Friend doesn't want to rent with me..

Then I suppose the only way you're going to know is if you sit down and talk to her again. Maybe you could put her worries to rest, whatever they are. We can only help so much without knowing the people involved. hopefully you'll work something out, I don't think you'll be living with you dad forever, you'll manage something.

Also can someone please explain to me why so many properties say 'No housing benefits tenants'? What's that about?

Also can someone please explain to me why so many properties say 'No housing benefits tenants'? What's that about?

Because they believe the better tenants are those in full time employment.

Because landlords and letting agencies are prejudiced ********s.

That's disgusting discrimination.
Apparently though it's not illegal to not disclose that you're on housing benefit. So I guess I'd just not tell them where the money's from.

They will ask you if you are in employment and request a reference.

I am in employment, I'm just not earning enough to afford the astronomical renting prices on my own. Why is that a crime?

I understand your point but I couldnt live with someone who doesn't know me as well as my friend does, and she's the only friend I have.

Also can someone please explain to me why so many properties say 'No housing benefits tenants'? What's that about?

They just wnat to make sure you cna afford the rent. Its completely at their discretion who they choose to rent to.

It discriminates against a lot of people who are trying to become independent but would struggle to pay on their own. Renting isn't just a business, people's lives depend on it.

Yes you can. Living alone is better than living with people who only make your MH worse. Living with total strangers in a house share, is also better than living with people who only make your MH worse - but alone is better.




I've lived with housing benefit tenants before. Consistently rude to both me, the landlord and the estate agent. Too dumb to figure out how the central heating works, and constantly blamed me for "turning it off". When they took the key for the meter, they would leave the house for 3 hours and pretend to top it up, but I always returned to an empty meter. Broke rules about smoking on the premesis. Broke rules about using an electric heater. Claim to be a single tenant, then cramp 2 extra people into a single bedroom. Most housing benefit tenants are dumb **** who aren't worth the money they pay, and wreck the property when they leave. A few bad eggs tarnish the landlord's impression on the rest of the good ones unfortunately!

I haven't cried in more than a year. If I'm having a bad day I hardly let it show. Mental illness isn't always obvious.

you're being extremely defensive and argumentative with every response you get on here... perhaps you'd get further with your friend if you worked on that, I wouldn't wanna live with someone who'd respond defensively any time I reminded them to pay a bill or vacuum...

I'm perfectly aware people with mental health vary a lot, just throwing ideas out there

We are NOT dumb. You have had a bad experience with some tenants. Don't tar us with the same brush.
How can you advise me to live on my own but then make such an openly discriminatory statement like that? You're ridiculous.

Most, not all. If you're a landlord giving your property to the council there's a 60% chance you're going to get a bad tenant. When your mortgage repayments are £1200 a month and the rent you charge is £1350, 60% is too big of a risk for your business to take. No discrimination, just reali2ty.

There are still many Landlords who will accept HA tenants, due to the reliable income. If your MH is terrible living with your dad, you should do everything in your power to make it better, including living on your own

Not even most. You got stuck with some irresponsible idiots who would have behaved in the same way whether they had been on benefits or not. You're just prejudiced and a hypocrite, and people like you make it impossible for people like me to better themselves. So thanks a lot.