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How Much to Cancel my BT Phone/BB Contract
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Johnnytwostep wrote: »at the end of the 12 month contract you give notice, not part way through. You are, in your house example just as liable for the 12 month contract cost to the end as you are with BT.
Years ago i could go out for the night with 2 bob, and still have change for the bus home. What has years ago got to do with NOW?.
No you are completely wrong, you can give notice in a rental house contract at any time and you don't pay a penalty. I know because my granddaughter is renting our house and already rents a place and checked with her landlord, she only has to give one month's notice, so did my daughter.
As for years ago, these companies didn't try to rip people off because basically people weren't gullible enough to accept it without challenging it. Also people could easily live without a phone then because they weren't conditioned to think life would cease to exist without their technological toys. These companies prey on people's addictions.0 -
Where did I say I didn't expect a cancellation fee ? A 3 month penalty would have been fine with me but 7 months ! I think that is completely unfair.
The cancellation fee is paying what is left of the 12 month contract you agreed to.
If BT chose not to provide you with service for 4 months, would you happily accept that?As I said when you rent a house the landlord expects to rent the house to you in a habitable condition and in many cases does repairs or decorations to make it "market ready". Then you pay one month's rental upfront and a month's notice to leave and we are talking £500-600 per month. What if landlords insisted that you cover the remainder of the 12 month lease period when you gave notice? I would be looking at paying over £4000 !!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you actually rented a house?
Fixed term 12 month contracts mean you are liable for the whole 12 months unless the agreement includes a "break clause".
From Which - I want to move out before the end of my tenancy, can I do this?Tenancy agreement break clause
If you're still within your fixed term, check to see whether your tenancy agreement contains a ‘break clause'.
This will allow you to end the agreement before the end of the fixed-term. If it doesn’t include this clause, then you can't end the tenancy early unless your landlord agrees to it.
If you decide just to walk away, you'll still be liable for the rest of the rent to the end of the contract period.
And also from Gov UK;How to end your tenancy
Tenancies
Your tenancy agreement should say how much notice you need to give your landlord before you leave the property.
You’re responsible for paying rent for your entire fixed-term tenancy. You can move out early without paying rent for the full tenancy if:
there is a break clause in your tenancy agreement
your landlord agrees to end the tenancy early
You can also leave if your tenancy is up after giving your notice (whether it is fixed-term or not).I hate being robbed !!
You're not being robbed. You are being asked to complete the terms of an agreement you agreed to.0 -
No you are completely wrong, you can give notice in a rental house contract at any time and you don't pay a penalty. I know because my granddaughter is renting our house and already rents a place and checked with her landlord, she only has to give one month's notice, so did my daughter.
No it's you who are completely wrong.
If your granddaughter is allowed to leave with just one month's notice and not be liable for the rest of her tenancy then she is not on a fixed term contract - she will either be on a Periodic Tenancy or have a break clause in her agreement.0 -
No you are completely wrong, you can give notice in a rental house contract at any time and you don't pay a penalty. I know because my granddaughter is renting our house and already rents a place and checked with her landlord, she only has to give one month's notice, so did my daughter.
As for years ago, these companies didn't try to rip people off because basically people weren't gullible enough to accept it without challenging it. Also people could easily live without a phone then because they weren't conditioned to think life would cease to exist without their technological toys. These companies prey on people's addictions.
I am neither completely, or even a little bit wrong.
I suggest you read the terms and conditions you signed up to, you are not being robbed you are being held, quite rightly to the contract you agreed to.0 -
It's really quite scary how many people enter contracts without any understanding of what they are agreeing to. The OP would have had the conditions he agreed to sent to him yet he simply doesn't understand.
The fact he thinks any house rental regardless of contract signed can be given up with a month's notice is worrying. This kind of disinformation could be very expensive to anyone who just believes it without checking their individual contract
I'm no fan of BT but in this instance they are in the right.
If the OP was really smart he would move to a provider who was prepared to either pay the contract off for him or at least contribute part of it but he's probably left this too late now.
As for years ago the OP is presumably referring to the good old days when BT had the monopoly charged a fortune, no inclusive call packages 3-6 months wait for a line to be installed and an automatic #100 installation fee even if you were moving home as an existing customer and there was already a line at your new property.I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole
MSE Florida wedding .....no problem0 -
The cancellation fee is paying what is left of the 12 month contract you agreed to.
If BT chose not to provide you with service for 4 months, would you happily accept that?
Have you actually rented a house?
Fixed term 12 month contracts mean you are liable for the whole 12 months unless the agreement includes a "break clause".
From Which - I want to move out before the end of my tenancy, can I do this?
And also from Gov UK;
You're not being robbed. You are being asked to complete the terms of an agreement you agreed to.
No one in their right mind would agree to that ! Certainly not my daughter who has rented 3 houses and never ever had that clause in a contract ! She even rents in Spain and only has to give two month's notice there and rents on an 11 month rental contract. People must be really gullible if they agree to that. How many people who need to move areas in an emergency can afford £000's in penalty charges ! There must be a lot of landlords being owed millions. These days people can't even afford to pay one month's rent in many cases, I don't know about 6 or 8 !0 -
No it's you who are completely wrong.
If your granddaughter is allowed to leave with just one month's notice and not be liable for the rest of her tenancy then she is not on a fixed term contract - she will either be on a Periodic Tenancy or have a break clause in her agreement.
Sorry but only an idiot signs up for 12 month contracts when they are doing temporary jobs in millions of cases. There is no guarantee of income these days for millions, what if one of you loses your job, what if someone dies, what if someone is taken seriously ill? So why would you sign a tenancy for 12 months where you can't give a month's notice ?0 -
Sorry but only an idiot signs up for 12 month contracts when they are doing temporary jobs in millions of cases. There is no guarantee of income these days for millions, what if one of you loses your job, what if someone dies, what if someone is taken seriously ill? So why would you sign a tenancy for 12 months where you can't give a month's notice ?
No, only an idiot signs up to a contract and doesn't read the T&Cs, or at a minimum, the main parts of it.0 -
Sorry but only an idiot signs up for 12 month contracts when they are doing temporary jobs in millions of cases.
That is why it's important to read and understand the terms of the agreement.
If you don't want to be bound by the terms of a 12 month contract then don't sign up for one as you did. Otherwise you must be an idiot.
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