Renting Advice Needed

M&MS

I am renting with my brother at the moment and we are joint tenants. He was already a single tenant on the property and I was added when I moved in.
The tenancy runs until next April but can be brought to a termination at the six months mark (October) if I want to move out I have been told.
My brother is a nightmare to live with and I really am thinking of moving out ASAP.
I don't want to give up the tenancy I'm in now and make myself homeless unless I know for sure that I will be accepted for credit checks on a new tenancy as I was added to this tenancy without checks as my brother was already here. I'm currently employed on a zero hours contract but earn 25K per year. I have very little credit history but not a bad one.
My questions are..... Can agency checks be done without going for a specific property and do I earn enough for a tenancy of about £800 per month?
If this can be done, how do I go about doing this?
All help and advice greatly appreciated.
TIA

G_M

M&MS wrote: »

I am renting with my brother at the moment and we are joint tenants. He was already a single tenant on the property and I was added when I moved in.
Was a Deed of Assignmnt executed, with witnesses, to add your name to the existing tenancy? What were the start/end dates of that tenancy?

Or was that tenancy ended by mutual consent, and a new one created with both your names? If so, start and end dates?


The tenancy runs until next April but can be brought to a termination at the six months mark (October) if I want to move out I have been told.
So a Break Clause. Please quote the exact words.

My brother is a nightmare to live with and I really am thinking of moving out ASAP.
I don't want to give up the tenancy I'm in now and make myself homeless unless I know for sure that I will be accepted for credit checks on a new tenancy as I was added to this tenancy without checks as my brother was already here. I'm currently employed on a zero hours contract but earn 25K per year. I have very little credit history but not a bad one.
My questions are..... Can agency checks be done without going for a specific property
You could do one yourself, to give you an idea, but any future LL/agent will re-do the checks and may use different criteria

and do I earn enough for a tenancy of about £800 per month?
If this can be done, how do I go about doing this?
All help and advice greatly appreciated.
TIA

Your issue will be the zero hours contract. Some ll/agents will not accept this as it is too uncertain/unreliable an income.

https://homelet.co.uk/letting-agents/tenant-referencing

See also
http://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/how_landlords_and_letting_agents_check_tenants

theartfullodger

Before going any further, please quite the EXACT wording (no names or address) of clauses permitting break at October..

As regards checks, it is entirely up to landlord/agency what if any checks are done when: I took on my best ever tenants when a neighbour said "Mr Artful they very nice people" - and there were no realistic checks to run...

Normal rule is monthly rentx30 must be less than annual income (yours is..) see...
https://www.propertytribes.com/tenant-affordability-t-8275.html