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To ask my landlord whether I can end my contract early?

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Scaredmum1995 · 07/07/2020 23:11

Sorry, I’ve posted on here a lot lately but I don’t have any friends, can’t really talk to my mum and mums groups on Facebook are so outing and I find them unhelpful. So hopefully I can get some advice on here.

Due to suffering with postpartum mental health issues I want to move in with my MIL. My partner and baby too of course. I’ve never left a house early without paying until the end of the contract. I feel like I need the support and people around me, and because I’ve been so unwell in this house I’m starting to get panicky and upset about being in it. I really hate it here and I don’t get on with my neighbours at all so there’s nobody to talk to bar my partner, who is struggling with his own mental health which I blame myself for because it’s a lot to cope with right now.

My tenancy ends in November and I can give two months notice, so September. But I honestly feel like I can’t do another two months here, it feels like a lifetime.

Obviously in best case scenario they would accept I want to leave and I wouldn’t have to pay the last four months, as I would be paying MIL rent and bills. Worst case scenario I can’t leave and continue here. Stressful scenario is I leave and continue to pay bills and rent like in my contract.

I don’t expect her to say yes, of course. But I’m worried about asking her in case she becomes difficult knowing we don’t want to be here, or whether the relationship becomes hostile in case we need something.

Should I ask her? Or just leave it and wait until September? What would you do?

OP posts:
Houseplantmad · 07/07/2020 23:20

Ask. They may agree on the basis they'll market the property now and if they find a new tenant they'll release you from your lease. Hope it all works out.

TARSCOUT · 07/07/2020 23:43

No harm in asking at all. The worst they can say is no! Let us know how you

TARSCOUT · 07/07/2020 23:43

Get on.

FortniteBoysMum · 07/07/2020 23:53

Why would you pay until November? If you decide to leave early you simply give the notice required if its a month or two depending on contract. Only time you need to complete tenancy is if you decide to leave without giving notice in which case you would pay to the end. You do not have to complete the tenancy but you need to read it and give the required period of notice so if that's 2 months you can be out in September.

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