This is not a case of Foxtons being evil. They have to act for the landlord and the legal position is that the tenant has to pay the rent until a new tenant is found if this is sooner than the end of the agreement. Remember, this is a legal contract and actually the housing act improves your position by requiring the landlord to make efforts to replace you.
Legally you are liable for the rent
This is not a case of Foxtons being evil. They have to act for the landlord and the legal position is that the tenant has to pay the rent until a new tenant is found if this is sooner than the end of the agreement. Remember, this is a legal contract and actually the housing act improves your position by requiring the landlord to make efforts to replace you.
Below is an excerpt that can be found at
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/assuredassuredtenants
Good luck. Darren@kings-residential.co.uk
5.6 Can I leave during the tenancy?
If you have a fixed term tenancy but want to move out before the end of the
term, you can only do so if the landlord agrees you can leave early or if this is
allowed for by a “break clause” in the tenancy agreement and you have followed
any requirements for giving notice specified in the tenancy agreement. If the
agreement does not allow you to leave early and the landlord does not agree that
you can break the agreement, you will be contractually obliged to pay the rent for
the entire length of the fixed term. However, this does not mean that the landlord
should necessarily be able to claim for the whole term’s rent if you leave early:
there is also a responsibility on the landlord in this situation to try to cover his or
her losses in other ways, notably by trying to re-let the accommodation.
If the tenancy has no fixed term, you must give the landlord reasonable notice in
writing of your intention to leave. You must give at least 4 weeks’ notice if you
pay rent on a weekly basis and at least a month’s notice if you pay rent on a
monthly basis. See the Department’s booklet Notice That You Must Leave.