Jemvin Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 How easy/ quick will we be able to rent a house when we return to the uk? What do we need to do this? Don’t want to be stuck with family for months on end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Like Australia, it really depends on how scarce rentals are in the area you want to live in. Then once you've found a place, it takes a couple of weeks for them to go through all the formalities and hand over the keys. We moved to Bournemouth and found it very difficult. We had booked into a holiday flat for four weeks. Even then, we eventually gave up and took a place in Southampton out of desperation (which was a bad move, but that's another story). However, I think Bournemouth is a special case because so many landlords rent out their places as holiday homes, plus there's also the university, so there's a lot of pressure on rental places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 How’s your UK credit rating? They do credit checks nowadays we found. Rental prices are quite high in our area so we decided not to rent and buy. We could have found somewhere in a couple of days though, it all depends on the area though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemvin Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Thanks everyone, I don’t think we will have a problem with the area, I’ve often looked online and there seems plenty. I don’t have a credit rating. Left the uk when I was 21 out of home. Will this be an issue? I’ve never rented before or gone through the process so I wouldn’t know what to expected. Do you have to have a job before hand etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 If you have no credit rating, you may have to pay six months’ rent in advance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemvin Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Marisawright said: If you have no credit rating, you may have to pay six months’ rent in advance Ah ok! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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