Renting before new job contract: how to convince landlord

dutchcloggie

Hello,

I am moving from The Midlands to Wales and I have a new job lined up in the NHS (I am a nurse). I have sold my house (or rather, I am about to exchange on it, but for this purpose, let's say I have sold it) but not completed yet so no funds from it in my bank account. 
 I'll be renting a house in Wales for the first year, whilst I look for a nice place to buy. Issue is that I have no rent references since I was a property owner. Further more, I do not yet have a new job contract, only a conditional offer (NHS occupational health checks notoriously take a long time, even longer now due to COVID).  So when the letting agency asks for employment details and references, should I give my current job and copies of my current pay slips? Will they not realise that that is kind of pointless  since I am clearly leaving that job as it is on the other end of the country.

My new job is guaranteed, I just don't have the official piece of paper yet. I can pay the first 6 months in cash upfront and I have a guarantor. 

I really want the house I am applying for so I want to complete the application for as best I can with as little room for questions. Because the landlord of course will pick the simplest application (someone with rent references and an actual job contract).

Any advice? Thanks.

AskAsk

show papers for old job and also new one.

dutchcloggie

AskAsk said:

show papers for old job and also new one.

Yeah I thought that. Problem is that I don't have a new contract yet, only the provisional offer. I applied for a part-time job and it was then changed to a full time job. Due to silly NHS regulations, they cannot offer me a contract for full time right away. I need to first sign the contract for the job I applied for and then on my first day of work, they will give me a new contract for full time hours.
None of this is a problem if you can just explain it to someone in person, but the landlord lives in Barbados and will have 4 applications to choose from.  And I really like the house :-( 

AskAsk

dutchcloggie said:

AskAsk said:

show papers for old job and also new one.

Yeah I thought that. Problem is that I don't have a new contract yet, only the provisional offer. I applied for a part-time job and it was then changed to a full time job. Due to silly NHS regulations, they cannot offer me a contract for full time right away. I need to first sign the contract for the job I applied for and then on my first day of work, they will give me a new contract for full time hours.
None of this is a problem if you can just explain it to someone in person, but the landlord lives in Barbados and will have 4 applications to choose from.  And I really like the house :-( 

if the landlord lives overseas, then more than likely the estate agent will make the vetting decisions for him, so it probably won't even get to him.

as you are a nurse, i doubt anyone would worry you will be made redundant at the moment, lol.  so simply showing your past employment history shows that you are experienced and capable of getting new employment.  speak to the estate agent and explain all this to him.  it should be fine.

dutchcloggie

Thanks for the reassurance. I will write a note and attach it to the application form. Agent says the landlord will be the one to decide but I can only do my best. Thanks.

Scotbot

Presumably the provisional offer has the salary on it. I doubt the landlord or EA will understand the nuances of NHS contracts. You could send your current contract, job offer and recent payslips and tell them you are relocating within the NHS. That should suffice