RENTING: current estate agent wants to give bad reference

Marktheshark

Mention that the reason you are moving is the estate agent you rent from is a really bad landlord who is the only reason you wish to move to a better landlord.

FBaby

Personally, I think the biggest liability is your attitude to it all, your belief that as long as you notify the landlord of the fact they are not going to get the payment on time, it makes the situation ok.

You have a poor credit history and a history of not paying on time, even if once, meaning as it's been started that you have no provision for emergencies.

Frankly, if I was a landlord, I wouldn't want you as my tenant as all the above makes it too risky. However, you never know, the new agency is doing their bit and might report to the new landlord that they couldn't get a reference and the new landlord won't be bothered and happy to sign on the basis of your income only. You can only try.

AirJoe

As stated by yourself and others you make zero financial provision for unexpected circumstances. You also seem to not see the problem with this. This makes you a liability for any landlord so I would suggest the 'no reference' option would be your best bet.