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Moving out
Typical leaving procedure
- Ensure rent has been paid up to the expiry of the lease (regardless of when you leave).
- Ensure all bills are paid – have the meters read and inform the relevant authorities that the accounts are closed.
- Leave the flat in the same condition as it was in when you arrived. The landlord/agent should either conduct a joint inspection with you or ask a third party witness to confirm the condition when you leave the flat.
- Return the key on termination of the lease, otherwise you are liable for continued payment of rent.
Recovering deposits
The deposit should be repaid to you within 28 days of the end of your lease. The landlord/agent must account for all deductions made from the deposit – ask for a full statement breakdown and attached receipts.
Deductions from the deposit must only be for unfair wear and tear or breakage of the fabric of the property and its contents as agreed when the inventory was checked at the beginning of the tenancy.
If you have any difficulties in recovering your deposit in full, contact the Advocate (Accommodation) at the Students’ Association (see the contacts page).
The deposit should be repaid to you within 28 days of the end of your lease. The landlord/agent must account for all deductions made from the deposit – ask for a full statement breakdown and attached receipts.
Deductions from the deposit must only be for unfair wear and tear or breakage of the fabric of the property and its contents as agreed when the inventory was checked at the beginning of the tenancy.
If you have any difficulties in recovering your deposit in full, contact the Advocate (Accommodation) at the Students’ Association (see the contacts page).
Moving out before the end of the contract
The vast majority of fixed term leases do not give any provision for the tenant to give notice before the end of the lease – once you have signed, you are committed until it expires.
If the agreement does allow you to give notice to quit then you must follow this procedure:
- Give notice in writing to the landlord/agent. Include in the letter your name, the address of the accommodation you wish to leave, and the name of your landlord.
- Ensure notice is given at least two month’s before the date you wish to terminate the tenancy, not including the date the notice is due to take effect. If you pay rent less frequently, your period of notice must correspond to the rent period payment.
- Remember that rent is required up to the actual termination of the tenancy, not the date of giving notice.
Notice to quit
The same rules as above apply if a landlord/agent serves a ‘notice to quit’ on the tenant. Once the tenant has received this notice and it has run its course, the agent must get an order for possession from the court in order for the tenant to be lawfully evicted. Only in very rare circumstances (as defined in the lease agreement) may the landlord/agent require the tenant to leave without notice.
