Tenant Guarantor Form
This article was written on 27 May 2008

What is a tenant guarantor form?
It’s a type of insurance that costs the Landlord nothing to put in place, but secures you against rent loss, damages and legal fees. The guarantor is someone that will vouch for your tenant, and is legally obliged to cover any costs that your tenant fails to meet. The Guarantor form is the contract that binds the Guarantor to the property and tenant.
Essentially, it’s a safety net for the landlord. I’ve actually NEVER got into an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement with a tenant without making them bind a guarantor into the package. It’s just good sense, because it’s extra security for the landlord.
The guarantor form is NOT a substitute for an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement; it should always be a supplement to the tenancy agreement.
Why do I need a guarantor?
You don’t actually need one; it’s completely optional. However, I wouldn’t advise to go without one. If you have a Tenant whose credit status is not sufficient, but they have someone who is willing to stand as Guarantor for them, then you get that extra peace of mind.
It goes without saying that you should perform credit checks on your tenant, but you can also do the same on the guarantor for as little as £10, plus VAT. If you’re working with a letting agent, they should offer this service for you.
When and who signs the guarantor form?
The landlord, guarantor and witness of the guarantor needs to sign the contract. The landlord should ensure that the guarantor agreement is signed and witnessed before the assured tenancy agreement is signed or executed.
What if my tenant falls into arrears?
If your tenant owes rent or needs to cover any other costs, then that’s when you chase the guarantor for the money. If the guarantor fails to make payment, then you can legally take the guarantor to court. On that note, always make sure that the guarantor has sufficient collateral before allowing them to be the gaurantor. A lot of landlords hold a strict screening process for acceptable guarantors e.g. a good job and owning a porperty are prerequisites. It’s a well advised process which I endorse.
In the past I have had to chase a guarantor because my tenant fell 2 months in arrears with her rent payment. Eventually, I ended up evicting the tenant. However, the gurantor insurance I had in place was well worth it.
How does a Guarantor stop being a Guarantor?
If the tenancy is for a fixed term (e.g 14th May 2007 – 14th May 2008), then the guarantee applies for the whole of the term and is not revocable during that term. If the Tenancy Agreement becomes periodic, then the guarantor will STILL be the guarantor. However, when the fixed term is over and becomes periodic, the guarantor can opt out of the deal by writing to the landlord to terminate the agreement. This is perfectly legal and has been tested in court. The guarantor should give “reasonable” written notice that he/she no longer wishes to be bound by the terms of the deed of guarantee (beyond the fixed term).
A fixed term contract is when two dates are specific in the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement, in which the tenant has rights to live in the property. The agreement becomes periodic when the agreement expires, but tenant and landlord have agreed to continue the tenancy without signing new contracts. In that case, the previous contract rolls over and becomes periodic.
Types of Guarantor Forms
The guarntor form can some times be part of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement form, but I prefer keeping them separate. There really is no difference.
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Here’s a copy of the guarantor form I use with my tenants. Feel free to use it.
Tenant Guarantor Form
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Talk / 112 Comments
You can get anyone to be a guarantor as long as they're willing.
It's probably in your best interest to get a working family member, as landlords also have to agree to who you use as a guarantor.
Hope that helps.
Cheers
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Thanks alot
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That's really dependant on the Landlord. There aren't any written rules. A lot of private landlords that don't use Letting agents don't require guarantors- it's just a case of finding one.
You could offer to pay for rental insurance. That would cost you an extra £100 per year (approximately), though. It's basically an insurance policy. So for example, if you fall behind on rent and need to be evicted, the insurance company will pay your rent to the landlord and pay for legal costs to get you evicted.
Some landlords may find that appealling, and prefer that over a guarantor (I know I would).
I hope that helps.
Kind regards.
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Your Guarantor actually needs to sign the Guarantor contract. Can't you just post it to him?
