From: JNugent73@mail.com 
  
 On 05/09/2025 11:16 AM, Roland Perry wrote: 
 > In message , at 11:40:10 on Wed, 3 Sep 
 > 2025, The Todal  remarked: 
 > 
 >> I'm a landlord. I rent a small house to a middle aged couple (with her 
 >> kids) who have paid rent regularly. We use an agent, who takes a 
 >> commission but it's useful that the agent arranges periodic 
 >> inspections, ensures we comply with statutory requirements, arranges 
 >> any urgent repairs through reliable contractors. 
 >> 
 >> Now I hear that the relationship between the couple has ended and he 
 >> will be moving out. Our agents advise us that we should insist that he 
 >> remains on the tenancy agreement so that we can enforce any arrears 
 >> against him as well as her. 
 >> 
 >> That seems very unfair, to me.  If you break up with your partner you 
 >> should be free to move on and rent somewhere else. I wonder whether 
 >> other landlords would disagree? 
 > 
 > It sounds to me as if they are advising you to in effect make the 
 > partner a guarantor of the rent. Can the remaining partner afford the 
 > rent on her own, now there's only a single income? 
 > 
 > Of course, he could refuse, but you should then re-issue the tenancy to 
 > just the lady, having re-done the affordability checks. 
  
 And if he decides that she cannot afford the rent on her own income only? 
  
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