university room situation?advice please?

I lived in a uni apartment last uni year. The contract runs from september 2007-sep 2008.
I have now moved home, but a mate has a placement in newcastle which starts in july and needs somewhere to live, and scene as he is moving into my room from sep 2008-09 i said he could live in my room from august till the start of his contract in sep.
the rent from july to september would be £520.
Am i my rights to ask for the full £520?
because he is arguing that he shudnt have to pay the 520.

cheers

 

It's unlikely, but read your contract. It probably an assured shorthold tenancy setting a minimum twelve month rental period and the rent payable each term or month. If there's no minimum term and you pay monthly then you should be able to avoid paying for the months to come by serving notice.

 

Ignore what else I said. You need to read your contract and see if it prohibits sub letting. I'd imagine it will.

As for charging your mate, charging full rent seems quite harsh, you should come to a compromise. Beer money or halve it, depending on if you're particularly hard up. Something to remember will be that the landlord will hold you responsible for any damage, so if he's going to wreck the place you might want to consider obtaining a deposit?

 

i paid for the room in three lump sums so in effect ive alreadi payed up till spetember.
It is ok with the property company, who said it is ok for him to move in my room.
what do you suggest?

 

he wants to give me 260 for 2 months...therefore i'd be paying the room for a month for him wouldnt i?

 

Well if your not going to be using it anyway surely its £260 gained?

 

It seems a reasonably fair offer; you recoup some money, you've already laid out so anything you get now is a nice unexpected profit; he gets somewhere not that expensive to live for a few months. Have you got your deposit back yet? You should factor in how you might get stung as I mentioned!

Ultimately though the market sets the price - if he's not willing to pay what you're asking he can find a cheaper/better option; unless it's a truly wonderful room though then he might be rather tempted to do just that and you've lost out on a nice little earner.

 

no, my deposit will get refunded in september when the property company checks before the next tenants move in.
I understand that i wont be using it, but if he was living there anyway he would have to pay the 65 a week. And he would be living there .
He Would only need a room/flat for 2 months before he moved into my room next uni year. So doubt he would find another flat to be honest.

 

scene? and you go to university?

Jesus wept, what the **** has happened tothis country's education system.

 

If you are asking if you have any legal right to recover the money from your 'mate' then I would suggest you do not. It would depend on what you have agreed between you and it does not seem that there has been any agreement.
It may be the case that subletting is prohibited in any event. I would guess you have only paid for a licence to occupy and do not have a tenancy. This is the case in many of the new private 'halls'.

If you are asking whether you are morally entitled to ask your 'mate' to pay up then that would depend on the situation. Did he ask you for your room? How good a mate is he? Did you tell him you wanted this cash when you agreed to let him move in?

Personally I think it seems a bit off by you if he is your friend. Although if it was me I would expect my mates to volunteer to give me something.

What uni are you at? Scene? Whats that all about?haha. We make careless spelling mistakes and write in bad English on bbs but thats bad!

 

Probably the 'uni' I work at.

 

Oh, and it's between the two of you to set a price - whatever you agree on.