I didn't pay rent for months then ran. What should I do?

Proxima_Centauri

Vamoslostres wrote: »

A few years back when I was in my final year of university I rented a small house from an agency and due to monetary issues I didn't pay my rent for about 4 months. They didn't cotton on untill I needed my boiler repaired and I got in contact with them. They found out and I explaind what had happened. I said I would pay a little more each month to contribute what I'd not paid. They agreed and three months later I'd missed another payment. I was in about £1500 debt with rent and they asked me to leave. I handed in my keys and they asked me to sign some document to say I would try to paythe debt in future. But what I did was put an incorrect future address in the box...
Since then, May 2014, I haven't heard anything from the agency or anybody trying to claim the money back. My online credit checks don't say anything about a rental debt.
Why haven't they found me? Did they even bother to look? I haven't rented since then but I have been on an electoral register at my parents. I've lived abroad in that time too.
I am now looking to rent.
I am concerned that if I try to rent something will come up.
Preferably I would like not to pay this debt and just forget about it. Naughty I know. But I really want to move on in my life. I've poor credit anyway and another debt would just cripple me when I'm just starting to make amends.
Will renting with an agency bring something up? Obviously I'd avoid the agency I was with, but do they communicate with each other? Put people on a black list?
Thank you

If you are looking to rent, landlords and agencies will ask for references from previous landlords.

When or if the company will chase you for the debt is uncertain, but it will be hanging over you.

itchyfeet123

Vamoslostres wrote: »

Thank you all for your heart felt responses. You have all touched me in a way I never expected. I thank you for that, and I have now made the most noblest of decisions and I now endeavour to right my wrongs and fight in the name of love. God bless you all, fellow money saving experts.

If you must start a troll thread, please be entertaining. At least 15 posts with increasing levels of ridiculousness is the standard for the genre.

Mickygg

Vamoslostres wrote: »

Thank you all for your heart felt responses. You have all touched me in a way I never expected. I thank you for that, and I have now made the most noblest of decisions and I now endeavour to right my wrongs and fight in the name of love. God bless you all, fellow money saving experts.

Good, pay the debt then.

glasgowdan

Can't believe there's anyone daft enough to type a serious reply to this!

marksoton

glasgowdan wrote: »

Can't believe there's anyone daft enough to type a serious reply to this!

Oh come on. The X factor is on!

[STRIKE]And i've finished my book..[/STRIKE].

glasgowdan

I'd sooner get sucked into forum jokes than watch that brain rot

G_M

marksoton wrote: »

Oh come on. The X factor is on!

[STRIKE]And i've finished my book..[/STRIKE].

Didn't realise you were an author, Mark. Adventure, biography or chick-lit?

marksoton

G_M wrote: »

Didn't realise you were an author, Mark. Adventure, biography or chick-lit?

Certainly not the latter.

A biography!? They'd never publish based on content. And i'm not even joking! :eek:

Lavendyr

Trolly McTrollface.

westernpromise

Crashy_Time wrote: »

Plenty of posters still very keen to get others to join them in the over-priced property bubble though, but I suppose that is still legal? :rotfl:

Crashy! So this is where you've been hiding!

What's your BCR, and how is the 50% off in Aberdeen that you prophesied 5 months ago looking?