Can My Probation Officer Change The Conditions Of My Probation

[Arsenalfanse17]

I'm a student at the university of reading. Me and my girlfriend where living in the term time address and a few months ago I hit her whilst I was drunk. She called the police and got taken to court and pleaded guilty.

After I got sentenced for my offence, I decided to move out of the house because of the nature of the offence. But I had already signed a contract until the end of june and my landlady is refusing to let me move out without paying the rest of the rent. She has even threatened that she would take me to court if I don't pay the rent.

I can't afford to pay two rents and during the investigates I got myself into a quite a lot of debt because I wasn't allowed to live in the house but still had to pay the rent during the investigations and I had to pay for transport to attend lectures from London all the way to Reading.

I have already talked to my ex girlfriend about moving back in until the end of the contract and she for some reason wants me to move back in.

My only problem now is my probation officer. She doesn't want to let me move back in. And I have explained to the probation officer why I want to move back in and stuff, and even got her to call the estates agents to see if they can let me go without paying the rent.

When I was sentenced, I was given a 12 month supervision and 25 days of classes and had to pay £145 court fees. There was nothing in my sentence that says I am not allowed to return to the house in reading.

My question is, can my probation officer legally stop me from moving back into the house even though the conditions of my probation did not state this requirement?

[lcg]

no they can't impose restrictions on you that are not court-led....although i don't know why you would want to move back in. tell your landlady to get stuffed and do not move back. move on in your life and do as you please - your landlady is threatening you, but probably wouldn't chase you for the rent as it costs too much money! students do this all the time.

[Arsenalfanse17]

thanks for your answer Icg.. truly appreciated.

The money was the major issue I wanted to move back in
but also, having to travel to Reading and back to London
everyday is taking a toll on me. Finding it really hard to
concentrate and I'm always tired and I have exams coming
next month which I really need to pass...

[Arsenalfanse17]

also, is there anything that ex girlfriend can do to stop me returning to the house or get me kicked out again when i return?

[princemac]

Firstly if you have signed a contract then yes your landlady can ask you to honor your contract,but was it a contract or an agreement,anyway I cant see her chasing you for the rent through the courts as been a student if found guilty can always claim poverty.As to your probation officer stoping you moving back to the house legally,legal is not lawful,legal is statute law while lawful is common law.Statutes have the force of law under your concent,no concent no law.So you can quite freely move to whatever house you like.