Starting a new job, cannot afford deposit/admin fees for flat rental

Pixie5740

csgohan4 wrote: »

Careful about not going when the contract ends, firstly on moral grounds and secondly on providing references for your next rental.


Sure you can take the LL for a ride and stay for months while the eviction process plays out, don't expect your LL to refund your deposit in a hurray and they may take you to court for arrears if you don't pay the rent

Moral grounds my !!!!. Them's the rules and if people don't like them then they shouldn't become landlords in the first place.

What benefit would it be for a landlord to give a tenant with a perfectly legal tenancy a bad reference? It would just drag the eviction process on longer because the tenant would have nowhere to move to. Furthermore, the OP doesn't currently have a pot to !!!! in and is already the proud owner of a CCJ so what's the worst the landlord could actually do?

Edit: What contract has ended? The OP just said the property is being sold he never mentioned anything about his contract ending.

tlc678910

You could ask the company you are going to work for if they have a notice board where you could ask to rent a room from a colleague short term while you settle in and find something more permanent. They might also be able to send an email to all staff asking the same.

If anyone offers explain this is your first job and ask if you could pay the first months rent in arrears on pay day and the second month upfront on the same day. They may have a bit of faith in you because you wouldn't want to develop bad feeling at work.

Can you hide your car somewhere - another street, any friends with a rear drive or garage? Rather than leaving it parked at yours.

Good luck

csgohan4

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Moral grounds my !!!!. Them's the rules and if people don't like them then they shouldn't become landlords in the first place.

What benefit would it be for a landlord to give a tenant with a perfectly legal tenancy a bad reference? It would just drag the eviction process on longer because the tenant would have nowhere to move to. Furthermore, the OP doesn't currently have a pot to !!!! in and is already the proud owner of a CCJ so what's the worst the landlord could actually do?

Edit: What contract has ended? The OP just said the property is being sold he never mentioned anything about his contract ending.

there are good tenants and there are tenants who take other people for a ride, Rules are rules yes I agree, you can go through the court process and not pay rent.


The LL is not always made of a bottomless pit of cash, they have mortgages and bills to pay.


Just like Right to buy, morally wrong but legal yes. Doesn't mean we should accept it.


If the OP wants to drag things out, go ahead, but like most things in life, there are consequences for what you do.


BTW people don't become LL to be a charity and taken advantaged of. If a tenant doesn't pay they have to evict if the tenant doesn't sort the rent out in a timely manner. You seem to think a LL can absorb these costs no problem. I hope if you have a rental nothing bad happens to you because it's real


The other issue is, if the OP is in so much debt, will they pass a credit check most LA do now a days? More money to pee down the drain for fees. Something to think about. OP you need to hit that debt, go on the debt free wannabee forum

Pixie5740

Who said anything about not paying the rent?

There are risks when letting property just as there are risks with any other type of investment. It’s down to people to assess those risks and if they don’t and they leave themselves financially exposed that’s their hard cheese.

00ec25

you say that 2 months of pay will set you back up financially so live out of your car for 2 months.

I assume you could leave your stuff at your parents, take a suitcase full of one week's clothing and a sleeping bag and then go home at the weekend for a changeover of clothing.

Sleep in the car for 2 months given you say the job is in a rural location anyway, been there, done that.

Marvel1

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Moral grounds my !!!!. Them's the rules and if people don't like them then they shouldn't become landlords in the first place.

Also sounds like the landlord wants their cake and eat it, sell while tenent is living there not to have voids.

They should advertise for sale after tenent has left.

Rosieandjim

Go to your bank and talk with them about the situation they may surprise you and allow you a loan until you get on your feet


Go to the area you are working ask at the local pub if they have a room for a few weeks. Is there a youth hostel nearby a B/B etc?


Go onto facebook and see if there is someone in the area who would give you a bed for a few weeks you never know until you ask


I know if I had the room I would help someone in your position to get on their feet. Good luck