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student contract problems
millspriory
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Hi, I'm new to this and am asking for help on behalf of my daughter. She is at Uni and is in a property at the moment, the landlord wanted her and her housemates to sign for the next academic year and said if one didn't they all couldn't so they all signed paying a part non-refundable summer retainer with the rest to be paid now. My daughter has decided not to stay next academic year, has found a new tenant but the landlord is demanding the remainder of the non-refundable summer retainer. Does she have to pay this and are they allowed to take non-refundable retainers instead of deposits. Any advice would be appreciated.
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The new person is taking over your daughter's contractual obligations so either your daughter or the new person needs to pay depending on what terms were agreed for the substitution.0
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The landlord is adamant that the £225 balance for the summer retainer has to be paid by my daughter as she signed the contract even though is isn't staying. She is resigned to paying it because it is stressing her out and putting her off her studies.0
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millspriory wrote: »The landlord is adamant that the £225 balance for the summer retainer has to be paid by my daughter as she signed the contract even though is isn't staying. She is resigned to paying it because it is stressing her out and putting her off her studies.
That is true as far as the LL is concerned, but the question is what did your daughter agree with her substitute tenant? To be honest it is a fairly small price to get out of a years worth of contractual liability.0 -
My daughter found the new tenant but the landlord is sorting it all out. She just gave the landlord his name and telephone number.0
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