Can I get fired for this?

libramoon175

I work at KPMG as an audit assistant. For reasons too complicated to explain here, my landlord has started eviction proceedings against me. it looks like i'll get a CCJ for rent owed.
KPMG will find out - can this get me fired?

Golfer6601

It depends what their criteria is in the contract, I have found that if you're upfront with companies they are usually okay. However wouldn't this only show up if they were to run another credit check, if you already work there why would they do this again? I would suggest seeking help from citizens advice or a debt line and to come up with a suitable arrangement with the landlord, as long as you can put what you can afford, this can be very little I don't believe they would be able to file for a CCJ

xapprenticex

Yes I'd say so, a Big 4 is the last place you are going to get away with CCJs.

IMO I advise you try to sort something with your landlord, with a CCJ your career is not over but it will close doors.

libramoon175

thanks for your reply, it would be an attachment of earnings order I believe so the company would know about it.

Golfer6601

I would jump in then and try and do everything you can before it gets to that, come up with something you can afford, even if it's £10 a month, offer that for 6 months and then say you will review cause your situation might be better. Some companies can understand that times can get tough, maybe speak to a manager you trust and find out the situation, I've done that in the past when I was in a similar situation at a bank.

libramoon175

i don't know what to do, it's my flatmate who is refusing to pay agency fees and has moved out and stopped paying rent - she found a replacement tenant, but she is refusing to pay all the fees involved. we're going to get a notice on 14 november, and we are all jointly responsible for the rent as we are on an assured shorthold tenancy.
the flatmate has also said that if i don't pay the fees, she will write to my superior telling her the situation and that I am refusing to pay fees.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Can you afford to just pay it?

pinkshoes

As above, can you afford to just pay it?

You will only get the CCJ if it goes to court and the money is not paid promptly.

I would then send a letter before action to your previous housemate for their share of the bill and take them to court if necessary.

FBaby

Pay the fees, take your old tenant to the small claim court if indeed, the arrangement was for her to pay the additional fees for coming out of the lease.

In the future, be careful moving in with other tenants on a joint ast as as you are finding now, it means that if one doesn't pay, the other(s) are fully responsible. Better to have your own ast with your name only on it. Not worth risking losing your job over it though surely especially when in essence, it is not your fault?

sangie595

libramoon175 wrote: »

i don't know what to do, it's my flatmate who is refusing to pay agency fees and has moved out and stopped paying rent - she found a replacement tenant, but she is refusing to pay all the fees involved. we're going to get a notice on 14 november, and we are all jointly responsible for the rent as we are on an assured shorthold tenancy.
the flatmate has also said that if i don't pay the fees, she will write to my superior telling her the situation and that I am refusing to pay fees.

Why would she want to do that? That sounds exceptionally personal - less about money and more about a grudge. Equally, whilst it might be somewhat unfair, if you are all jointly responsible, then isn't the bill also your joint responsibility?

As others have said, I'd be tempted to pay the bill rather than risk my job and not be able to pay anything.

steampowered

If you can, pay the debt, but also issue a 'small claim' against your former flatmate for the amount she owes.

It doesn't matter if she writes to your boss saying that you haven't paid letting agent fees. That would be completely ridiculous. The boss is not going to care about that.

I wouldn't have thought that KPMG would sack you over a CCJ if you are already working there. I'd imagine they would only check for CCJs as part of the reference checks for new employees. It is still worth avoiding a CCJ if you can, as it can stay on your credit record for 6years and cause problems when you are applying for a new job.