Is it possible to rent a flat while disabled & unable to work?

Angelicdevil

Kavalactone wrote: »

I have to move in 3 weeks time because my private LL has sold her flat. I am on ESA in the Support Group and my disabilities prevent me from being able to work.

Every Rental Agency I have approached has turned me down and spoken to me as if I'm a piece of dirt. One of them actually hung up the phone on me.

I found a website that lists properties that are 'DSS Accepted.' I looked into 25 different properties via that site. They were all grossly overpriced extremely grotty bedsits and the landlords seemed to be really trying to exploit their tenants. For example a typical example was a dirty bedsit in a bad part of the city with a kitchen shared with 6 other tenants, going for £255 per week. They also wanted a £300 admin fee to "help you fill out your forms."

Is there any other way to find a flat? I do not have anybody who can act as a Guarantor. I do not have enough money to offer 6 months rent in advance.

I'm so scared of being homeless.

What Werdnal has said! (Quoted below)

Werdnal wrote: »

Lets go back a step.

You have to move in 3 weeks time because your LL has sold? Has LL given you proper, legal and formal notice in writing? If not, you do not have to go anywhere until they do. Legally they must give you a Section 21 notice, advising that after 2 month's notice duration, the LL will apply to court to evict you.

You may not want to cause your LL any grief or hassle, but unless they have complied correctly with the legal method to end your tenancy, you do not have to go anywhere and the property remains your legal home until they do so.

Did you receive notice?

If you have such a notice, take it to your local council and housing associations, and use it as proof you are going to be made homeless. They may not actually offer you a property until the LL's notice ends and they apply for eviction, but you need proof that is it immiment and need to get yourself on their radar ahead of the date you will have to leave.

If your LL has just told you, I am selling in 3 weeks time and you have to leave, that is not correct, legal notice; the council will have no liability to house you and you do not need to leave ... yet anyway.

GwylimT

Kavalactone wrote: »

what?:cool:

slightly wrong thread!