Letting Agents that accept bankrupts!

Clarebear1 · 19 April 2011 at 7:05AM

I have just gone bankrupt and am currently in my own property on which i pay mortgage but this is going to be sold off and I need to find somewhere to rent asap. does anybody have any tips or know of letting agents that take undischarged bankrupts?
Thanks

jolfc · 19 April 2011 at 7:07AM

Clarebear1 wrote: »

I have just gone bankrupt and am currently in my own property on which i pay mortgage but this is going to be sold off and I need to find somewhere to rent asap. does anybody have any tips or know of letting agents that take undischarged bankrupts?
Thanks

if you are going to be homeless you should look on the directgov site to see if you can get help from your local council housing,

uglysmithy80 · 19 April 2011 at 9:25AM

Hi ,

I emailed a few letting agents and they all said as long as your honest from the beginning it should be fine. i am just about to go bankrupt in the next few weeks and i will move in with my girlfriend in september, which obviously i was worried the bankruptcy.

Ineedaname · 19 April 2011 at 10:11AM

It can be difficult to rent during BR as a lot of letting agents just don't like us. Always best to sort it out before you go BR if you possibly can.

lisa88mph · 19 April 2011 at 11:03AM

I am going through something similar although not filed for BR (yet) and asked a letting agent the hypothetical question to which she said that if something comes up on your credit check we will just ask for a guarantor and they will have to have the credit check so if you have a guarantor just in case then it could be fine.

Gothicfairy · 19 April 2011 at 11:43AM

I think Shelter might be able to help with how to go about telling letting agents etc..Might be worth a call as they seem to have a lot of info and might even be aware of some agents that don't mind.