Kind regards
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regards
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Yes, the terms and conditions should be stipulated in the contract the Guarantor signs. As shown in the example form above, available to download.
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The application asks very personal questions, such as my annual salary, whether I'm single/divorced etc, bank/building society details, character references, employer references, work tel and fax numbers.
Whilst I am prepared to be a guarantor, surely it isn't necessary for the Landlord to know all this info?
There is also a 'Guarantee Agreement' - which is what I was expecting and am perfectly happy to sign - just not too happy about giving such personal info.
Thanks
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The landlord seems extremely cautious. He/She is just making sure that if your sister fails to make payment, there's little chance you'll escape the net.
However, it's not "required" for the Landlord to obtain all those details. I've certainly not seen anything so elaborate. Ultimately, it is down to the Landlord on how strict he/she wants to be.
I personally wouldn't hand over my bank details.
Kind regards
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It's not required, but some Landlords may insist on it.
But they definitely don't need it to get a guarantor in place.
Kind regards
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Would the original document be required to issue proceedings or would a photocopy be acceptable ?
Thanks.
Great site by the way !
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The Guarantor Agreement should be signed by a witness, otherwise the agreement holds little strength.
In fact, I don't think i've seen an agreement without the requirement of a signature from a witness.
Photocopy should be ok, but obviously having the original would be a much more of an ideal situation.
Many thanks
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Thanks
Ps Really informative site
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It's a bit of a grey area, to be honest.
Many letting agents refuse to terminate the guarantor contract until the tenant moves out of the property. I used to think that was the only way.
However, I've read a court case where a guarantor opted out of the agreement during the periodic term. He was taken to court, but he won the case, because he gave writen warning and the tenant was in the periodic term.
I'll try to find out more on this issue.
Kind regards
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can a guarantor be used instead of referencing.
My mum said she will be a guarantor but i have rent arrears with previous landlord
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That depends on the Landlord. A lot of landlords don't even bother checking references, so you may get away with having a bad tenancy history. However, a guarantor will definitely help get you tenancy. Neither reference checking or a guarantor is manditory, it's really down to the letting agent/landlord and if they want to take those factors into consideration.
Kind regards
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Great thread, I (hopefully) about to move into a property however this seems to be dependent on a guarantor form. The one that the agent has sent over is 1 page, very simple but very vague.
"...you will be responsible for making sure the XXXX keeps to all their responsibilities under the tenancy. If they do not, you will have to pay instead, not only any unpaid rent, but also any cost of repairing or putting right any problems caused to us by XXXX or their failure to keep to their responsibilities."
Any cost? Is this not just a license to print money?!
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As a victim of crime I have received no help and support from the system. In fact the perpetrators have been able to continue living in their homes unscathed while I have been reduced to living in appalling conditions. Due to the high rises in renting property and having no choice being out of paid work and representing myself in litigation I have been confined to seeking property’s at £300-£340 pcm (per calendar month) through housing benefit. The rents for most new houses/apartments are well above 400 pcm. There needs to be a reduction or capping on the rent increases and that certain standards ought to be met before any agencies and landlords are able to advertise a property on the market to let.
As a result of fleeing anti social behaviour I have been reduced to living in private rented accommodation. The current property is the subject of a housing disrepair claim. Two weeks after moving into the property I experienced problems with damp and mold. The current property is a short hold tenancy and the agent has served a notice seeking possession by 4th April 2009.
The point is not all landlords request a guarantor nor do all landlords request that those on housing benefit need a guarantor but most estate agents do and I have noticed that those that do have the properties on the market longer as they can not get any tenants. They must like losing rent with empty properties and leaving people like myself for the streets.
Renting is dead money and they are discriminating on the grounds of social status. When I can get back into paid work I will avoid any adverts that state -NO DHSS. I find myself emailing the agents that discriminate in this way if I can. One agency changed the advert to sorry no DHSS after my email on this point. The result is still the same though and if they were really sorry then they would not stipulate this condition on their advert.
