Please help: accidentally entered joint tenancy agreement

sheramber

The OP says the career  doesn’t earn enough to pay the other half of the rent.

wilfred30

Indeed they do but then that begs the question why are they not eligible to claim UC?

sammyjammy

If the carer is living in the property as their own residence they need ot work out a way to pay their share of the rent.  They get carers allowance for looking after the OP, the OP cannot be expected to cover their living expenses as well.  

The use of a second room for a carer tends to work on the basis of a carer living in certain nights but having their own property as well.

sparkycat2

I would contact trading standards or Competition and Markets Authority to see if it constitutes misleading action/information by the letting agent caused you to sign when you would not have otherwise. If they will not help for free and its a assured tenancy with a private landlord maybe citizens advice or a solicitor as civil action might be possible if it constitutes a case of misleading action/information.  

Misleading action when information is presented in such a way as to deceive, even if it is factually correct, as long as that information causes the consumer to do something they would not otherwise have done. There is no requirement for the tenant to show that the landlord (or agent) acted dishonestly or negligently.

The right to unwind the contract means that a tenant can terminate the contract and be released from any obligations under it where the tenancy was signed up to because of a misleading action. In order to claim this right, the tenant must inform the landlord (or landlord's agent) that they want to reject the contract within 90 days of the tenancy start date. 

If the tenant informs the landlord (or landlord's agent) that they want to unwind the tenancy within one month of the tenancy starting, the tenant is entitled to a full refund of the money they have paid out. If the tenant informs the landlord (or landlord's agent) in less than 90 days but more than one month after the tenancy start date, then a refund may still be given, but is calculated by the court. The tenant may still be able to claim a discount or damages if the 90-day time limit has expired.