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writes:Hey, thanks in advance for any answers.I live with my boyfriend, with a joint tenency but recently we've not been getting on well and we want to split up. He doesn't like living here and can't afford it on his own anyway. I, however, really like the flat we're in and can afford to stay. But he is refusing to leave. I know that if I move out he would leave this flat and we'd lose it (it's the only place in the nice area of town that I could afford). Is there anyway I can get him out (since he is not paying his rent or any bills and it's left all to me). I know the landlord wont care and just wants his money. What can I do about this?
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reader, Aunty BimBim  +, writes (10 June 2012):
 As you can see there are concerns from some that you are cohabitating with your boyfriend at such a young age, and that legally you are not able to be a signatory on the lease document.
Are you able to get a trusted adult involved, a parent or similar? Ask them to talk to the landlord about the current (illegal) lease, get it cancelled, and ask them to sign the new lease, making them responsible.
And don't move any new boyfriends in, just date them for a few years, maintain some independance, and get a few more years under your belt before you go down the cohabitation road again.
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reader, celtic_tiger +, writes (10 June 2012):
 It is against the law for anyone in the UK to lease property to children under 18 years of age. SO if you are indeed 16-17 yrs old, your landlord is actually breaking the law.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/housing_e/housing_finding_a_place_to_live_e/young_people_and_housing.htm
"If you're under 18, the law says you aren't allowed to hold a tenancy".
If your boyfriend is over 18, and it is HIS name on the lease, then you have no legal right to make him leave. In fact, he has more rights thsn you.
If you have a joint lease (illegal, as you are not 18), then again, you still have no rights to stay on in the property.
May I ask why you are living away from your parents? Are you not at school? A levels, college? what are you doing with your life?
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reader, BondGirl72  +, writes (9 June 2012):
 Tell him he has three days (or whatever length of time you prefer) to get his things packed up or you will be calling law enforcement to remove him. That's what we do here in the states.
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reader, Sageoldguy1465 +, writes (9 June 2012):
 Whose name(s) is/are on the lease????IF it's a "joint tenancy" (both of you are lessees), then you need to let that agreement (with the lessor) lapse, expire or be broken... and THEN you might be able to re-lease the place. As long a HIS NAME is on the lease, you will have trouble getting him out. The usual.... "change the locks" won't work, because he will have recourse...Good luck....Are you REALLY "16-17" and involved in a co-habitation lease with a guy??????
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