**URGENT** Moving in 6 days- estate agent now says reference came back unsatisfactory

[misstm]

Hi there,

 

A friend of mine has signed contracts to move into a new home on 1st Nov, her agency has just contacted her today to say that one of the references has come back unsatisfactory but due to data protection they cannot tell her why... She is now facing being made homeless next week, with 2 kids and her partner.

The council won't help as she is not being evicted but has handed in her notice, and she cannot stay in her current home as someone else is moving in.

 

All contracts for the new tenancy agreement have been signed, and they have paid the deposit and first month's rent... where do they stand?

 

Any advice would be gratefully received.

[sequenci]

Hello there.

 

Do you know if there is a clause within the tenancy contract which states that they can end the contract if there are no satisfactory references after the contracts have been signed?!

[misstm]

My friend says she is pretty sure there was. The main bugbear being that the agency has now left her with less than 6 days notice to try and find somewhere to live.