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Renting: 6 months up front for a 6 month contract, but still want guarantor?
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Are agents really accepting these, are landlords not suspicious of them?Blackpool_Saver is female, and does not live in Blackpool0 -
That's the trouble, though - he's been to all of the LA in the area (North Wales) and it seems that this is their blanket standard response. The area is pretty rural, too, so properties are limited.
With time now getting so tight, I wondered if there was a way to secure this property, seeing as the LL seems fine with him as a prospective tenant and it's just the LA standing in the way!
I don't get that bit. Surely the LA works for the LL so the LL just has to tell them the six months upfront without a guarantor is acceptable.It's nothing , not nothink.0 -
As your friend is on benefit, he is more of a risk for a LL to either not move after the 6 months because just like now, he'll have nowhere else to go, or worse, not being able to move and then not being able to afford the rent. After all, you are the one paying now so what guarantee would the LL that he could pay the full monthly rent?
It is sad for your friend, but as LL, I woul also require a guarantor.0 -
He hadn't mentioned about being on benefits for the exact reason that it would put LLs against him.
However, they came back and wanted 3 months security deposit and an interview... with the LL's mother in law "a good judge of character".
So, understandably, walked away from that! Back to the drawing board - I'll show this thread to help him see the options he has
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*quick edit - the benefits are also short term until the house proceeds go through which would then make him ineligible, just in case anyone wondered about selling a house and still getting benefit!0
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*quick edit - the benefits are also short term until the house proceeds go through which would then make him ineligible, just in case anyone wondered about selling a house and still getting benefit!
If the ESA is contribution based then he would continue to receive it.It's nothing , not nothink.0
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