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Whether you’re moving to the UK to rent or study, you may be asked to find a UK guarantor for your rental accommodation. Using a professional guarantor service, like Housing Hand for a small monthly fee means you won’t have to pay any rent up front.
The easiest way to find out if you are eligible is to start your application. It is completely free to do so and you will get a quote based on your renting details. We accept 99% of students and working professionals.
Once your application is complete you will be assigned an Account Manager who can support you with all of the documents we require. They will then be you main point of contact to set up your guarantor agreement.
Simple Steps to Secure Your Rental:
Easy step-by-
step application
Quick and simple approval process
Once approved, you’re all set to move in
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We are the top choice for students seeking a reliable rent guarantor service.
Start with just a £10 onboarding fee, making it affordable to get started with our services.
We act as your UK-based guarantor, eliminating the need for a local contact.
Since 2013, we have supported over 90,000 students in securing their accommodations.
Payments are spread over 6 months for short term tenancies of 6 months or below and spread over 12 months for tenancies above 6 months and up to 12 months. The guarantor fee cost is discounted, If you choose to pay the whole fee upfront.
As payments are spread over 12 months, if you move out early, you will need to pay the balance of your fee in full. Speak to the Housing Hand team and your landlord if you need to end the tenancy early and if agreed with the landlord, Housing Hand can calculate a pro-rata fee less admin costs.
To be a UK guarantor you must be:
Once you have submitted your application, we will reach out to your chosen provider on your behalf. We require confirmation from your accommodation provider with your tenancy agreement and agreed rental amount before we can proceed.
Every applicant will need to pay a £10 onboarding fee to us, once they have created an account and started, for us to start to process their application. This fee is non-refundable and is used to carry out ID Verification checks on each applicant and their co-signer.
At the same time that this fee is paid, you can either choose to set up a monthly subscription, starting on your chosen tenancy start date, or you can choose to save money and pay us upfront.
If you choose monthly, this will be set up as either 6 monthly payments or 12 monthly payments. This means that if your contract is 10 months long, you would still have subscribed to pay housing hand 12 payments.
Thousands of partners nationwide accept Housing Hand. This ranges from individual Landlords through to very large Accommodation Providers such as University halls of residence.
As a company Guarantor with an insurance policy that covers every tenant, Housing Hand guarantees its safety and security. We guarantee that your rent will be paid for the whole period of your tenancy agreement should you default on the payment, as well as the provision to cover damages above the deposit value.
If your Accommodation Provider is not on our list of partners, we will contact them on your behalf. Whilst we cannot guarantee that every accommodation provider in the UK will work with us, we are confident that we will be able to find you alternative accommodation with one of our partners if they don’t.
In the unlikely event that the accommodation provider does not accept Housing Hand as your UK Rental Guarantor; we provide you with a refund.
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