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Posted Earlier, Help!!!

kimberley1987

I posted yesterday "Want To Get Out Of This..."

Ok, so another house has come up; with a group of girls I really get on with. There's 15 people living in this house, and I feel I'd be a l ot happier there, as my current living situation just isn't working.

My problem is this... my current housemates and I (3 others and myself) have already put down a deposit on a new house, which we paid £150 each.
Am I now legally obliged to live here, or can I still pull out.

Secondly, last year, one of those girls pulled out of the first house we put money down for. We lost the deposit on that, although she didn't pay us back. However, she later decided that she was in fact going to live with us and we got the house I'm presently living in.

I'm not debating the deposit; I have withdrawn enough money from my studnt loan to pay them back if I do just take the plunge and move in with this new group.

However, how do I go about telling them? What would you do in this situation.
Thing is, it's so late in the term and I'm really dropping them in it, but I just can't di this for another year, I'm so unhappy.

Reply 1

JC.

you can pull out if you like.

The you would lose the deposit though, unless you can find someone to replace you and give you the £150.

Reply 2

kimberley1987

Is this still the case despite the fact that my mother has signed all relevant forms but not paid anything else in addition to the 150?

Reply 3

Elanor_Gamgee

kimberley1987

Is this still the case despite the fact that my mother has signed all relevant forms but not paid anything else in addition to the 150?

You'll have to check the contract. It may be that if you refuse to pay for your rent our whatever then your mum has agreed to pay it...you'll just have to look!

Reply 4

kimberley1987

Ok so it pretty much looks like its all going ahead with the new house. How do I go about telling my old housemates? What would everyone else do in this situation? I'm completely lost...x

Reply 5

foxiroxi

Normally the landlord will want the rent for that room for the year but check your contract and ask the landlord. Try an dfind someone else to take your place would be the best thing :smile:

Reply 6

sidi

It may not be too late too find someone. Don't the postgrads not know till very late (July??) if they're accepted. Then they still need to find accommodation.

Reply 7

Careful, if you're contracted into the house you're currently in you'll have to pay the rent for the rest of the year. READ YOUR CONTRACT before you sign anything else. And try and find someone to replace you... put an ad on gumtree or something.

Reply 8

sparkler

^what she said..

it depends on your contract - either you will have to continue paying rent for the old house or your old housemates will, until a replacement is found.

Reply 9

kimberley1987

That's the thing-

Me and the housemates are moving out of the house we've been in this year and are moving into another. At present, we have paid 150 deposit each and the agency have sent us paperwork detailing how much we'll need to pay per month, and she has sent, I believe her bank details. I presume that this is because my parents will be paying my rent, so obviously the forms are sent to her.

The 150 was only paid to secure our rent. No-one else has paid the remainder of the deposit which we are required to pay; which leads me to presume that, effectively, I could just pull out.

Does this change my position?

The other part to my problem is that it is, of course, a low thing to do. So that leaves me wondering how exactly I am going to go about the situation...

Thank you so much for all your help so far.

Reply 10

Pink Lady

I think that you mentioned before that you only had two weeks left of term. So, you have to tell them now. Just tell them tonight and say 'I'm sorry for what looks like stringing you along, but after I signed with you I discovered that x had a space in her house, and I really wanted to experience living with a large number of people'. You should say that you will look for a replacement, and ensure that you do find someone!
Good luck!