To sublet is to rent out all or part of a space you are renting yourself to another person, so that they use it and usually pay you for it, while you stay responsible to the owner.
At Wigwam
If someone else needs your unit, there’s an easy way to do it. Just ask us about moving the unit into the other person’s name, so everything can stay exactly where it is. From the changeover, they pay the storage fees, arrange contents cover in their own name and get their own smart entry access. Any balance on your account is squared up at the same time.
What you can’t do is sublet: rent out the unit, or space in it, or pass your agreement on yourself. That’s because your agreement is with you by name. The rule is set out in our storage licence terms and conditions. The rent, the notice and the contents cover all sit with the person on the agreement, so we always know who is responsible for what’s in each unit and that it’s covered.
Sharing access is different
If the unit is staying yours and you simply want a partner, a grown-up child or a colleague to be able to get in, there’s nothing to transfer. You can share access through smart entry with anyone you choose, for a set period or with no end date. At Chipping Norton, which uses padlocks, you share access by giving them the key and access codes. You stay the account holder, so the unit and what happens in it stay your responsibility.
You can also keep someone else’s belongings in your unit, such as a parent’s furniture, as long as the owner has agreed. Nobody pays you for the space, so that isn’t subletting either.
To hand a unit on, call us on 0800 2545585 and we’ll talk you both through it.
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