Hi,
I signed a one year lease with a good friend and former colleague last November. The living situation has not worked out and I would now like to move out. She has been a difficult housemate and we are not getting on well anymore.
The landlord's agent has said it's no problem to reassign my part of the lease if I advertised the room, held viewings and sent documents to the landlord for approval. I did all of that and identified someone but my housemate is not happy with the people I have put forward, even though she never put forward an alternative or engaged much with the people we met.
She now wants to look for a replacement herself but I don't really have the time to wait for her to do this. She is refusing to sign with the person I have found to take my room even though the landlord is happy with the new lady I suggested.
I began advertising in December and am looking to move soon. I've been reasonable and proactive. I feel I've done my best but she won't engage with me. She is very fussy and inactive. She doesn't seem to be looking for anyone or have advertised the room. Can I be made to wait indefinitely while she looks for a replacement for me?
We are joint on the lease until November 2025 so I can't just give 28 days notice and leave.
Thanks for your help.
I signed a one year lease with a good friend and former colleague last November. The living situation has not worked out and I would now like to move out. She has been a difficult housemate and we are not getting on well anymore.
The landlord's agent has said it's no problem to reassign my part of the lease if I advertised the room, held viewings and sent documents to the landlord for approval. I did all of that and identified someone but my housemate is not happy with the people I have put forward, even though she never put forward an alternative or engaged much with the people we met.
She now wants to look for a replacement herself but I don't really have the time to wait for her to do this. She is refusing to sign with the person I have found to take my room even though the landlord is happy with the new lady I suggested.
I began advertising in December and am looking to move soon. I've been reasonable and proactive. I feel I've done my best but she won't engage with me. She is very fussy and inactive. She doesn't seem to be looking for anyone or have advertised the room. Can I be made to wait indefinitely while she looks for a replacement for me?
We are joint on the lease until November 2025 so I can't just give 28 days notice and leave.
Thanks for your help.