we spent nearly a year trying to find somewhwere to live before we were evicted but in the end we were homeless also having pets didnt help we had to put them in lennels and kept applying for social housing and private
most wanted referances but we didnt have any
we were lucky when we were told about this landlady she still wouldnt let us have pets so they had to be rehomed
but at least we had a roof over our heads

the only sugestions i can sugest is go to the local authority and ask if they now of any landlords who might take you on having ccjs

most with estate agents are like that also do a search through local paper and the internet
also why not put add out there letting ppl now that your looking for somewhere to rent
hope you get some luck soon

with selling house only thing i can sugest is pack as much as possible take pics down paint rooms light and airy get rid of things you are not using