Help Me with my housing problem

AthlonTom

AthlonTom

AthlonTom

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Afternoon all, due to some rather bad luck me and my friends have got in a spot of housing related bother - so i'll lay out the tale and then let the oracle speak... :)

In January we signed a Joint tennancy aggreement on a house in Birmingham, the move in date is set for the first of July, we paid £360 each for the deposite (£1800)
3 weeks ago 3 of girls I was meant to be living with said they didnt want to live with us anymore and so we decided to termanate the tenancy agreement - we know we're cutting it fine - but we can't find 3 replacement housemates on such short notice. Our land lord was understandably miffed (perfectly reasonably IMO) and has told us that we will have to still pay until the house becomes occupied by replacement tennants. My question is;
Do we really - can't we just ditch him with the deposites and tell him its his problem? (I know its morrally wrong but my housemates may not be able to pay - and I'm willing to pay no more than my own share)

Yesterday he rang and told us if we all gave him £316 quid (£1580 total) and allowed him to keep the deposites he'd release us from the contract.

We are seeking advice from other sources before you all shout at me to do so - just wondered what the collective thought?
 
Thanks for all the replies guys - ive been out so Ive not been able to check on the thread till now.

The girls do know its their fault that were loosing the house and thats its their fault were all going to be £600 out of pocket, this is bothereing them big time - but it makes more sense for me and the guy who didn't drop out to loose £600 rather than be liable for the £20,280 rent for the year, as I know the girls don't have the cash or any assets where as I do (I already own a house - its just on the other side of the country.)

The tenancy agreement does stipulate that we are responsible for making up the rent and finding replacement housemates should anyone drop out. Sounds like its time to just hand over the cash!

Thanks for the help though
 
Rich_L said:
Friends or not, I'd be seriously narked off if my 'friends' had just cost me potentially £600+. I presume they have a damn good reason for bailing at such late notice.....?!

Have you tried looking for other housemates yet? I'd be literally trying every possible option to get people in to avoid just throwing £600 down the drain, that's an awful lot of beer tokens!!!
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Yeah weve been on the hunt for other people, but its very late at this stage in the game for people to show up - particularly for such an expensive property.

As for there reasons, 2 of them are financial, they will be living at home next year instead, the other says its financial but may be because she's my ex and doesn't like the thought of me seeing other people in the same house as her, she denies it emphatically but I know she's doing relatively ok financially (well for a student), and we are on really good terms.

edit: as for the cost, good friends arn't worth loosing just because of money IMO
 
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