My current and previous landlord did not request a guarantor and have benefited from my high standards.
Like I said in previous emails what about the 75,000 predicted to face repossession this year- where will they get a guarantor from?
My parents are homeowners but I would not ask them to act as guarantors. They did so for my sister with a loan on a car when she left school and they regretted it when she ran into difficulty keeping up with the payments and they said they would never do it again as she did not appreciate it. This is not the case with me as they know although I am not in contact with my parents now.
When I paid the rent this morning the lady in the bank agreed with me that housing benefit payments are more secure than relying on a salary therefore there is no justification for denying a place to live for those on housing benefit. It is simply not true that tenants can readily find a guarantor as the agency makes out this is not normally a problem however for people in my position-well this could happen to homeowners or anyone and were are they to obtain a guarantor I ask?
The point is the guarantor has to be in a position to pay and how many friends or family are in a position to do that?
These issue need to be looked into and addressed as those at the lower end of the housing market are being denied equal and affordable housing and reduced to homelessness and poor housing conditions because of restrictive and discriminatory rules.
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Do they have to be witnessed, does the AST have to be attached and a copy supplied to the guarantor. In the guarantor form being scrutinised it mentions that the letting particulars 'form part of this agreement' , snag is the neither tenant, nor the guarantor received these alleged letting particulars, to make things more strange the dates are wrong, G the guarantor signed without reading it, and later discovered it was made out for 10 months and not for 6 month's then becomes periodic. He thought he was signing for the 6 months initial tenancy period. Its made out or headed MAGPIE PROPERTIES Redlands, the letting agents, no office address, no agents addrwess, no tel number, no John Shah t/as Magpie Properties, just Magpie Properties Redlands, no written acceptance or witnesses, no landlords counter-signature/s or supoprting back up memos. It's mess, but whats the worst aspect of it legally. What would you choose to argue for it to be rescinded. An immigrant landlord and letting agent.
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Just set up a document stating you wish not to be a guarantor no longer,as it is in the periodic period now and has past the fixed period of the tenancy,sign it and send by recorded delivery.
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Send it to the Estate agent and a copy to the landlord which ever.
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Thanks for your time
Paul
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He has your wife as guarantor and as such she is legally responsible for the payments not made, irrespective of whether you/she was informed by the Landlord or not. The landlord has no responsibility to keep you informed of your daughters financial's and in fact could be deemed to be in breach of data protection laws if he told you - ie "how dare you tell my folks that I am late on my rent" etc. How would you feel if the roles were reversed?
Sorry - pony up the dough and abide by the guarantor agreement your wife signed - and then get your daughter to pay you/your wife back on a weekly basis.
Jools
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The Landlord would normally do a credit check on the guarantor to ensure their financial stability so it would probably show up as a search on the experion/equifax database. If you have a lot of these searches it may affect the sredit score of the person.
Hope this helps,
Jools
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They should also declare on the mortgage form under the affordability section that they are a guarantor. If they don't and the mortgage company find out later then they could be prosecuted by the mortgage company for obtaining financial advantage by deception or maybe even fraud.
Hope this helps
Jools
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DO NOT sign the tenancy agreement without receiving and reading the contract first. I don't know if you're dealing with a letting agent or a private landlord, but you can't be expected to sign a contract without receiving the T&C's. That's ridiculous. You could end up signing your life away.
You probably should have requested to read the T&C's before handing over the deposit, to be honest.
From what i'm aware there isn't a law in place to stop landlords from asking for those details in the Guarantor. I've seen a few types of Guarantor forms- some that ask for the personal details you mentioned, and some that don't.
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Do not sign ANYTHING unless you know what is in the document and what your liabilities are. You are opening yourself up to a whole world of hurt if you do!
Jools
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We have been unable to move in as one person is not able to sign a guarantor form eventhough we've all paid our rent in advance, and therefore they refuse to give us the keys to move in.
