# Affordabilty...banking etc

**URL:** <https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/affordabilty-banking-etc/91619>\
**Category:** Tenant Discussion\
**Created:** [27 September 2026 11:41 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/affordabilty-banking-etc/91619 "2026-09-27T11:41:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Justin18](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/justin18/32/33676_2.png) [@Justin18](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Justin18)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2026 11:41 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/affordabilty-banking-etc/91619/1 "2026-09-27T11:41:21Z")

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…is it me or are OpenRent totally clueless??

My partner doesn’t earn as much as I do, yet we’ve failed the referencing process as she can’t pay HALF of the rent! Why?

This is totally stupid…!

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**Author:** ![David240](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david240/32/29827_2.png) [@David240](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David240)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2026 12:10 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/affordabilty-banking-etc/91619/2 "2026-09-27T12:10:36Z")

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@Justin18

Get LL to tell OR it’s a joint tenancy and referencing should be based on joint income and they should redo.

Why didn’t you check OR would do that before completing the forms …they aren’t mind readers

Good luck