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Tennancy and rental responsibilities with a Relationship breakdown
Eilis
Posts: 76 Forumite
Dear all
It would be good to get some advice. Myself and now ex are currently renting our home till November. I left the property for5 weeks and continued paying rent and bills.
My ex wants me out of the property for the last 8 weeks if our tennancy and still expects me to pay half the rent and bills.
We have an assured shorthold tennancy agreement with both our names on. Thus we are both liable regardless is one of us no longer resides at the property.
Any suggestions on how to move forward where it is fair for both of us?
And would it be sensible to contact the estate agents citing the deposit must be split?
:A
It would be good to get some advice. Myself and now ex are currently renting our home till November. I left the property for5 weeks and continued paying rent and bills.
My ex wants me out of the property for the last 8 weeks if our tennancy and still expects me to pay half the rent and bills.
We have an assured shorthold tennancy agreement with both our names on. Thus we are both liable regardless is one of us no longer resides at the property.
Any suggestions on how to move forward where it is fair for both of us?
And would it be sensible to contact the estate agents citing the deposit must be split?
:A
Eilis :money:
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Worst case for you is that you have to pay her share too to the landlord
You could ask her to leave and pay both shares
you could ask the landlord to end early
You could offer her 25% of the rent0 -
You are both, individually, liable to the LL yes. But that doesn't mean you have to pay 50% of the rent.
If your ex asked you to leave, then that is a good reason to stop paying the rent and bills.0 -
You are both, individually, liable to the LL yes. But that doesn't mean you have to pay 50% of the rent.
If your ex asked you to leave, then that is a good reason to stop paying the rent and bills.
However if he chose to leave, leaving the ex with the full rent and bills then he should continue to pay at least his share of the rent.All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.0 -
To clarify he hadn’t left due to any domestic abuse, though he has s conviction for it, for me it’s more psychological abuse. He has left only for a few weeks while I sort the house out. Everything in the house I own.
I just want to get away from him but I want to be fair in all of this regardless how he has treated me.
So I understand we are both responsible to pay the rent.
How can I protect my half of the deposit??Eilis :money:0 -
Im now confused, I thought you left?To clarify he hadn’t left due to any domestic abuse, though he has s conviction for it, for me it’s more psychological abuse. He has left only for a few weeks while I sort the house out. Everything in the house I own.
I just want to get away from him but I want to be fair in all of this regardless how he has treated me.
So I understand we are both responsible to pay the rent.
How can I protect my half of the deposit??
In anycase I meant as a victim of abuse....
In short you ask the landlord to ensure half is returned to you and half to him. Whether the LL does that is his or her decision.0
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