We are going to go see them again to see how we can get the keys; it leaves us in a very sticky situation as we must move in as soon as possible.
Any help on how to go about this would be great!
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This means that irrespective of whether one of you has not got a guarantor - if he/she fails to pay then the rest of you are liable for their share (or your guarantors will be liable for the 'guilty' person).
So essentially if there are 5 of you and the other 4 shove off - muggins is going to have to pony up the dough!
Jools
PS Anything in this reply should be checked with a suitably qualified person before using it as part of a legal agreement!
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Yeah, anymore advice on what to do would be very much appreciated!
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The landlord is under no obligation to give you the keys if you have not met the criteria for rental. Your friend should have ensured that there was a suitable guarantor before he/she signed the agreement. Not the LL's fault that the guarantor can't be found.
Jools
I dont know the circumstances so can't really comment on the best way forward.
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your only problem could be that the LL does not collect his mail for a while and wont get to see your letter. He may then send directly back to the letting agent and you will get a call from them saying "how dare you" etc...
You could try knocking on the neighbours to see if they know where he lives OR do a search via the land registry. Probably some cost involved in that but no idea how long it will take.
If the agents wont pass on your number then not much you can do - they may be acting upon the LL's instructions. If the LL has employed them as his managing agent they are probably acting on his instructed criteria and wont contact him unless there is an issue. That is why I employ a letting agent - they get all the hassle!
Sorry can't be more helpful but best of luck
Jools
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I am sure the property you are looking at is lovely - BUT there are lots of excellent properties out there and, as my old mum used to say, if it will be it will be and if you get it great if not then there is probably a very good reason!
Given the current financial circumstances I would be very doubbtful if the Landlord will be too flexible in his stimpuations to the Agency as we are all trying to manage risk. Is there no one else you can ask to be guarantor?
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The deposit should be secured into a "tenancy deposit protection scheme", so it's not up to the Letting Agent to decide whether you lose the deposit or not. Based on what you told me, the Landlord (not letting agent) is not fulfilling his/her legal obligation by making sure the property is in working order.
Read the following articles:
Landlord Obligations / Regulations – The Law- this article covers what your Landlord SHOULD be reparing.
Tenancy Deposit Protection Easy Guide- info on the Tenancy Deposit Scheme
My Landlord Won’t Give My Deposit Back- you should def read this article, it will give you a better idea of your legal situation.
Kind regards
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do they need to put ther bank details down?
Also i dont understand y do we need a guarantor if there ok to take money for rent of us and wer workin y do they need one
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Your daughter's mother is legally binded! The fact they have fallen out is irrelevant!
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Honesty goes a long way these days!
Good luck
Jools
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I am about to act as gaurantor for my daughter but i am un sure as to what this clause in the contract means and in particular the reference to six years .
Where the Rent, or any portion of it, is paid by housing benefit or other benefit scheme, the Guarantor agrees to pay the Landlord or Agent for the amount of any claims arising from overpayment, which may be made by the local authority in relation to the specified Tenant(s). Such overpayments may occur at any time, either during the tenancy or within six years thereafter.
I would be gratefull for any help.
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Loving the site 8-)
Gary
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@Gary - Get a guarantor!!!!! Depends upon your AST and whether you think they will stay together! The AST should be jointly and severally which means that if one f***s off the other is liable. The guarantor should be made aware of the fact that if they are guaranteeing the rent for them both, they will be liable if one buggers off irrespective of who goes. I would get a background check done on them as well.
Good luck....
Jools
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Thanks for any help ~ j
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Only way out is to get another guarantor. Once signed you cannot 'simply' (I know losing hours is not simple) walk away as you have signed a legal document contracting you to guarantee your daughters rent for the period of the AST.
The agent will take the view that you should have taken any potential loss of hours or other factors including the general economic downturn into account when you signed. It's not the landlords fault your hours have been reduced and they still have their overheads should your daughter default on her payments.
