Hi all,
I am currently in a situation I did not find myself in before and would appreciate any help I can get.
I have a joint tenancy agreement with several other flatmates (all of us are listed on the contract). We are in the fixed term but we are past our break out clause date.
One of the tenants has decided to leave the property and he moved abroad. He had served the notice to the landlord that he is leaving but the landlord still requires the rent to be paid in full and is not willing to offer any rent reduction. This tenant is currently unresponsive.
Due to the current covid situation my remaining flatmates and myself can not find a suitable replacement tenant (our rent is slightly higher than similar other properties in the same neighbourhood as the house is newly remodelled and has nicer amenities).
I know that one option is that we all leave, but I am not sure that my other flatmates would agree to that. I've suggested to my flatmates that we split the remaining portion of the rent amongst ourselves until the end of the fixed term (to avoid any legal actions) but they refused. What other options do I have? What could happen if we all keep paying only our share of the rent to the landlord? I can not afford to pay rent for two rooms and I don't want to end up in the court either.
Many thanks in advance.
I am currently in a situation I did not find myself in before and would appreciate any help I can get.
I have a joint tenancy agreement with several other flatmates (all of us are listed on the contract). We are in the fixed term but we are past our break out clause date.
One of the tenants has decided to leave the property and he moved abroad. He had served the notice to the landlord that he is leaving but the landlord still requires the rent to be paid in full and is not willing to offer any rent reduction. This tenant is currently unresponsive.
Due to the current covid situation my remaining flatmates and myself can not find a suitable replacement tenant (our rent is slightly higher than similar other properties in the same neighbourhood as the house is newly remodelled and has nicer amenities).
I know that one option is that we all leave, but I am not sure that my other flatmates would agree to that. I've suggested to my flatmates that we split the remaining portion of the rent amongst ourselves until the end of the fixed term (to avoid any legal actions) but they refused. What other options do I have? What could happen if we all keep paying only our share of the rent to the landlord? I can not afford to pay rent for two rooms and I don't want to end up in the court either.
Many thanks in advance.
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