I'm going to be homeless however I am employed with a decent job

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Try and phone Shelter (although the help they can give will be limited as you are working, they can give advice), or go to your local CAB office. You can also email both of these organisations.

It may help your appeal, and is alway worth trying.

I'm afraid no surprise re social housing. Most councils won't help single people unless they come within a 'vulnerable' group and even then the help is not really good (B&B out of London). So probably saved you that (little consolation, I know).

I would advise to keep knocking on letting agency doors and consider storage options as a back up plan. I gave you a link in my last post.

Starbrite

Can come live with me I'm in zone six... as long as your not a mad axe murderer that is!

Kynthia

You have a job and income so your not unattractive to landlords and probably in a better position than those claiming housing allowance even with a good reference. What you need to find us a landlord that will accept you without a reference.

I personally would try some private landlords first as those using agents are more likely to be getting insurance that requires you to pass tge strict vetting criteria without deviation. So get a file together that shows a few letters from the council enforcing repairs to show you council believed the landlord was at fault, bank statements showing you paid rent on time for months/years, and offer an employers reference if someone at your work will do one for you. If you can afford it offer to pay a large deposit or 3-6 months up front to show you are solvent and minimise their risk. Dress smartly when you meet the landlord and hopefully you'll convince someone to let to you, I'd be surprised if you didn't.

Someone else suggested trying your current agent as they can assure another landlord that you paid rent on time the whole time and are being evicted through no fault of your own. That is reassurance from a third party, like a reference in a way. They may know which landlords they have that aren't getting insurance through their vetting company.

Then try other agents. Then if that fails, which I can only see happening if you can't prove you've paid rent each month from your bank account, then renting a room for 6 months as a lodger while putting your furniture in storage is your best bet.

Pixie5740

I don't understand why you think you're going to be homeless. This is no different to any other tenant who receives a Section 21 (Section 33 in Scotland), you know that sooner or later you'll be leaving. You're working so don't face the same struggle as those claiming full HB when it comes to finding a new home.

Can you provide references from previous landlords? Find a home not let via a letting agency? I think rental properties advertised on RightMove and Zoopla where UPad, Open Rent, Visum, Letting Property.com and I Am the Agent are given as the name of the letting agent are actually landlords who don't use letting agents but need to use a 3rd party to advertise on sites such as RightMove and Zoopla. It might be worth trying them instead of a letting agent.