Could I ask my landlord to end my lease early?

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Literally really unhappy in my home due to my new neighbour and their noise. I've already said to them about it and they stopped for a while but are now just back making the same noise.
I honestly can't stand it. I have 5 months left on my lease and I know it wouldn't be difficult to get the place rented out again.
I have an ok relationship with my landlady and I've been a good tenant , I text her when I need anything done. The tenancy is through an estate agency but I'm mainly in contact with the landlady if I need anything.
I don't want this to effect any future rentals if I end the lease early as the estate agency is quite big and I might need to rent my next place off them.
Honestly don't know what to do but I don't think I could stick this for another 5 months, it's already affecting my mental health.

To add, I've been here 2 and half years and have never had a problem with the previous neighbours.

Sure you can, no offence in asking . Have a meet with her and tell her why you want this andn do try to agree some notice.

We did it years ago, someone lost their job and found another one far away - 4 months left on tenancy and we said they could go anytime but tell us - they left 2 weeks after - we lost over 2k as to repaint as the walls were white and source another T

It's up to your LL, be honest, be polite and try to be as flexible as you can

You can ask. They might say yes or they might say no. Do you have somewhere to go as finding a rental can be tricky these days.

@Bondibeechtree I don't have anywhere to go but I thought there is no point looking as would need to ask if I can get out of the contract early.

You have a legal right to peace in your home.

Absolutely, they can only say no, just ask.

Should I be honest about the reason why I want to leave? Or pretend it's to do with moving for a job or something?
I'm wondering if I tell her the truth she might not let me go as she will be worried about renting the flat out again. I honestly don't know who would be able to stick the noise. Also worried the estate agency will think I'm awkward if I want to leave because of it and I might have trouble renting from them again.
I'm honestly not an awkward neighbour , I've literally never had to complain about noise in my life!
There's no point saying to the neighbor about it again, he could get nasty this time and I already have said anyway. Just such awful luck having someone like him move in.
I would have stayed for another year if it wasn't for this.

If it will be easy to re-let there’s no reason why the landlady would refuse you giving notice early. You could sweeten the pill by saying you would cover any costs of re-advertising etc. I’ve had tenants who have done this, I refused additional payment, it was no biggie to me but I have properties that get snapped up so no real financial downside to a tenant leaving early

If I was your LL I would want to know about the problem, in fact we did have exactly this problem with the flat we rent out about 10 years ago. As a result we were able to help solve the issue.

I would be prepared to consider letting an unhappy tenant go early, I certainly wouldn’t mind them asking me if it was possible.

@TonTonMacoute thanks, out of interest, can I ask how you solved the issue? I have already asked him to stop or lower the noise so I don't feel I could g back and ask him again as he's well aware of how much I don't like it and he obviously doesn't care.

Hold on!!!

"No reason"???

The LL is within her full rights to say no. Read my previous post about the cost of changing tenant and then worrying about the new one is they are as decent as they claim

We ret out hudreds under market value but so may people think that LL's are a charity

So LL's with massive rises in mortgages and all other costs, many are already in arrears and a tenant leaving early does have a negative impact

What the point of a contract if its all the tenants way?

Thnak you

OP, reference your new post. Do not LIE!!
There is no ned to lie, trust me. This is becuse a great LL like us would see through a lie but appreciate honesty and as log as the T is not takig the piss ad the LL is not in financial diffuclty, most will understand.

Good luck

PS: Don't forget, you new place may have a neighbour from hells, hell, so moving has its own risks ad that applies to all of us

Good luck

I’m a landlord. With properties that are easy to let out, if a tenant wishes to leave early my costs are no more than if the tenant left at the end of the tenancy period. A difference of a handful of months in this case. So yes, if I were theOP’s landlord I would find it difficult to refuse a request to terminate the lease early. Every time the tenancy ends there is a risk of less desirable tenants taking over. It comes with the territory. I would not expect an unhappy tenant to have to pay to reflect that.

As a PP said, rental properties are difficult to find at the moment so in your shoes, I’d do a preliminary look-around before asking to be released from your current lease. Realistically, it could take months to find a new place.

If you’ve been happy in your current place for 2 1/2 years, would it be worth informing your LL of the noise issue and seeing whether they can do anything? They may know the other LL, for example. I once experienced this when the tenants next door were problematic -I told my LL, they informed the other LL, and the issue was resolved.

If you’re determined to move, I would let your LL know why as you’re asking for a favor and they really don’t have to release from your contract early.

True as I said but you failed to note that many where we live and have a second mortgage on their home and or BTL, with rates massively risig they can't afford even losing a few hundred quid.

Often there is a good, months gap if not more for us before we get new T's in as we are fussy and all start off with a discounted priced, up until last year we had not raised rents for about 3 years.

I said to the op dont lie as people like us dont take to well to lies but really well to honesty and openess.

@DistinguishedSocialCommenator which is why the highly leveraged BTL model is dead - there’s only money in it if landlords are mortgage free or very low LTV. Too many threw themselves into the market when interest rates were low and are being bitten on the bum now. And you are doing your tenants no favours by discounting rent - they will find it far less affordable to find somewhere to live should they need to leave your property for one reason or another

And you are doing your tenants no favours by discounting rent - they will find it far less affordable to find somewhere to live should they need to leave your property for one reason or another.

@VanCleefArpels I don’t understand that logic, that’s like saying that no one should ever take advantage of sales or special offers! Surely if the tenants have discounted rent for a while that’s beneficial for them as they can use that money for other things, like saving up for a deposit if they plan to move.

@BruFord I give housing advice - many tenants who have been underpaying ( in relation to the market) for years and who then find themselves needing new housing find it an enormous shock - it is these tenants who don’t move when landlords give notice, requiring the landlord to go to court to evict them incurring huge costs, a lose lose situation. Respectfully it’s not the tenants who have spare money to save who are in cheaper accommodation and many will be renting in benefits to cover at least in part the rent.

Fair enough, I’m certainly no housing expert. I can see how that situation could end up being a lose-lose for everyone.

But, if the existing landlord increased the rent to current market rates, wouldn’t that create a problem as well?

Very true and sadly too many that are not renting out or possibly living in rented property see contracts as 100% favouring the the T.

There was an idiot o the radio the other day who banged on about paying xx thousands over years to a LL and being told to leave (with more than the proper nocie as LL selling as unable to afford two mortgages because of interest rate hikes thanks to the donkey Truss) felt it was not right as they had paid so much rent

What these clowns need to remember is it is not their property and no one told them to rent that place. They also forget many ownners loose their homes having paid tens of thousands in mortage payments etc becuse they cnat keep up the payments and t times the tenanat in the BTL is not paying rent living there for naff all and it takes them over a year to get them out. Then the LL's property can be left in a propert, big shit state.