The landlord/agent would expect the rent to be paid in a timely fashion even if it meant you getting a second job to cover the shortfall in your initially declared salary. I am surprised that the guarantee paperwork was based upon your salary inc overtime. Normally the calculations are based on nett salary after expenses, mortgages etc - unless of course you did not correctly declare your salary initially and gave the figure including overtime? Not moralising - just trying to be forthright.
Never base your guarantee salary inclusive of overtime - it is misleading and when the OT is reduced you could find yourself in the brown and nasty. Also if you are falsly declaring financials to gain a financial advantage it could be illegal.
Hope you can sort it out!
Jools
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Failing that then the bank of DAD kops the bill.
Kids,, why do we have em.....
Ray
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Can you help me with my problem ?
It's a very long story but I agreed to be a guarantor for a member of my family but I am no longer able to fulfill this obligation.
In your intro you said that a guarantor can give notice providing that the agreement has become periodic.
The initial term was for 6 months, this was extended for another 6 months but in June 2009 I received a letter stating that the tenancy will "continue on a monthly periodic basis..."
".. The Deed of Guarantee you signed at the commencement of the tenancy remains vailid until the day the tenant vacates the poperty"
3 questions (sorry)
1) Can I give notice
2) is 1 month "Reasonable"
3) Do you know the name of the court case you referred to
Many thanks
Sarah
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would be gratefull of any advice
emma xx
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One of these students (who has signed her contract), has let her deposit and first months rent cheque bounce and has now told me she will not be moving in. I have now incurred charges for the bounced cheque as well as being out of pocket with her rent.
Any help would be grateful as to how i should deal with this problem as she does not have a get out clause and the agreement is only for 10 months.
I did make her complete a guarantour form, for which she nominated her monther... at what time period should i contact her? It has already been two weeks since her first payment should of cleared!
Im a little worried and concerned about this situation especially as i have been charged by the bank!
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
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Send the letter special delivery. Did you do a credit check on the guarantor? I hope so .......
Did the daughter give you a cheque and then cancel it? If so, she is not allowed to do that. Could be the start of a long haul ending up in the small claims court BUT don't let them get away with it!
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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No idea sorry!
Best of luck
Jools
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Good for the soul!
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I have been asked to sign as guarantor for my brother in law who is around 200 miles away. The form im asked to sign says -
"This guarantee is irrevocable and immediate. I am a principle debtor and therefore this guarantee is not conditional upon the landlord taking any action against the tenant first of all. This guarantee will not be released by any arrangement made between the teneant and the landlord or by any time given to the tenant for payment or by any failure to enforce payment. Executed by the guarantor as a deed"
Im concerned because this seems to imply my liabilities could be endless. The landlord doesnt even have to ask the tenant for any rent but just come straight to me and i have no way of getting out of the deal. This seems to leave me open to all sorts of abuse as a guarantor.
Any advice??
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"The landlord doesnt even have to ask the tenant for any rent but just come straight to me and i have no way of getting out of the deal."
Welcome to the world of being a guarantor! Only do so if you have confidence your BinL will pay. Remember - things have a way of not turning out the way you planned and families can be th eworst of the lot given you feel you can't bollock them or break their legs!!!!
If you are not sure - the choice is yours not to sign BUT make sure your BinL is aware of the circumstances of hiom not paying the rent! Don't envy you has to be said! Again if you are not sure - get a solicitor to check the form. Do not rely on anything said in this forum - there is lots of experience here but I am not a solicitor.
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Can an employer (ie the company not an individual) act as a guarantor? Many thanks in advance.
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No - they do not have to tell you as it automatically crosses over at the end of the fixed term. Everything in the original AST remains the same including your liability incase the tenant does not pay.
If you wish to pull out and he is still in arrears then you will have to pay up.
Sorry but that is the joy of being a guarantor!
Jools
PS - you could of course go and sort his knees out for putting you in this position!!!
