Help - Letting, Bad References & Guarantor

FBaby

You can of course decides to make threats of not moving unless you get a clean reference. However, firstly it is likely not make a difference because you still can't meet the affordability and that's what most likely triggered the requirement of the guarantor rather than the reference.

Assuming they agreed because in the end, their priority will be to see you gone, if indeed you still haven't found anywhere and still remain despite the arrangement, be prepared to be taken to court, have to pay for the court fees, and get an even worse reference with mention of having to take you to court which will make your chance of getting another property even less likely.

How long have you got? I think you need to forget about this property, it sounds like according to them, you can't afford it anyway, and look for something else asap. Contact your LL directly, explain that it is your intention to go but that you are more likely to find somewhere if the reference could avoid stating that you paid rent late. Saying that, they might refuse to lie if they are asked the question directly in case it came back to them for providing false information.