Aibu to move out?

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My boyfriend has just moved into my room with me (central London, 20 and 21 years old so our own flat isn't affordable). I am a subtenant in this room, I thought it was legal however I appear to have been hoodwinked and it is not legal. The rent is up in 2 months anyway and we don't have a deposit or contract in place. There is no working fire alarm or carbon monoxide alarm, we discovered this after there was a gas leak and could smell the gas, nothing else would have alerted us. The shower pressure is so horrific it is basically a dribble that is either scolding hot of freezing cold and has burnt both of us. The freezer is broken and so is the front door bell so I frequently miss parcels etc. One of our flatmates doesn't tidy up after herself so the kitchen is full of flies from her dirty plates and cupboards and she smokes in her room, I have no problem with smoking in itself but I'd rather my house didn't smell of it. We have tried to speak to said housemate about asking the landlord to fix the fire alarm/ carbon monoxide alarm/ shower but she is point blank refusing because she doesn't want to make the landlord angry and risk losing her deposit. Our rent is due next month (£680) AIBU to move out because I don't want to waste a penny more on this place ? L

Feeling incredibly angry and stressed right now. I hate confrontation but it's not like she haven't tried to solve the issue. Our flat mate is the only medium between us and the landlord but she is getting angry at us so we can't do anything else.

Yanbu definitely get out of there and try and find yourselfs something better.

I would pack and leave her a nice note explaining why

If there's no contract or deposit held in an official scheme then you can leave whenever you want.

However, surely the majority of those issues were there before you moved your boyfriend in? What's changed?

car we've only recently become aware of the fire alarms / carbon monoxide alarms being broken. The shower has also only just broken and these two are my biggest concerns. There were minor issues but I have crippling anxiety and OCD so would rather hide away and struggle to live there, my boyfriend has seen how stressed and anxious the legality of us being there is making me so he's keen to help me get out.

Move out ASAP. That place is dangerous.

How close to the time should I tell her? Otherwise we're for an awkward week because they'll be put out by us leaving.

Youve got a nerve! If it's that bad get out today and pay what she is owed minus reasonable compensation for your broken shower etc

quite did you read the thread? We didn't break anything. Therefore we owe her nothing.

We've paid for June's rent. But we're not willing to pay for another month because it's not a safe place to be. How the hell is that unfair?

There is no contract and no deposit - you don't need to tell them at all just leave.

There's no contract and no deposit that you're risking. Find somewhere else asap and move out as soon as you possibly can

Some PP clearly haven't read the thread ignore them. The LL is in the wrong here not you

Just leave OP!

You can buy your own fire and carbon monoxide alarms, maybe get some and use them as a backup in your next home?

Leave this place as soon as you can, it's dire.

Ok just leaving seems to be the big vote here. We think we've found somewhere so just need to figure out how to leave without starting WW3

Once you have new legit place sorted and know your move in date etc then tell her. Wouldn't give their concerns too much thought. Sounds like she's not giving you much thought so she's not owed any I'd say!

I would just leave but the relationship with the LL and housemates will likely end.

You need to check lease terms first next time, not make assumptions about what's allowed.

I am a subtenant in this room, I thought it was legal however I appear to have been hoodwinked and it is not legal.

What is illegal?
Who has hoodwinked you?

starting ww3 should be the least of your problems, she doesn't help you now with ll so what happens when you leave isn't your problem.
get packed, arrange removals and THEN tell her you are going, bf can be with you as back up.
what's she going to do as a result ? she can't stop you leaving.
hope it is resolved soon for you, it must be really upsetting and most of us on here are empathic to your situation, anxiety is horrible but having to deal with this rubbish as well makes it worse, try stay strong and don't be bullied when there is no legal reason to keep you there.

Pack your room up overnight/when your housemate is out

Move items out to a car or van ideally at the same time.

Then just leave

Why is it 'illegal" to sub let that room?

Do you have any sort of tenancy/lodger agreement with your housemate? If you do, read it and see what it says about notice periods.

Wrt smoke/carbon monoxide alarms 1. Buy your own for your room and hallway. They are really cheap. 2. They wouldn't have alerted you to a gas leak. Gas isn't carbon monoxide or smoke. That is why they put the smell in. So you can smell it. However depending upon where the leak is coming from, there may be a badly firing boiler etc that is also then leaking carbon monoxide. But go out to a shop (argos sells them) today and buy them! Then take them with you.