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Guarantors

Can you be a guarantor for someone else if you can't actually get a loan yourself?

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,875 Forumite
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    sounds like a very bad idea
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,641 Forumite
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    edited 27 January 2019 at 11:00PM
    Can you be a guarantor for someone else if you can't actually get a loan yourself?

    All the loan co is looking for is can you can pay it back if the person your guarantoring for is unable to pay.

    Are you sure you aant to be a guarantor ?
    I wouldnt get involved unless your happy to say goodbye to your money.
  • MallyGirl
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    Hopefully if you can't get a loan for yourself then no one in their right mind would let you be a guarantor. The rates will be high and if they don't pay then you would be on the hook to pick up the loan.
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  • AnotherJoe
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    Can you be a guarantor for someone else if you can't actually get a loan yourself?


    Hopefully not. Tell the person who want you to be one that you cannot be a guarantor as you are unable to get a loan yourself.
  • bris
    bris Posts: 10,548 Forumite
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    They won't take you anyway. The Guarantor is really the one taking out the loan, the other person who's name it is in is really irrelevant to them.


    If they do take you then they really deserve everything they get.
  • AVOID at all costs
  • Craig1981
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    same checks are done on guarantor as if they were taking the loan themselves

    dont know if you looking for a guarantor or wanting to be one - either way, bad idea
  • dealer_wins
    dealer_wins Posts: 7,334 Forumite
    Short answer.. Very unlikely.

    But no one should ever be a guarantor for anyone, ever!! Ends in tears too many times.
  • This is probably a very bad idea.

    Guarantors traditionally know the applicant well, have a reasonable credit score, are employed, and are homeowners.

    Still, lenders should conduct checks on you as well as the applicant in order to assess the viability of the loan.
  • Exodi
    Exodi Posts: 4,214 Forumite
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    My money is you can't get a loan yourself so you want to try egging a family member/friend to take it out for you (and subsequently not pay it) with you as a guarantor.

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