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Renting a New Home On a New 6 month Contract following Universal Credit Claim
wandererreturns
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I'd appreciate input from anyone who has experience of applying to rent a home after a break in contracting via my limited company. Following a 4 month recovery from an operation last year I contracted for 3 months then claimed universal credit for a further 3 months to the end of May this year.
I am due to start a new 6 month contract (inside IR35) in a couple of weeks and am looking to move in the next month to another rented property. Would I realistically be able to do this given that I was on universal credit for 3 months and what would potential letting agencies require for referencing? I have never been in a situation where I have had a break in contracting in terms of claiming as an unemployed director and having breaks in trading so not sure whether this would work against me from a risk point of view when renting. I don't want to waste my time applying if I will be rejected.
I am due to start a new 6 month contract (inside IR35) in a couple of weeks and am looking to move in the next month to another rented property. Would I realistically be able to do this given that I was on universal credit for 3 months and what would potential letting agencies require for referencing? I have never been in a situation where I have had a break in contracting in terms of claiming as an unemployed director and having breaks in trading so not sure whether this would work against me from a risk point of view when renting. I don't want to waste my time applying if I will be rejected.
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