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Question about letting /Guarantor
funkycat06
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Hi all , i recently went for a privately rented property that i could more than afford the monthly rent and i had been with the company before so passed all the checks etc . However the landlord said that i would either need a guarantor or pay 6 months up front. I could not afford this at the time and i have always had trouble finding a guarantor as none of my family are willing to help and i don't have friends meeting the requirements.
I just wondered if anyone knows how much the companies actually check out whoever you put down as a guarantor?
I just wondered if anyone knows how much the companies actually check out whoever you put down as a guarantor?
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If there are no affordability problems and there is no other reason why a LL would want a guarantor then I would call their bluff. Tell them that you are not willing to provide a guarantor nor are you willing to pay 6 months rent up front. If, as you say, your reference is good then they may well back down (especially if the agent, eying their fee, in pushing you as a good T.
There will be plenty of other properties available if it does not work.
As for your question - a guarantor should be referenced in a similar manner to a prospective T. A guarantor without income or assets is as much use a chocolate tea pot (and not as tasty).0
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