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then it will be up to me to pay her rent.
if that happens does the guarantor have any rights ?
i.e. can the guarantor insist that she leaves the property and give notice in on the house ?
the worse fear is that i could end up paying her rent for the rest of her life.
there would be no way out and i wouldnt have a leg to stand on.
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I think you have answered your own question!
You as the guarantor have no rights to insist she leaves the property.
I would rather stick wasps up my arse than get involved but there again she is your ex and you have to tell her!
Best a few minutes of grief than a lifetime of regret. RUN A MILE!!!
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If only for the sake of remaining sane don't do it. Your ex may get the hump but ask her to find someone else.
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Any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated.
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Pardon me for stating the bleedin obvious but ...... why the hell did you sign up when you knew the tenant was going to hoppit?
You have no rights here except the right to stupidity!!
Learn from your mistake.
Don't be a muppet and don't do it again - oh and if a bloke called Ajay offers you a cheap house - DONT!
TB
PS You have brightened up my day and put a smile on my face!!!
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Anyone else with some genuine input? I wasn't really looking for someone called 'Twatty' to make any decent suggestions!
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You then stated that you had already signed upto it. Perhaps if you don't want the piss taken you should write your post in a way that it can't be read/interpreted wrongly!
Perhaps something like: I signed up as guarantor for someone some time ago and now know that he is planning to break his contract due to a personal issue with me. What should I do?
Anyway-
After reading your post again for the 15th time I now see what you are talking about.
I agree with Toni - write to the agent/landlord and state that you are no longer prepared to be a guarantor. It does not really matter what I am called as long as you get some good advice. I could have posted under my normal name on this blog!!
TB
PS If I offended you then I apologise but if you had read ANY of my previous posts on this site you will see that I actually do try to help people.
PPS I take the apology back - if i offended you tuff titty - I will continue to take the pi**!
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okay, okay, we could go round in circles! I accept the apology ( but refuse to accept the retracted one!)
thanks both for your replies. Am I legally able to retract the status of being guarantor? I'm certainly going to get in touch with the letting agent today anyway.
Thanks for your input!
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However, the flat isnt fit for purpose things like cooker blowing all the fuses, shower switches itself on, underfloor heating works when feels like at night. things like that, landlord via a large local extate agency chain will not do the repairs have complained etc.
Anyway she wont pay her rent, the housing benefit gets swallowed up by the bank, then she gets consused. She owes Decembers rent and Januarys is due. I think she has starts of dementia which we are trying to get medical help for or a diagnosis. She is now looking for proper sheltered / supported housing.In her lucid moments she says she'll pay it.
Of course I am now concerned that a) she;ll do a bunk, b) leave me to pay the rent, which I cant really do without causing me massive problems.
If i have to i will seek some advice, first stops this website, then the CAB etc.
Can I write saying I no longer want to be guarantor. The lease was a 6 month one, but because the landlord also isnt following his responsibilities would I be able to say shall we agree to part company and if she finds a house in a couple of weeks call it quits.
I am of course going to go round and speak to her about it even if i have to take her to the bank but then with her health problems, we are now the bad guys because we are trying to help her pay the bills.
Any advice apart from dont do it and dont be a guarantor.
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cos i reall want to move what shall i tell my letting agent
thank you
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My tenant left without notice and leaving the house in a dreadful state. Her uncle is her guarantor. I have sent him letters and telephoned him with regard to outstanding rent and the cost for restoring the house to a lettable condition. He has not made a payment saying his niece has assured him she owes nothing. He owns his house (a nice one) and is in full time work. He is also a magistrate a couple of days a month. There are so many different claim forms that I am confused. What is the correct county court claim form to use and any advice would be really welcome. Thanks
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you can actually submit the form online. I think the site is something like HM courtservice online but just do a google search and it should help you with the submission.
Hope you get it sorted - let us know how you get on!!
