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Moving out of houseshare without upsetting people

  • 22-08-2015 11:04am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Going unreg for this; people I know are on this and could catch this.


    I'm in a house share with two other people; they're decent mates of mine. I enjoy staying there and up in Dublin where a few of my mates are. I took a vacant place of another person who moved out.

    However, in the last few weeks the company I work for have lost a contract with another. I've had my pay cut as a result, I'm down about 20%. I wasn't on great pay to begin with.

    I've done the figures. I've cut back on the unessential items with the exception of the car. Don't go out. Bring sambos to work. I've no way round letting the car go, need that to get to work. I'm just stoney broke now, I'm dipping into savings for bills now. I've taken out an overdraft for the first time in my life. It's a slippery slope.

    I wanted to head back to college next year. I was able to put aside a few euros for that at the end of the month. That's something I want to do. Don't want to do what I'm doing forever. Can't save for that now and it's something I need to do.

    Anyway. How do I move out of this houseshare without putting noses out of joint. It's costing 500 p.m in rent which I cannot keep up with. I don't want to seem like a bollocks and be seen to put everyone elses rent up by a 50%. I don't know anyone to take my end of the lease. They were happy to see me in originally as they didn't want a stranger in the house.


Comments

  • #2
    Taboola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭Taboola


    Just explain the situation to them. If they are your mates I'm sure they'll understand.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    let them know the story, let ye all start asking around asap.

    the sooner you let them know you can't stay as things are the better situation you leave everyone in


  • #4
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    If they're your friends they're going to understand. People move out of houseshares all the time for all sorts of reasons. As long as you give them plenty of time to find a replacement and are honest with them, there shouldn't be any problems. If a situation like this befell one of them and they had to move, would you hold it against them?


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