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Estate Agent Blocking Friend From Moving In
gary224
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I rent a apartment in East London. 12 months contract. (6months into it)
The estate agent "rejected" my friend from moving in cos he just started his job. He just came down to London to start new job.
However his dad does not want to be guarantor so agent rejected his bid to move in.
She said its the UK law to have a guarantor if he has not been working for at least 3 months.
To confirm, i want to add him to the contract so he becomes my flatmate in this 2 bed apartment.
What can i do?
The estate agent "rejected" my friend from moving in cos he just started his job. He just came down to London to start new job.
However his dad does not want to be guarantor so agent rejected his bid to move in.
She said its the UK law to have a guarantor if he has not been working for at least 3 months.
To confirm, i want to add him to the contract so he becomes my flatmate in this 2 bed apartment.
What can i do?
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no, i cant.0
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No, it's not "the law" but most likely the landlord has instructed the agent that without a job or a guarantor they have decided they don't want to take the risk with this particular prospective tenant.
Can he offer six months rent in advance or you pay his rent for him if he can't?
The landlord or their agent can't stop your friend from moving in with you as long as you are liable for the whole of the rent0 -
Agent seems pretty clueless, saying that it's a legal requirement to have a guarantor if you've been working under 3 months.
Have you had a flatmate up to now, or have you been paying the entire rent yourself?Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning0 -
Why not just take him in as your lodger rather than getting him added to the contract?0
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In terms of lodger, i was told that this is illegal subletting by the estate agent.
As i put 2 months deposit, im worried about losing that if i have subletter0 -
If the tenancy is currently in your sole name, having your chum move in with you will not be sub-letting. He would be your lodger. You would be sub-letting if you moved out, left him there and accepted rent from him, but you're not going to do that, are you?.0
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »If the tenancy is currently in your sole name, having your chum move in with you will not be sub-letting. He would be your lodger. You would be sub-letting if you moved out, left him there and accepted rent from him, but you're not going to do that, are you?.
Oh okay, "lodger." So if i have a lodger, what are the legal things i need to do. I was told by the agent that if someone lives here and pays rent, then he must be on the contract.
What are the rules regarding a lodger?0 -
Also, the estate agents are clearly clueless and making stuff up as they go along... Even if you were subletting, it would not be "illegal" and there is no "UK law" regarding anybody to have a guarantor.0
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