Help Breaking a Fixed Term Tenancy Agreement

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Ind_Penny_Dreadful said:

What a horrible situation to be in.  In my opinion (and I am not a lawyer) you have three main options:

1. Sit down with your flatmates to get to the bottom of what's going on.  Hash it all out and see if you can grin and bear it until such time as the fixed term ends and you can bring a periodic tenancy to an end for all of you by serving notice.
2. Sit down with your flatmates to hash it all out and if it becomes clear that the relationship has irretrievably broken down suggest you all approach the landlord about finding a replacement tenant and having the tenancy assigned or the current tenancy ended and a new tenancy created.
3. Similar to the above but instead of finding someone else to take your place take a gamble and just move out.  With a joint tenancy you each have joint and several liability for paying the whole rent meaning legally there's no such thing as your share.  From a landlord's point of view it's easier for me to chase the joint tenants who live remaining in the property than you.

Indeed. There is no legal way to alter/amend/change the tenancy agreement with the agreement of all 4 parties (3 tenants + landlord).

Even finding a replacement tenant requires the LL's approval/agreement.

Negotiation is one way togo. The other is unilateral action and fingers crossed the LL will chase the remaing Ts for the full rent.