Place To Stay In The Uk

[AyJ]

I posted a few weeks ago about a UK settlement visa for my family. Back then, I thought I would be able to move in with my mother and show her house as a place to stay in the UK, however this is no longer a possibility and I am kind of stuck as there are no other people I know who have room in their houses.

I have been living in Thailand for over a year now continuously and I have no property in the UK. I have savings in the UK and a job offer for when I return.

I have contacted a landlord of a friend in the UK. He says that he has a house that I could start renting, but because I don't know how long the visa application will go on for, I can't give him an exact date of when we will arrive in the UK.

I'm really not sure what my options are here. If I ask him to give me some sort of letter to show the embassy showing that he has property to rent available to me and that he has a reputable company which could be contacted, would this be sufficient?

Any help would be great. Things seem to be falling apart here

AyJ

[the scouser]

The actual requirement of the Immigration Rules states that "there will be adequate accommodation for the parties...". I would interpret this as meaning that you don't necessarily need pre-arranged accommodation if you can otherwise show the visa officer that you will be able to find and pay for a place to stay once you are in the U.K.

Scouse.

[AyJ]

Thanks Scouse