Does anyone have any advice they could offer please? (Please be kind 🙏)
My marriage has broken down and I’ve told my husband I want to separate. (This has been a long time coming and not a decision made lightly.)
I am keen to move out of the house we share. The house is owned by his family, so there’s no house to sell and he’ll continue to live there.
Ive applied for social housing - but am realistic in thinking I’m unlikely to get anything in the area I need to be in, due to the demand (have two young children and don’t want to move schools, jobs etc.)
Ive looked into private rentals and benefits. I work but would be entitled to housing benefits I think, and that would mean I could afford to rent privately, but I don’t think I can apply for all the benefits until I move out, but if they do an affordability check I probably wouldn’t pass, because it would be based solely on my salary, which wouldn’t be enough. So I feel really stuck and wondered if anyone had been in a similar situation?
I have also looked at part rent / part buy and potentially could do this, if I could find a way to find the deposit. Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏 thank you.