bankruptcy

[DEBS1959]

i am about to declare myself bankrupt. should this affect my application for private house renting.

[ojread2]

Probably
They do credit check on you

[Twenty20]

As ojread2 says, any sensible landlord will do a credit check on you which will show that you have unpaid debts. Personally, I wouldn't rent to someone who has a record of not paying money that they owe.

[Pippa68]

Of course the flipside is that after declaring yourself bankrupt you have more disposable income with which you can pay the rent.

I assume that you have had severe financial problems which have led to bankruptcy..this will mean that your credit rating probably isn't too healthy anyway.

[themas]

Pippa's answer indicates what is probably the case - in other words, you may well have difficulty renting privately because of your credit record even if you are not bankrupt.

You will probably need a guarantor - who will also be credit checked.