Guarantor request by LL for student accomodation

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

aquitaine wrote: »

Hello. What a valuable contribution to the discussion that is. Thanks very much:-)

Have you actually read the contract yet or are you spending your time on responses like this instead?

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

aquitaine wrote: »

You're not trying to be sarcastic are you? Ironic perhaps. I am afraid you're not doing too well at it but never mind, keep practicing. Here's a hint for you, a sense of humour will help.

Contract? No?

aquitaine

GwylimT wrote: »

You're more than welcome.

Excellent. Do you have any more nuggets of wisdom to offer the conversation?

Bossworld

aquitaine wrote: »

Excellent riposte, but I fear you have ignored the rules which exclude the passive subjunctive. Get a grip.

I feel you need to add a second conditional for your original suggestion to work grammatically, but that aside, I genuinely fail to see what you are going to gain from this other than internet points for insulting others.

The only person who will lose out in this situation is your son, something which others have already raised. If the other parents have already signed to act as guarantors, regardless of your views on the supposed moralities of the contract, then you are all in it together and it's in everyone's interests to ensure the rent is paid on time and in full. Assuming that's done, there should be no issue and your role as guarantor is essentially superfluous?

aquitaine

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Contract? No?

Sorry, I'm losing track with all the flack I'm getting. Contract? No, I haven't seen it, I'll ask him to dig it out today.

aquitaine

Bossworld wrote: »

I feel you need to add a second conditional for your original suggestion to work grammatically, but that aside, I genuinely fail to see what you are going to gain from this other than internet points for insulting others.

The only person who will lose out in this situation is your son, something which others have already raised. If the other parents have already signed to act as guarantors, regardless of your views on the supposed moralities of the contract, then you are all in it together and it's in everyone's interests to ensure the rent is paid on time and in full. Assuming that's done, there should be no issue and your role as guarantor is essentially superfluous?

The reason I refused to sign is because I read a lot of horror stories about people being chased for large sums of money by landlords. When my other children were at uni they just got flats and there was no big deal, no demands like this, it set the alarm bells ringing and rightly so by all accounts.

Andypandyboy

aquitaine wrote: »

The reason I refused to sign is because I read a lot of horror stories about people being chased for large sums of money by landlords. When my other children were at uni they just got flats and there was no big deal, no demands like this, it set the alarm bells ringing and rightly so by all accounts.

I have children who are quite far apart in age and this has been asked of us on every occasion they have rented over the last 15 years or so. Strange you haven't encountered it before.

Pixie5740

aquitaine wrote: »

Sorry, I'm losing track with all the flack I'm getting. Contract? No, I haven't seen it, I'll ask him to dig it out today.

Did you not think that reading what it is your son has actually signed and agreed to was a good idea before starting the histrionics?

As an aside a Deed of Guarantee would not be properly executed if the guarantor had not been given a copy of the contract he/she is guaranteeing before signing the guarantee.

It's not illegal for you to become the guarantor for your son now. If that is what the letting agent actually said I suspect it's because they no longer wish to deal with you and by extension your son.

k3lvc

aquitaine wrote: »

The reason I refused to sign is because I read a lot of horror stories about people being chased for large sums of money by landlords. When my other children were at uni they just got flats and there was no big deal, no demands like this, it set the alarm bells ringing and rightly so by all accounts.

Meanwhile the clock is ticking and others will be queuing up to take the property while you sit in your righteousness. Hopefully your son will understand your moral stance when they move into the dregs of the available properties and you're still having to at as guarantor


If you don't want to do this then how about one of the other parents stepping up to the plate and absolving you of responsibility

Andypandyboy

k3lvc wrote: »

Meanwhile the clock is ticking and others will be queuing up to take the property while you sit in your righteousness. Hopefully your son will understand your moral stance when they move into the dregs of the available properties and you're still having to at as guarantor


If you don't want to do this then how about one of the other parents stepping up to the plate and absolving you of responsibility

Why would any other parent choose to do that? I would think that if the parent wouldn't sign then they knew that their child was not trustworthy or responsible enough to stand guarantor for. I certainly wouldn't be stepping into that breach. I would just advise my child to find another friend to take the space.

In fact, at this stage of the game that is exactly what I would be doing now. He is not just messing his son around but all the people he is sharing with and their parents too.