Break Up While Renting

LegacyUser

hey,

My partner and I broke up last night, it sucks and I'm heartbroken by it.

The thing is, we are renting a house since July 2016 and wondering what do we do considering neither of us will be staying on with the house? The lease was for a year but we didn't have to sign a new lease this year (July 2017).

I've never been in the situation before with a house involved so have little to no idea what I should do.. any help appreciated, thanks!

Tenigate

Find out how much notice you need to give, then move out.
That's pretty much it.
You'll get the deposit back & split it 2 ways. If you don't have a joint account ask agent to make the cheque out to one person, or don't cross it.

eet fuk

Just a heads up - if you break the lease early you may not get your full deposit back. I was caught in the same situation earlier this year. It depends on the terms in your contract but apparently the landlord is entitled to some form of compensation towards advertising/showing the place to potential new tenants etc.

Bambi985

Pretty straight forward really, contact the landlord and hand in your notice, then get on the house hunt and try to busy yourself to keep out of your ex's path whilst your fulfill your notice period. Try to spend some nights away as often as possible - hopefully with Christmas you'll be out of the house/back with your family and after Christmas if there's any friends you can stay with at weekends etc try to go down that route.

Sorry you're going through this OP, it sucks and it's hard and emotionally you're going to be all over the place, so try to break the news to family and friends as soon as you're comfortable doing so as you'll need to lend on them for support as much as possible.

It's a tricky situation but you'll pull through and be stronger for it eventually. Try to relax and detach over Christmas x

Faith

You’ll get more specific advice on the Accommodation & Property forum, but I believe you have Part 4 tenancy rights now, which means you have to give a specific amount of notice (I think, after a year of living in a property, it’s 42 days?) and that’s it. You shouldn’t be penalized for moving out and you don’t have a fixed term lease that you’re breaking.

leggo

Faith wrote: »

You’ll get more specific advice on the Accommodation & Property forum, but I believe you have Part 4 tenancy rights now, which means you have to give a specific amount of notice (I think, after a year of living in a property, it’s 42 days?) and that’s it. You shouldn’t be penalized for moving out and you don’t have a fixed term lease that you’re breaking.

This. If you didn't agree a new lease, then the above applies and I believe 4 weeks notice is all you have to give to the landlord. So once you give that then use those 4 weeks to find yourself a new place. If it's really awkward in the apartment maybe spend a few weeks staying back home with the parents, or at a friend's if that's not an option.

It's a ****ty situation but, as these things go, you actually have it reasonably handy here OP for what it's worth.

Xterminator

Hi Op

i know you are probably emotional now, but its no harm to take a dispassionate look at the situation.
Will you lose deposit?
Do you have somewhere to go, like move back home?

if you don't then one of you staying may be wiser.

It may require looking for a housemate to split the rent/bills, but i wouldn't surrender lease unless i had somewhere lined up!!

GingerLily

Faith wrote: »

You’ll get more specific advice on the Accommodation & Property forum, but I believe you have Part 4 tenancy rights now, which means you have to give a specific amount of notice (I think, after a year of living in a property, it’s 42 days?) and that’s it. You shouldn’t be penalized for moving out and you don’t have a fixed term lease that you’re breaking.

On citizensinformation.ie it states 42 days for renters between 1 & 2 years unless the landlord has breached their obligations on the lease - in that case it's 28 days regardless of your length of tenancy.

LegacyUser

If you didn't sign a new lease then you have a part 4 and just need to give the correct notice for the length of time you've been there.