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Relocation stress and everything going wrong

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  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,011 Forumite
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    My friend is living in an AirBNB whilst waiting for her purchase to complete having sold her house in November. The landlady is grateful for the regular income as doesn't have a booking from anybody else until August.
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  • Sotts
    Sotts Posts: 254 Forumite
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    Slinky said:
    My friend is living in an AirBNB whilst waiting for her purchase to complete having sold her house in November. The landlady is grateful for the regular income as doesn't have a booking from anybody else until August.
    Great idea 
  • amandacat
    amandacat Posts: 575 Forumite
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    Thanks for the advice and ideas. 
    I’ve tried open rent and managed to get one viewing set up but everything else was let.
    I’ll have a look on air bnb. Thank you. 
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,575 Forumite
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    edited 24 January 2021 at 10:29PM
    Just catching up

    Don't really have any practical advice as we don't have pets, but I do know how difficult (impossible?) it can be to find short term rental if you don't fit a landlord's 'ideal tenant' template.
    Hope you get something sorted soon. In the meantime, do whatever it takes to keep yourself functioning.
  • Phil4432
    Phil4432 Posts: 522 Forumite
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    Don't worry about your cats, they get free food and that's all they care about really.

    Just keep looking for a temporary rental and/or home to buy.  I was once in a desperate situation, purchased a home within a couple of months.  5 hrs a day of searching, but it paid off.  There's two of you, so try allocating 2 hrs each per day to searching.  You'll be fine.
  • pbhb
    pbhb Posts: 124 Forumite
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    Have you looked at an air bnb rental for the time being? I know we can’t book holidays but you are needing a residence which I believe is in the rules. Good luck 
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