Due to a change in circumstances we need to leave our rented flat two months before the end of the AST. I realise that you are not meant to do this but there is no way round this due to relocation.
As soon as I knew this I worked out the latest possible day we could leave here due to finances and informed the landlord. This was giving 6 weeks notice. LL has ignored all of my attempts at contact for two whole weeks until today. This has included email, text and phonecalls.
Now they have refused to let us leave until end of our contract (mid Sept).
We have already had to apply for property in new location.
We are paid up here until mid July which is when we are wanting to leave. We have improved the property significantly during our time here and have agreed to leave everything as is to apologise for inconveneince. We are talking hundreds of pounds worth of fixtures, new carpets, light fittings, custom made curtains and blinds not to mention redecoration all the way through, although obviously you could not take that away. The amount of this stuff adds up to much more than we would owe by leaving two months early.
Our deposit is one month plus 100 and is in DPS.
What is the worst case scenario here? All my friends and family say just leave as they will not bother to go legal for one months rent payment.
However I am worried about the future repercussions, they do not want to talk to me about this so I do not know if they plan to pursue us for the one month rent.
If they do, we have no savings and literally no money to pay it anyway as will be paying rent at another place (which is even more due to rent rises).
Not sure if relevant but the tenants who were living above us they let leave after only 8 weeks with only one weeks notice, so I am not sure why they are unwilling to negotiate with us.
Also, there have been numerous problems with the property since we have been here and little has been sorted. This username is new to me but I posted about it under my old name which was two words beginning with TD.
Any advice appreciated.
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justjuanmorebeer · 16/06/2014 14:22
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