Pregnant and no where to live in 2 months

[OhWomanOhMan]

Single parent-to-be and In Less than 3 months my baby will be here, I have to find a new place to live within 2 months as landlord selling house I’m currently renting. Been looking in my area and all surrounding areas but can’t even get a viewing as even houses listed today are already fully booked for viewings. I’m so stressed, council housing doesn’t seem an option as waiting lists are so long. Any advice anyone can give me? I’m so worried about my baby not having a roof of their head.

Have you looked at studios/one beds?

Sorry to hear you're in this position @OhWomanOhMan. I had housing woes recently so I can sympathise.

Keep trying with the letting agencies. You have to register with ALL of them and badger them. I advise making a gmail address just for that purpose so you can let them spam the shit out of you. Check Rightmove as many times a day as you possibly can - in my area (SE London) I worked out that agencies tend to list things on there at the end of the day, so I was able to call first thing in the morning to get a viewing. You have to put in quite a bit of work there. If your area is anything like ours, the rental market is insane at the moment.

I've found local community facebook groups to be helpful. Search and see if there are any and make a post asking if anyone has a flat/house to rent. You might have more luck looking for a 2-bed flat, and as a single parent with just one child, that should be all you really need space-wise.

Don't be afraid to widen your search area. We had to to find somewhere that fit our requirements within budget. If I were you, I'd work out how far I was willing to/could afford to travel to get to work and then search within that radius from your job. Or it may be important for you to be near friends/family, so you could use that as a starting point.

If worse comes to worse (which I'm sure it won't) could you stay with family/friends? Not ideal with a new baby I know, but at least it could ease some of the pressure to set that up just in case.

Good luck!