Q:hi everyone,
hope you all ok!
Got a bit of a situation coming up. My boyfriend moved out in April with his mate to a new flat. But his mate has just lost his job, and due to my boyf changing jobs he was needing his mate to pay the rent etc up first so that he can pay back once is paid a few weeks later.
My boyf has given his mate 2 weeks to get a new full time job or he has to leave…and has asked me if i would like to move in with him. Obviously i would, its just i not sure where i would stand with things.
Its his and his mates name on the contract which lasts a year, and obviosuly all the bills etc are in both (only one or two are in my boyfs) i dont know much about the bills and when paid, but i know some of them do come through quarterly. Where do i stand as i havent lived there for the first 3 months and chris; his mate has.
Also i dont have a very good credit history atal and am paying off my debts monthly now and starting to get to grips with them, but would that affect things?!
Sorry about all the questions, i dont know any one who would know the answers to these!
Thankyou!
:j
How is your BF going to pay the rent if his mate leaves?
it is a bit complicated!
thankyou for the information though-think i understand a bit more of it.
May be best to move in as a guest then but pay my way rather than as a tenant untill their lease runs out in April as that way its not causing too much trouble with name change/contract names etc untill it would acctually be time to renew/move etc.
But check that tenancy agreement allows this. Probably does, and even if it doesn't it's probably an unfair term anyway.
Peter
it is a bit complicated!
thankyou for the information though-think i understand a bit more of it.
May be best to move in as a guest then but pay my way rather than as a tenant untill their lease runs out in April as that way its not causing too much trouble with name change/contract names etc untill it would acctually be time to renew/move etc.
Thanks again-got lots to think about now!!!
You mean april 2008? Is that when current agreement finishes?
This would be ok but you would have to check that LL will accept you as a tenant. If not you could still move in as a guest of your BF.
If he doesnt get a job it would be to move in within 2 months.That could get complicated. If BF's mate doesn't get a job, how is BF going to get him to leave? He can't force him out. If BF's mate stops paying rent and simply sits around the house all day, your BF will either have to pay all the rent or they might both end up in court.
If he does move out, LL might accept you as a replacement. In which case a new TA would be needed and he might charge for this. If you and BF take out a joint TA then you will be jointly responsible for rent, bills, council tax. If BF leaves you and runs off, you will have to pay all of these or you might end up in court.
There are a lot of posts on here from people who have moved in with BF/GF, then BF/GF has run off and left them having to pay all the bills/rent. LL will not accept the excuse that "we were paying half each and he's left now so I can only pay half". He will chase you for the full amount.
What I am saying is that you need to make sure that you can trust your BF and his mate if you are to move in with them. You cannot move in and then just move out again if you split up, it could get complicated and very messy. Possibly even expensive.
Best thing to do is to speak to the landlord and see what he says.
Peter
If he doesnt get a job it would be to move in within 2 months.
It would be going through the landlord and would be done properly etc.
thanks!
Is your bf thinking that you could replace his mate, or move in as well?
Peter