Renting Scenario

PiKe · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:31

If you are renting a property on a 6 month minimum term and break the agreement are you turfed out there and then or are you allowed to stay 6 months and then have to go? Just wondering if you would still have to pay the remaining 5 months rent for example.

Clarkey · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:34

probably evicted and made to pay the remaining balance.

Mr Jones · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:35

Clarkey said:
probably evicted and made to pay the remaining balance.

Wouldn't that make the balance shift more towards the landlord's side? How unfair.

Adz · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:37

I think you might need to be more specific about how you "break the agreement".

PiKe · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:39

Say you got an animal which didn't damage the property but no pets were allowed.

So nothing that annoys the neighbours or causes nuisense in that sense.

Glaucus · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:41

This is all down to the landlord.

probably turfed out and don't have to pay, or made to get rid of the pet and stay for the 6months. But I assume they could turf you out and pay rent.

Mr Jones · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:41

PiKe said:
Say you got an animal which didn't damage the property but no pets were allowed.

So nothing that annoys the neighbours or causes nuisense in that sense.

Depending on how "strict" this landlord is on the term, my massionette don't mind hamster, birds e.t.c in cages.

Cats *may* be allowed if living downstairs (apparently).

Otherwise, no others.

PiKe · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:51

Dr Jones said:
Depending on how "strict" this landlord is on the term, my massionette don't mind hamster, birds e.t.c in cages.

Cats *may* be allowed if living downstairs (apparently).

Otherwise, no others.

Well I have cats at the moment you see but haven't disclosed this, they're completely non-destructive and even if they were I'd be prepared to put right any damage they may cause.

It's a 3 story town house.

Mr Jones · 3 Dec 2007 at 20:54

My girlfriend had a stray cat come stay over for a few weeks - during them weeks, the landlord decides to pay the house a visit. They had to quickly hide all the cat's item and throw the cat out for a day.

The cat returned that night after "forced adventuring" for a day.

Never saw the cat again 3 days after...

Anyway, just give your landlord a call, speak to him informally - ask him in terms of scenario / hypothetically. Hopefully he'll be nice and allow so - if now and he wants to visit the place, hide all stuff and throw them cats out.

PiKe · 3 Dec 2007 at 21:13

They're house cats, I guess I could hide them in the washer.

peetee · 3 Dec 2007 at 21:25

claim you're looking after them

Friends illness or death or something, they have to warn you when they are coming remember

Jonnycoupe · 3 Dec 2007 at 21:41

Clarkey said:
probably evicted and made to pay the remaining balance.

What is remaining balance in a typical shorthold tenancy agreement?

Rent is a month in advanceand theres a sizable deposit.