sound harsh in the slightest as this must be very difficult for you, but I fear she is making one of the biggest mistakes of her life by dropping out. People can't generally afford two chances of going to Uni these days and to drop out at the first hurdle is a real sign of things to come for your daughter

I say this as a parent of a Uni student myself, that situation would be my worst nightmare. If my son were to drop out, he would face a lengthy period of unemployment and then be stuck in a dead end minimum wage job for years, which I fear is more depressing than being at Uni for three years

I agree with most of what you say. But I know of at least 3 close friends who've been to Uni, got a 2:1 and still don't have a job with more than £8 an hour. One hasn't at all.

penrhyn

Maybe their degrees were not relevant.

stebiz

penrhyn wrote: »

Maybe their degrees were not relevant.

Two in Business and one in IT. The truth is there are dozens fighting after every job.