DR I'm sorry not to have replied. it's because things has just got worst in the house and I didn't want to upset the husband & wife in anyway. The couple in the other room are no longer in good terms with the husband & wife. A few days ago the husband & wife and the male staying the other room had a discussion. I was in my room and I was not present in the kitchen where they had their discussion. They discussed a few of the problems happening in the house. I don't believe the subject about over charge was not discussed. However, somewhere in the discussion the male asked the husband if he entering his room without permission. The husband said "no i didn't go in your room" but the male said "yes you did and I have proof." The male showed the husband a webcam video recording from inside the couples bedroom of the husband entering their room and looking in the around the room. The husband apparently didn't know the webcam was left on. The husband then admitted he did. There were other agruments about taking things or something like but I coould not hear the rest clearly. Then after all that discussion everything seemed fine as they walked back into their rooms even saying thanks and have a light sense of humour between them.

That was 2 days ago. The problem is somethings has upset the couples again and they now decided they are leaving. They said they will move their belongings by the end of this week and also be out of the residences may be next week or sooner. The couples are paid for rent & estimated bills calculated by the wife until December 19 next month but they don't care and now decide to leave and they will hand their notice in tonight. The male room mate told me that these are the very same reason the tenants before left. I'm told it was to do with the rent, the bills, the husband and finally they were forced to move out somehow. I'm also told that in todays incident the husband and wife has just become British Citizen this year or last year used that privilege and authority to say something that upset the couple today.

DR on my very first question I left this information out delibrately as I had focused only on the 5 total paying adults in the residence but the Husband & Wife also has a daughter about 5 years of age that lives in their room. Apologies for this. Therefore in this household the husband, wife & daughter lives in the large room, a brother & sister lives in the meduim size room and I alone live in the small room. There is one toilet/bathroom/laundry, a kitchen, a living room and one flight of stairs down to a door that exit our upper floor flat into a Dentist Practice then and another door to exit the building. When I arrived for my interview with the wife almost 4 years ago, she gave me the rules of the house and and also stated this rule "we have a daughter who is currently living with her grandmother but she will be living with us in a few months time. Anyway is just a kid... SO SHE DOES NOT PAY right? is that ok with you anyway if we are over on the bills the we will cover that extra" at the time I naively accpeted as it is true the child can obviously afford to pay as she earns no income. However, the wife did not state either that they will contribute a portion/a fraction/ a precentage towards the bills & expenses. She only stated that they will COVER THE COST IF THE BILLS EXCEEDS their estimated charge out rate from each of the tenants. But now it has jut been brought to my attention that they really have not paid for any excess in bills becuase the calcutations is made so that the collection of the charge out rates from me and the other tenants actually covers their bills too. It is why there is a refund this year but not of last year as the wife refuses to show the bills of 2007, 2008, 2009.



Q1) DR lawyer, does the couple have the right to leave by the end of the week?
Yes/No and why?

Q2) how many days/weeks/months notice are they supposed to give before actually leaving?

Q3) how does this now affect me?

Q4) everyone signed the tenancy agreement and it is until Oct.2011 but do I know have to pay for the room even though it is not yet occupied. The rent in that room is paid for until Dec.20 next month?

Q5) do I have to split the bills with the husband & wife too, and I still yet to speak to them about the bills. And as far as I know my flatemate told me the wife refuses to show the bills of the past years?

Q6) am I introuble here? What should do? Which authority can I call?

Q7) DR i hope you understood my explanation about the wife rules and her concept of calcuating the estimated budget. but is this illegal?

Q8) Can they collect /retain / redirect/ over charge us so that we are paying for their bills? Is this an offence? What offence is this called? What is the penalty for this?

Q9) even if I accepted naively that the child does not pay, is it my responsibility to share the bills with the parents?

Q10) Do the parents have the right impose such a rule any tenants the lives here?
i) Is this an offence?
ii) What offence is this called?
iii) What action can I take to protect my self from this and who can help me inthis situation?
iv) If it is illegal can I report them to an authority?

Q11) Also if only one of the parents are home, he/she will wait until someone or me arrives home and the husband will leave the child in their room, leaves the house and comes back a while later. He doesn't notify me or anyone the child is alone. He just waits for some to arrive home and without notice he will just leave without leaving her in someones care. I'm I liable if anything happens to the child? What am I liable for?

DR I hope you can help me, it's become quite serious now. Can I call any specific organisation or authority for help or any assistance for my problems?

Kind Regards
Christopher Villanueva

Optional Information:
Province/Country relating to question : Central London/ UK

Already Tried:
I have not attempted to confront the Husband or Wife. I have remained silent and neglected knowing of anything that the couples in the other room are doing. I do not want to be involved in any of their arguements. So far I have been fed information from various ex-tenants or friends or the husband & wife and past experience & information from the my room mates deciding on leaving. I am currently gathering these information so that I am able a wise, legal, safe & strategic decision.