rent in advance

clareparry

hi the letting agenacy im with have just gave me 2 months to move out coz the owner wants to move back in .... i get houseing benifit but i payed 13000 ,650 deposit and 650 rent in advance ,, they have told me i can have deposit back but not rent in advance ..but without that money me and my children will be homeless as i havent got any money for deposit an rent in advance... i thought as they are asking me to leave that i should get all money back as i have done nothing wrong .. thanx

Wee_Willy_Harris

You will get a final LHA payment as that is paid in arrears. Use THAT as your rent in advance.

LaRoux

We are in the same position, but unfortunately as i work full time and have to pay full rent we don't qualify for any Housing Benefit.

We too have been given 2 months notice, no reason given by LL, we have spent a lot of money on his house to make it our home, with his permission as he has always confirmed from the beginning that this was a long lease.
Now we have to find 6 wks deposit plus a month in advance, we don't get our deposit back until 10 days after final check out.

Any ideas what we do, we have to find over £2000, working people don't have that on a tree in the garden.
If I didn't work I suppose I would be helped, penalised again!

Just a little cynical and really really peed off.

clareparry

my rent gets paid straight to agentcy

Wee_Willy_Harris

clareparry wrote: »

my rent gets paid straight to agentcy

Why is that?

clareparry

they wouldnt let me rent house unless i had housing bennifit pay straight to them

Wee_Willy_Harris

LaRoux wrote: »

We are in the same position, but unfortunately as i work full time and have to pay full rent we don't qualify for any Housing Benefit.

We too have been given 2 months notice, no reason given by LL, we have spent a lot of money on his house to make it our home, with his permission as he has always confirmed from the beginning that this was a long lease.
Now we have to find 6 wks deposit plus a month in advance, we don't get our deposit back until 10 days after final check out.

Any ideas what we do, we have to find over £2000, working people don't have that on a tree in the garden.
If I didn't work I suppose I would be helped, penalised again!

Just a little cynical and really really peed off.

As the other poster on this thread indicates, your emplyment status makes little difference. If anything, it is often easier to find rented accommodation if you are working, so the advantage, if any, will tend to swing your way. As for the rent in advance? Well, that should be easy as you would normaly pay for next month in advance, so you won't need to pay the current LL at the end of the tenancy, and you can pay that money to the new LL. Sadly, the delay with the deposit is always going to be tricky (even if you didn't work). It might be worth arranging the check-out inspection a few days early to see if the deposit delay can be kept to a minimum. If all is well, get the new LL to speak to the curent LL and he may decide to wait a few days for a deposit from a good tenant.

Wee_Willy_Harris

clareparry wrote: »

they wouldnt let me rent house unless i had housing bennifit pay straight to them

Then toddle on down to HB and get it paid to you. Problem solved.

clareparry

wish i could go bk to work but iv just had a baby thats why am so !!!!ed off with wat they have done

Wee_Willy_Harris

clareparry wrote: »

wish i could go bk to work but iv just had a baby thats why am so !!!!ed off with wat they have done

What they have done, they have done. YOU need to react to it now for the sake of your new family. Get the last HB payment paid to you, the deposit returned and move on.

clareparry

thank you for ur advise i will be goin to hb tomorrow