How can I advertise a room for rent when I'm not allowed to as stipulated in my tenancy agreement

Bookworm105

so 2.22 categorically means only you can live there unless you agree in writing something different, be that taking a lodger or entering into a new tenancy jointly with ANO

2.23 protects the agency because it means any adverts have to go through them so they can charge for the outcome from a new person coming "in"

both clauses are reasonable and you cannot circumvent them, you can simply hope not to be found out if you ignore them.

If found out, you can then hope that any repercussion will be meaningless as it would not be cost effective to take you to court for contract breach

FlorayG

Join SpareRoom site. Then you can respond to people who are posting looking for a room. You aren't advertising the property then are you? Then when you find a suitable person you make the deal through the agency or landlord as required

EssexHebridean

Get the permission sorted from the LL first - it would be embarrassing if you went to the trouble of finding someone only to be told no. 

Section62

rentaroombutnotallowedtoadvertise said:

I've just rented a 2 bedroom place, my intention was to advertise the spare room on the Internet.
The estate agent advised I'm not allowed to advertise on social media, although a 'friend' can come onto the lease with me via the estate agent.
The length of time I've known the friend isn't relevant 

Any ideas how I could circumvent these conditions without breaking the tenacy agreement 

By doing what it says in the agreement - get the landlord's written consent.

You aren't forbidden from advertising on social media, you just need to get the landlord's written consent first. And since you'd need their consent to have a lodger or paying guest then just ask them if you can a) advertise the room on social media and b) have a lodger.

What happens if they say 'no' is a different question.

GDB2222

Section62 said:

rentaroombutnotallowedtoadvertise said:

I've just rented a 2 bedroom place, my intention was to advertise the spare room on the Internet.
The estate agent advised I'm not allowed to advertise on social media, although a 'friend' can come onto the lease with me via the estate agent.
The length of time I've known the friend isn't relevant 

Any ideas how I could circumvent these conditions without breaking the tenacy agreement 

By doing what it says in the agreement - get the landlord's written consent.

You aren't forbidden from advertising on social media, you just need to get the landlord's written consent first. And since you'd need their consent to have a lodger or paying guest then just ask them if you can a) advertise the room on social media and b) have a lodger.

What happens if they say 'no' is a different question.

It seems wildly optimistic for the OP to have taken the property without sorting this out first!  Is it really so difficult to find somewhere to rent that it's worth taking on the risk? 

As a landlord, I vet tenants pretty carefully. There's no way that I want a tenant circumventing that procedure by taking in a lodger. 

rentaroombutnotallowedtoadvertise

To make my post clearer.

I do not intend to break my contract by breaching it

When I viewed the property I asked the estate agent if someone in the future could come onto the tenancy agreement.

They advised they could, via the vetting of the estate agent 

I wasn't specific as to how I may find someone

I will not be deviating from obtainig the landlords consnet. Any person I may wish to share with will be referred to the estate agent

After paying my deposit and first month's rent the tenancy agreement was sent with the causes.

I asked in the estate agents office if I could get the landlords permission to advertise for someone to join me at the property as 2 previous flatmates have gone cold on the idea.

I was advised I'm not allow to advertise the property online or social media  but can refer anyone I find I'd like to share with to them to go through the processes of joining the tenancy with everyone's consent 

My question about circumventing the situation was not to break the contract 

From posts on here

I've searched flatmate wanted and advertised myself as a buddy rather than the property.

I will be putting in writing a request to find a housemate to the Landlord via the estate agent as perhaps the estate agent did not provide the correct information 

Thank you so far