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Son in college - hassles

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  • pickledonionspaceraider
    pickledonionspaceraider Posts: 2,698 Forumite
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    edited 3 April at 1:59PM
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    Do not guarantor - under any circumstances.   If they haven't got a guarantor - and it is part of the requirements -  then this is not a done deal.  I would message them back immediately and tell them I refuse to be guarantor, and son will not be moving in.   If you do this now with plenty of time - i cant see the issue.  

    Son find somewhere else to live.  

    Even in regular circumstances, a parent can end up unwittingly guarantor for everyone in the house - it is a minefield.  I would never guarantor for anyone again, even if it was one of my kids - as estate agents can attempt every intimidation tactic in the book, when it comes to students

    My son and three friends signed up to a house approx. six months in advance of needing it. In that six months, two of the four had dropped out of University.....


    With love, POSR <3
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