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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by jdietrich on Saturday June 09, 2018 @05:47AM (#17272256)
The bank side of the equation has become a lot easier. New services like Monese and Revolut make it trivial to get a basic bank account without proof of address. You can open an account in minutes and start receiving payments from an employer or send payments to a landlord.

https://monese.com/

https://www.revolut.com/

The rental side has become more tricky. The Immigration Act 2015 made it a criminal offence to rent a property to someone who does not have the legal right to live in the UK, with a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine. Unless you have an EEA passport, it can be very difficult to find somewhere to live. Some landlords are even more cautious/discriminatory and won't rent to anyone who seems foreign. It's another embarrassing symptom of Theresa May's illiberal and inhumane "hostile environment".

https://www.gov.uk/penalties-illegal-renting

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by mrtksn on Saturday June 09, 2018 @06:22AM (#17272334)
Monzo(It was Mondo back then) recently introduced current accounts and I see that Revolut too now offers a real current account. That's great news, but still, you'll have trouble wherever proof of address is needed since these apps don't send paper statements as far as I know.
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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by wikibob on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:13AM (#17272466)
You can just chat Monzo in the app and ask for a paper statement. They will mail you one with a official looking stamp on it. Worked fine for me when the idiotic government bureaucracy required I produce such an archaic thing.
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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by mrtksn on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:20AM (#17272482)
Good to hear that the situation is improving drastically! Just a year ago Monzo didn't even offer a current account.
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