Paying double rent?

cherryblossomzel

I was just curious to see how other people felt about paying rent at two places because of a mismatch in contracted dates?

I can't get out of my current contract early, and the new landlord will probably insist that I move in ASAP (if I get the place, of course), so I will probably end up paying about £250 in unnecessary rent. I'm still mulling, but I think it might be worth it as I'm pretty miserable where I am.

Would you consider paying extra? How much would be too much for you?

questionss

We overlapped by 2 weeks this time when we moved - meant we could move slowly and didn't need to have a moving co. I was pregnant Nd we have 2amall kids so the extra time was great.

I've previously seliberately overlapped at least a week when moving between rented properties or from rented to bought.

dimbo61

Many people end up doing this as the end of your current tenancy may not line up with the start of your new rental.
If this gives you time to.
A clean the old place
B move you stuff from one property to the other without the mad rush of doing it all in one day
C time to check your new place carefully and make sure everything works and you can take photos of any damage or defects ( email photos to Landlord and Letting Agents)
D you have time to take dated photos of your old place, inform utilities, redirect post etc

cherryblossomzel

I agree, it does make sense, I think I'm just feeling bitter because my current, live-in landlord is a right b*stard and I don't really want to give him another penny.

anselld

cherryblossomzel wrote: »

I agree, it does make sense, I think I'm just feeling bitter because my current, live-in landlord is a right b*stard and I don't really want to give him another penny.

Live-in LL? That makes you a lodger not a tenant. Less rights but also easier to leave at short notice. What sort of contract have you got?

cherryblossomzel

Assured shorthold tenancy agreement. I've already asked if I could get out early, but was denied.

princeofpounds

You most certainly do not have an AST. It might not help your contractually-agreed notice situation but it isn't an AST. Not possible when your landlord lives with you.

G_M

cherryblossomzel wrote: »

Assured shorthold tenancy agreement. I've already asked if I could get out early, but was denied.

You live in the same property as your landlord?

You do NOT have an AST whatever the contract he gave you may say.

You are legally defined as an 'Excluded Occupier'.

See the [FONT=&quot]Housing Act 1988 schedule 1 (10)
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katejo

So if you get your new room, perhaps you could just move out and the landlord can keep your deposit as your last month's rent (unless he charged you more than that for a deposit)?

Why don't you like him? I have lodgers myself and often wonder what they do or don't like at my place!

PasturesNew

Sometimes it's an evil that can't be circumvented. I just had an overlap that cost me £300. It's very annoying, but the way it is.

cherryblossomzel

Good to know re the AST vs Excluded tenant difference. I've never really thought about it.

At least I know other people do the double rent thing too, not just me.

katejo - the problem I have is because the landlord clearly would prefer a tenant who pays the rent but doesn't actually live in the house, so I feel very uncomfortable going to into communal spaces (I'm eating TERRIBLY at the moment because I'm avoiding the kitchen), and I find myself literally tiptoeing around the place to make as little noise as possible. It's no way to live. He has also been into my room on more than one occassion when I wasn't there. I don't have anything to hide in there, but it really bugs me.

Hey ho, I'm moving into my own place, these things should no longer be an issue.