what are our rights, help needed

overthenest

guys i need your help. My girlfriend was working in dublin and her company suddenly moved her to cork she had signed up with a gym 300 euro for 6 weeks, however she only got to use the gym once before she was moved, would she be entitled to some sort of refund? as i say she got moved very suddenly and hadnt a chance to get the value of the gym.
also she was living in shared rented accomodation and had signed a years lease and paid a deposit but she was just moved last week, 6 months into the year, she has paid for this months rent even though she wont be there, would she be entitled to get her deposit back?
this move happened so suddenly and has thrown everything up in the air and coming up to xmas money is tight enough, your help is much appreciated, thank you

Stheno

I'm not sure she'll be entitled to a refund for either.

She's broken her lease and the landlord can pursue her for all of the rent if they chose to.

As for the gym, she bought a service and can no longer use it, through no fault of the gyms.

Thoie

This sounds more like a work and jobs question. If her work contract stated that she could be based from anywhere, then there may not be much that can be done. In the first instance though I'd approach my employer, outlining the costs that the move has incurred (loss of rental deposit? additional rent? breaking gym contract) and see what they say.

Cabaal

Honestly don't see how she's entitled to anything in relation to gym or renting..back from either.

- any cooling off period has passed
- Its not gym's/landlord problem she was moved

if there was "any" chance whats so ever that she would not be staying in her present location for 12 months she should never have signed to a one year lease or one year gym membership

jimmycrackcorm

She should look into transferring the gym membership.

emeldc

Don't know about the gym thing, Im sure they have their own T's & C's.
But as a landlord of a single investment property, I know that leases these days are rarely worth the paper they're written on. If it were me and the rent was up to date and the property was returned to me spic & span (and I mean that) and ready for the next letting, then I would have no problem returning a full deposit. Lets face if a tenant knows in advance that they're not getting their deposit back it's highly unlikely they will clean up after themselves, which in turn can cost the landlord more than the deposit is worth. Have a chat with him, he might be more accommodating than you think.

tatli_lokma

emeldc wrote: »

Don't know about the gym thing, Im sure they have their own T's & C's.
But as a landlord of a single investment property, I know that leases these days are rarely worth the paper they're written on. If it were me and the rent was up to date and the property was returned to me spic & span (and I mean that) and ready for the next letting, then I would have no problem returning a full deposit. Lets face if a tenant knows in advance that they're not getting their deposit back it's highly unlikely they will clean up after themselves, which in turn can cost the landlord more than the deposit is worth. Have a chat with him, he might be more accommodating than you think.

Its a shared house, so although I know its a bit unfair on the other housemates, as you say the lease is very hard to enforce, and unless OP's girlfriend is listed on the lease with the landlord, then the other tenants don't really have much to go on in regards to not returning the deposit. It's reasonable enough to have given 1 mths paid notice, so I think she should stand her ground and demand her deposit back.

emeldc

Sorry, missed the 'shared house' bit. Need more info really.