Senior associate Caroline Brosnan has responded to a reader who wrote to The Times Home Help column, enquiring about the rights of her daughter, who is sharing a rental property with a flatmate whose behaviour is disruptive, antisocial and affecting neighbours. Caroline notes that while the tenant cannot directly enforce rules against her flatmate, she can rely on the landlord to address breaches of the tenancy agreement or seek an early release without penalty if her health is impacted.
The affected tenant should review her tenancy agreement for any helpful provisions. Since she has no direct contractual relationship with her flatmate, she must rely on the landlord either to enforce the tenancy terms or permit her to leave early without penalty […] While possession proceedings are often slow and costly, landlords can get insurance to offset these expenses.
The full response is available online from The Times here.
About Caroline
Senior associate Caroline Brosnan is in the property litigation team, acting in a range of housing and property matters, including possession, homelessness, injunction and disrepair claims. She also pursues claims on behalf of clients for breaches of the Equality Act, including racial and disability discrimination.
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