Awkward roommate situation

BadMoonRising

So I moved into a flatshare earlier this year. I told my housemates my contract was until the end of August, but likely to the end of October, hence we got a lease until the end of October. Now it turns out my contact is up at the end of August
I told my housemates this a few weeks ago. Unfortunately one if them also has to move so we have to find two housemates. The remaining girl is quite picky about who she'll live with
We have had a few viewings but they haven't been great
One girl seemed okay but my housemate wasn't very keen. Now she's off on holiday until the middle of August, so we can't have more viewings until after that.the general consensus seems to be that I will have to pay until a housemate is found even tho I told them in plenty of time that I have to go. The other room up is nicer than mine so that's likely gonna be filled before mine even tho it should never have been available . Am j wrong to feel a bit cheated by all this?I can understand not wanting to live with anyone but there was one girl who would have been fine, now I feel like I'm paying for her to find the ideal housemate which may not happen!any advice would be great!

bonyn

More fool you. If you found someone you should have given the ultimatum to your housemate - if you dont like her, pay to keep the room empty.
Actually seing as you're paying for the room, i figure it's yours to do what you like with, including subletting. Your housemate is not renting a 2 person houseshare.
As for it being a nicer room, move into it if you can rent out your old room instead

leggo

Isn't there a fairly standard protocol for this? My understanding was that, if you need to leave early, you take charge of filling the vacancy but your only responsibility is to find someone who can agree to the lease and pay. If the flatmate is picky, then she takes the baton of responsibility. Ideally, there would be some kind of wiggle room and you'd get to do both, i.e. you set up 15-20 viewings and vet people then she has to meet those people and choose from that list, but if she's not playing ball then look out for yourself. Tell her you'll find someone but if she wants an active role in it then she'll have to compromise or let you fill it yourself.

LegacyUser

Yes I also agree with what the others are saying. It really depends on your relationship with this picky girl. But if you aren't really friends with her then I would say that you should sublet the room, and find someone without her opinion on them. At the end of the day, you should not have to pay for the room if you are not there since you gave warning about when you are leaving. This girl should realise that you need someone to live in this room so you do not have to pay for it. And as long as this person you find shows no obvious signs of being a difficult housemate, she really has to get over it. This is the kind of thing you get yourself in for in this living situation.

Idle Passerby

Your taking too much responsibility for your housemates comfort here. Your only obligation is to fill the room so the rent continues to be paid. If your housemate wants to vet who moves in she has to be there to vet them, but apparently she's not around. Ergo, you pick whoever seems the most decent out of athe viewers and be done with it. Your housemates can't expect you to pay rent on an empty room just because she can't be around to meet whoever comes to view it. If she's not there, she's effectively left the job in your hands.