When you sign a lease with other people, you become..can't think of the word...something like jointly liable...but what it means is that if they skip out and leave you holding the bag for all the rent, you can be held entirely liable for the rent and any damages. You then have to sue whoever skipped out for what they cost you. It's a pain and from my experience, roommates can make you want to kill. Someone will get on someone else's nerves or treat you poorly and with no respect, party at all hours when you need to study and on and on. The worst is they skip out on you and ruin your credit. Be very careful who you move in with and I would have some sort of written rules that you all agree on...who cleans what, who pays what, who can have a bf stay over and how often, and have copies for all and then date and sign them. It really won't be legal but if you do end up in court, it will show intent. What should be a great time with friends always ends up with someone really disliking someone else. If you are the nice person or the person with money, be careful.

Your legal obligations stop at the lease agreement. You must pay for whatever you agreed to pay for in writing.

Morally, you have a duty to act in good faith and fairly to your roommates. Give them fair notice and uphold your part of the lease and any "gentlemen's agreements" you've come to. But, beyond that, you don't have an obligation to worry about how they'll manage when you're gone..

If your worries are based on how comfortably your flatmates will be once you move out you can inform them of your concerns, have them attach a financial amount to their discomfort and then give them that amount until such time you feel that their comfort is no longer your responsibility. Or you can respect that they are adults and responsible for their own comfort.

If your potential roommates are not financially stable then you should worry. If they stop paying the rent or skip out you get screwed.

No. Nothing I could say will ease your worries. Best of luck.

I have more than enough financially to live comfortably but I'm not sure the flatmates I'll be moving out with will. It's a great house it's actually pretty cheap but we are all students and it'll be a little harder to travel from where I'll live. Is there absolutely any advice that I can get that will help ease any worries I may have?

Thank you