Cheers
Jools
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i never really anticipated this, and i understand that is a naivity on my part. The tenants in the house are awaiting re-housing by the council, and the council are telling them not to pay as it will delay the re-housing situation.
I am unable to get in touch with the landlady to try and appeal to her better nature and explaing that we will look to get resolved asap...her legal representative is equally as brash and due to the landlady previously being burnt, there seems to be no assistance with this.
I assume that I have no leg to stand on, but wondered if you could help me with some basic advice please. I don't have the money for legal costs, so just need to know the next best action for me I guess!?
Thanks
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1 month ago I paid 300£ l.agency fee for a keep flat for me,they reqest references and ect.3 days left to moving in and l.agency request Guarantor beceuse I got a temporary job.For now I know only people with temporary job tey cn`t be a guarantors,any idea how to sorted out this problem?Have no money for a 6 months adv.rent paymant
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Our tenancy is due to end on March 19th and we have found another property which is considerably cheaper to rent. My partner had his hours reduced at work and we can't keep up with the rent and were told that we are not entitled to any Housing Benefit because our earnings are still over the threshold. We have told our agent and landlord that will be vacating the property on this date. The problem is, we have been unable to pay our rent this month and we would owe 2 months rent when we move out. When we signed the agreement my Mum also signed as a guarantor - but since this, our agent has been taken over by another company who lost our original agreement. We were asked to sign another copy, but my Mum did not and she also isn't listed on the agreement (although not entirely sure if she would be being a guarantor) We didn't enter into another 12 month contract, but just signed a copy. I have offered to pay the landlord £50 per month to catch up on arrears as this is all we can afford. Can my landlord request money from my guarantor now? I'm not sure our agent knows we have a guarantor and as she hasn't signed the copy can she be held liable?
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if the landlord has a copy of the original document then yes she is still responsible.
I would make sure you put you offer to the LL in writing. It would be unreasonable for him not to accept this generous offer!!
Good on you for dealing with your responsibilities. If he says no then I would tend to say stuff him. As long as you can be seen to have been acting reasonably and responsibly then if he decides to sue and he has refused your offer the courts is more likely to agree with you!! If you are 2 months behind it would be a nightmare of paperwork and expense to instigate eviction proceedures. He would be an idiot to refuse your offer!
Don't sweat it too much though!
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I really wanted to sort it out myself, because being in the situation of having no money is an awful feeling, and we have 2 young children to feed too. I don't really want my Mum getting involved as this is our problem and not hers, which is why I made the offer. As we are moving out anyway, the landlord can get tenants in who can pay the rent, plus get £50 per month from us. The house costs a fortune to keep warm too, as we don't have double glazing and the frames are that rotten you can see daylight through the edge of them!
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If something is broken or missing get the LL to sort it BEFORE you sign the AST or you will be waiting ages.
Just make sure you have everything in writing. If the LL has failed to keep the property in good order I would be inclined to say - sod him, serves him right!
You could ask the landlord for a copy of the original tenancy/guarantee form. If he does not have it then he is pretty stuffed and his beef should be with the letting agent and not you.
Good luck
Jools
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We have found a much nicer house, and the agent and landlord have been very helpful in getting things fixed for us and we can't wait to move in. I have just requested the landlord send me the a copy of the original contract, but what if my guarantor isn't mentioned on this? I know she has nothing in writing to say she is guarantor, and I want to sort the problem out myself - i'd rather my landlord took me to court than hassle my guarantor!
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Can you tell me who can act as a guarntor? This is the first time im moving out.
Thanks in advance
Helen
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Several months ago my daughter entered into an assured short hold tenancy with 4 other students for the period June 2010-June 2011. I understand that she and her co-tenants are jointly and severally liable for the rent, damage, etc but, as her guarantor, am I also liable if her roommates default? My assumption is that the letting agent will go after the other students first and then to the parents of the offending student, not me. Is that a false assumption? If it is, can I withdraw from being her guarantor?
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Ibeth
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Thx in advance
Michael
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