Hello everyone, hope someone can clear things out..
I am moving to the UK, in London, to work as a contractor. I need a house to rent obviously for me and my family but since I’m new to the game I am not sure how to proceed.
I know rental agencies usually want references, but I don’t have any. Could it be possible to rent by forming an Ltd and paying myself a decent salary and then provide my contract to the rental agency? Would it be legal?
I did manage to find a house thanks to friends of friends who is willing to rent us a house, as a private, in Birmingham. But that’s quite distant from London and if I traveled from Mon-Fri, it would be 4 hours of train commute every day and around 800£-1000£ or so for train pass + London Underground.
Now, rent in London would be about 1500£ base, while in Birmingham it’s 650£. So even if I commute, the price difference would not be much higher. But I would still commute 4 hours a day.. which is a lot but could always use that time to work in my laptop.
So is there a way for me to rent in London or it’s better to go to Birmingham, at least for a few months?
I am moving to the UK, in London, to work as a contractor. I need a house to rent obviously for me and my family but since I’m new to the game I am not sure how to proceed.
I know rental agencies usually want references, but I don’t have any. Could it be possible to rent by forming an Ltd and paying myself a decent salary and then provide my contract to the rental agency? Would it be legal?
I did manage to find a house thanks to friends of friends who is willing to rent us a house, as a private, in Birmingham. But that’s quite distant from London and if I traveled from Mon-Fri, it would be 4 hours of train commute every day and around 800£-1000£ or so for train pass + London Underground.
Now, rent in London would be about 1500£ base, while in Birmingham it’s 650£. So even if I commute, the price difference would not be much higher. But I would still commute 4 hours a day.. which is a lot but could always use that time to work in my laptop.
So is there a way for me to rent in London or it’s better to go to Birmingham, at least for a few months?
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