Just wondered if anybody had been through breaking a lease early. We are leaving a tenancy before the end of the lease and have been told we will be responsible for the rent up to them finding a new tenant. We unfortunately signed up for 12 months and will have 6 months left on it when we return to UK. Obviously I am a little concerned if they do not find another tenant quickly leaving us to pay the rent for possibly 6 months!! The property we are in is really nice but there does seem to be other properties in the area that are not renting out and which are cheaper than ours. Anyone got any information or any advice which would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
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Hiya the agency is right ,however it shouldnt take long to re-let a property in the current market ,where on the Gold Coast are you,maybe put a post on here so any newcomers have a head start at grabbing a house,when is it vacant from and what sort of house etc ,,i will also mention to clients coming over if it fits their criteria
hope you sort it good luck
Cal x
As Chelle says, you can be liable to pay the rent until the contract time is up..You can also be liable to pay for advertising of the property to new tenants.. I broke my lease but fortunately I had a very understanding landlord and as I was able to fill it with new tenants there were no advertising fees charged either. Did you rent it privately or through an agency? Either way have a word with them and see what they suggest x
Location: Brisbane but heading back to Victoria 3 weeks to go!
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Yep thats true we had to break our lease in vitoria we had 8 weeks to go and had to keep paying the rent until they found someone which took them 4 weeks, as they are not too bothered as the rent was being paid. we also had to pay advertising fees.
We have 3 months on our lease here and i would love to break it and move back to wodonga tomorow if i could but we dont want to run the risk of having to pay 2 lots of rent (even though i dont think it would be a problem for them to re let this place as properties are in demand in brisbane.) as we wont be working initially and will have to live off our savings wich would be hard.
Thanks for those replies. We are on Jacobs Ridge Estate in Ormeau. The property is a 3 bedroom lowset with a separate study. The fittings are, to me, better quality than the standard houses you can rent hence we pay $450.00 per week. We are renting through an Agency who say they will advertise it 2-3 weeks before we are due to leave. Surely if I give them a date now they can start to advertise it !! So I can find my own tenant and put them forward to the Agents? Many thanks.
Location: Brisbane but heading back to Victoria 3 weeks to go!
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Sorry may i ask how long you have been here in oz and why are you going back?
It seems there are a lot of people going back or unhappy in qld just lately especially from the brisbane area.
We will have been here just short of 18 months when we return in September. We have various reasons for returning but feel it has been a great experience. I have two teenage kids who are back in UK - one of which came with me but returned after 5 months, Husband cannot get into a Management position and basically we have tried it but it is not for us. You do not know until you have experienced everything for yourself how you will feel. Thanks for asking.
Just wondered if anybody had been through breaking a lease early. We are leaving a tenancy before the end of the lease and have been told we will be responsible for the rent up to them finding a new tenant. We unfortunately signed up for 12 months and will have 6 months left on it when we return to UK. Obviously I am a little concerned if they do not find another tenant quickly leaving us to pay the rent for possibly 6 months!! The property we are in is really nice but there does seem to be other properties in the area that are not renting out and which are cheaper than ours. Anyone got any information or any advice which would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
We broke our lease in mt Martha. We had 4 months to go. So annoying as it cost us a fortune. Still I was happy to see the back of it.
Location: Brisbane but heading back to Victoria 3 weeks to go!
Posts: 339
Thanks for your reply. I wish you all the best.
I agree you have to try or you will never know and always wonder.
Same here I have only moved interstate but realise now it was a mistake, but it was something I kept thinking about and the only way to get over it was to do it, but at least I know now and when I go back should be able to settle. (well lets hope so anyway lol).
