CHF Report post Posted February 13, 2011 As title really - I work away a lot and am getting sick of hotels. We've found a flat but i want to know if there is any way of getting out of a 6 month contract should my job get moved again? It seems that I am in evffect signing a £3k credit agreement and if I dont see it through will have my credit rating afected. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damocles Report post Posted February 13, 2011 We've found a flat but i want to know if there is any way of getting out of a 6 month contract should my job get moved again? In a word "no". A fixed term contract means what it says. It binds the tenant just as much the landlord. Many agents will tell you that a tenancy has to be a minimum of six months, but that is not true. You can ask for a shorter period. Whether you will get it depends on how keen the landlord is to let. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHF Report post Posted February 13, 2011 TBH thats exactly what i had assumed. I think i will ask if I can have a break clause added after 3 months and get the firm to pony up the first 3 months rent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RapMan Report post Posted February 14, 2011 TBH thats exactly what i had assumed. I think i will ask if I can have a break clause added after 3 months and get the firm to pony up the first 3 months rent A diplomatic clause is fairly common outside of the UK where tenancy agreements are 12 months or more. I exercised mine when moving back from the Netherlands to the UK. But then letting agents and landlords are professional over there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bulboy Report post Posted February 14, 2011 A diplomatic clause is fairly common outside of the UK where tenancy agreements are 12 months or more. I exercised mine when moving back from the Netherlands to the UK. But then letting agents and landlords are professional over there! On my one year contract I have a two months break close valid for both parts to the contract which suits me well. You can always ask for such close and then it's for the LL/agency to decide. If you don't ask you will not get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zebbedee Report post Posted February 14, 2011 On my one year contract I have a two months break close valid for both parts to the contract which suits me well. You can always ask for such close and then it's for the LL/agency to decide. If you don't ask you will not get. We pushed a year tenancy with a 6 month break clause on our landlord and they bought it, cost us 3 months rent up front reverting to monthly after the 3 months elapsed, but pushed a rent reduction on that basis. So we get lower rent and longer security and the landlord got 3 months rent they would have had anyway and no additional security of tenure. Wheyhey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
