struggling to rent a property
Jan 4th 2012, 7:23 pm
#31
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Re: struggling to rent a property
Im guessing that having a job makes life a lot easier trying to rent?
Jan 5th 2012, 9:56 am
#32
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Re: struggling to rent a property
You need to put together paperwork, there is no escaping that. We put together a rental pack which included a cover note explaining why we would be good tenants, ID, bank statements, job offer letters and a letter from the agent who is renting out our UK home saying what a nice well maintained house it is.
In your situation you could include a reference from the UK agent you rented with, make sure evidence of savings is prominent and highlight in your covering letter that you have ample savings to cover rent for X months and perhaps offer to pay some in advance. Don't worry, you won't be the first new immigrant that is looking for a house without having work lined up and plenty manage it.
In your situation you could include a reference from the UK agent you rented with, make sure evidence of savings is prominent and highlight in your covering letter that you have ample savings to cover rent for X months and perhaps offer to pay some in advance. Don't worry, you won't be the first new immigrant that is looking for a house without having work lined up and plenty manage it.
Jan 5th 2012, 4:58 pm
#33
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Re: struggling to rent a property
You need to put together paperwork, there is no escaping that. We put together a rental pack which included a cover note explaining why we would be good tenants, ID, bank statements, job offer letters and a letter from the agent who is renting out our UK home saying what a nice well maintained house it is.
In your situation you could include a reference from the UK agent you rented with, make sure evidence of savings is prominent and highlight in your covering letter that you have ample savings to cover rent for X months and perhaps offer to pay some in advance. Don't worry, you won't be the first new immigrant that is looking for a house without having work lined up and plenty manage it.
In your situation you could include a reference from the UK agent you rented with, make sure evidence of savings is prominent and highlight in your covering letter that you have ample savings to cover rent for X months and perhaps offer to pay some in advance. Don't worry, you won't be the first new immigrant that is looking for a house without having work lined up and plenty manage it.
Jan 6th 2012, 5:46 am
#34
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Re: struggling to rent a property
Employment never seemed to be an issue. We did show bank statements to prove money was there. And a month in hand plus bond was fine. I was told by a couple of agents that they liked British immigrants because we looked after the properties and they rarely had problems with payment or behaviour.
