Shurgard won't rent to me as driving licence and passport out of date. Any good alternatives?

terry8591

Hi, I'm a pensioner in the nightmare situation of going through a 'no fault' eviction in the current housing crisis. I haven't found anywhere to move to yet because of the severe housing shortage in Greater London. I tried renting some self storage from Shurgard, but they told me the only ID they accept is a passport or driving licence. As a pensioner these have both expired as no longer needed at my age. They refused to accept my freedom pass, or my birth certificate or letters from banks, building societies or the council. So it looks like all my worldly possessions will be crammed into a tiny flat along with me if I eventually find somewhere to move to. Does anyone know an alternative storage company with slightly less strict ID policies?

user1977

Might be quicker/simpler just to renew one of the IDs? Driving licence should be cheaper (assuming you don't have medical reasons preventing you from driving).

terry8591

user1977 said:

Might be quicker/simpler just to renew one of the IDs? Driving licence should be cheaper (assuming you don't have medical reasons preventing you from driving).

Thanks, but I've only got just over two weeks before the bailiffs literally throw me on the street.

theartfullodger

You'll realise that the "no fault", no reason at all s21 eviction notice (brought in by Thatcher) does not end tenancy nor compel tenant to leave.

For landlord to force eviction requires court hearing etc , probably takes about 6 months from s21 service.

Landlord may be willing to "encourage" you to leave with£££_£££____.  

So you'll have more time than you may have thought.

Sorry this is happening.  Best wishes & good luck.

terry8591

theartfullodger said:

You'll realise that the "no fault", no reason at all s21 eviction notice (brought in by Thatcher) does not end tenancy nor compel tenant to leave.

For landlord to force eviction requires court hearing etc , probably takes about 6 months from s21 service.

Landlord may be willing to "encourage" you to leave with£££_£££____.  

So you'll have more time than you may have thought.

Sorry this is happening.  Best wishes & good luck.

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I got the S21 last year and have been desperately trying to find somewhere to move to since. The letting market is a nightmare in London, and the council have been no help whatsoever. I got a letter from the court telling me the bailiffs are coming in early June.

theartfullodger

Sorry, good luck.

user1977

terry8591 said:

user1977 said:

Might be quicker/simpler just to renew one of the IDs? Driving licence should be cheaper (assuming you don't have medical reasons preventing you from driving).

Thanks, but I've only got just over two weeks before the bailiffs literally throw me on the street.

Straightforward renewals can be very quick, last time I got a driving licence it came pretty much by return.

terry8591

user1977 said:

terry8591 said:

user1977 said:

Might be quicker/simpler just to renew one of the IDs? Driving licence should be cheaper (assuming you don't have medical reasons preventing you from driving).

Thanks, but I've only got just over two weeks before the bailiffs literally throw me on the street.

Straightforward renewals can be very quick, last time I got a driving licence it came pretty much by return.

I actually tried renewing the licence a few years ago, but couldn't do it online without a passport! I know there's a way to do it in person, but not sure whether the ID requirements are different for that. I'll do a web search.

teaselMay

My renewed driving license came back within a week. I only possess a passport for its ID purposes. You're likely to need ID to rent somewhere as well.

Sorry you're in thus situation, I know first hand how hard it is to find somewhere at the moment

terry8591

teaselMay said:

My renewed driving license came back within a week. I only possess a passport for its ID purposes. You're likely to need ID to rent somewhere as well.

Sorry you're in thus situation, I know first hand how hard it is to find somewhere at the moment

Thanks. A lot of LLs don't want to rent to me because I'm a pensioner and not earning 50k in a job. They are very fussy now. My current letting agent has always let me use my expired passport as ID, so I hope that will work.

Emmia

terry8591 said:

teaselMay said:

My renewed driving license came back within a week. I only possess a passport for its ID purposes. You're likely to need ID to rent somewhere as well.

Sorry you're in thus situation, I know first hand how hard it is to find somewhere at the moment

Thanks. A lot of LLs don't want to rent to me because I'm a pensioner and not earning 50k in a job. They are very fussy now. My current letting agent has always let me use my expired passport as ID, so I hope that will work.

But there's no guarantee the next agent will let you use it. You ought to renew one of them so you have valid ID.