I've rented our home for the past 2 and a half years. Always paid my rent on time, house immaculate, no problems.
My daughter's paternal grandparents were our guarantors as I don't earn enough to not need one (need to earn 3.5x the rent, which is 36k).
Social services advised that my daughter needed to see her dad in a contact centre about a year ago. The family weren't happy, but were still my guarantors as I explained that if they weren't, we would have to move away (expensive area) which would obviously make contact difficult.
My estate agent has just rang saying they haven't done the forms and my landlord does want me to have a guarantor or I'll have to leave.
What are my rights? Do they still have to give me 2 months notice even though my 6 month contract has expired (get a new tenancy agreement every 6 months at renewal)?
I know if I can't find a place I need to stay until the bailiffs come so the council will help me. But I don't want to do this, especially as the landlord reference will be essential in me finding somewhere (unlikely). The council will put me in a hostel sharing a bathroom with drug addicts for years - lived in one whilst pregnant and there's no way I could live there with a 3yo. Maybe I could find somewhere far away in a cheaper area but obviously need to find a new job there to get a place.
So does anyone know how much notice they'll need to give me since my tenancy is technically over every 6 months? Today is rent day though so already paid for the first months rent of the next 6 months if that makes sense.
I'll obviously ask the estate agent but atm I'm just hinting to my friend, but obviously it's a massive thing to ask and I don't think she'll offer. My only other option is to speak to my daughters dad and explain that this will mean us moving away so he won't see her anymore. I don't want to do this; he's abusive and I haven't spoke to him in months.
Can't stop crying.