Ending your tenancy early

Ending your tenancy early

We get a large number of requests to end tenancies early, for allsorts of reasons. You can read the guidance on the circumstances in which we may agree to end a tenancy here:

https://www.brookes.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/policies-and-contracts/contracts-and-regulations#earlytermination

All of our contracts are legally binding, and for fixed-terms. We are very strict on the circumstances under which we will end contracts, so please make sure you are familiar with them before submitting a request. We will treat all requests individually, but in general the following is likely to be the case:

Circumstances we will likely accept

• You have found an appropriate student to take over your contract

• You are no longer studying full-time at the University* 

• You have an emergent disability which makes the accommodation unsuitable and adaptations/ alternatives cannot be provided

• You cannot remain at the property for legal reasons

*i.e. you have withdrawn from your course during an academic year, you will still be liable for the remainder of your tenancy after you complete your course

Circumstances we are unlikely to accept

• You can no longer afford the accommodation 

• You are in dispute with a housemate

• You are not happy about a maintenace issue

• You have found accommodation/ taken a job offer elsewhere

• You finished studying, but are still enrolled in the University as a student for the academic year

Why so strict?

Our accommodation is let on the understanding that it will be paid for according to the terms of the contracts students sign. Most of our accommodation is leased, meaning the University has to pay rent on the property whether you live in it or not. If we are flexible as to whether our contracts are upheld, we would need to raise rents for all students to cover the gaps.

From the University's point of view, ending a tenancy early effectively means that we are stepping in to cover the rent for the remainder of the tenancy. This is something that we cannot do lightly, and needs to be agreed through a special circumstances assessment.

Submitting a request to leave your contract early

• Please make sure you have fully read the guidance information before completing the form

• The form should be completed only by you, the contract holder. For this reason, you will need to be logged into Google with your @Brookes Google account 

• Please have available all supporting evidence for upload. All relevant evidence should be submitted in the first instance