University rent guarantor scheme.

Support your university students, and get your rent paid on time, by providing them with access to a trusted UK guarantor service.

With a 100% payout rate on all valid claims, you can be sure you will receive 100% of your rent, 100% of the time.

Tailored service to each universities needs
Housing Hand covers the full amount of rent & damages
No cost to the university
Discounted rates available for your students
We work with care experienced and estranged students

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What is it?

We are a UK based rent guarantor service.
Housing Hand acts as a rent guarantor service for international and UK students. We are the only award-winning UK rent guarantor service offering fully comprehensive cover of rent, damages and dilapidation’s for students who cannot provide a qualifying rent guarantor.

We partner with universities.
We can create a bespoke service for your University. This is essentially a white label product, where the University actively promotes the service to their students and Housing Hand provides integration, co-branded application pages with an affiliate link, as well as marketing materials.

Providing value to your students.
By partnering with Housing Hand and establishing a Guarantor Service ALL students applying from your University pay a reduced fee. We undertake all the administrative requirements and remove the need to set up a designated team or employ additional staff.

Safe, secure and financially insured guarantor service.
Universities that partner with us take on no financial risk. We take the financial risk and our liabilities are backed by quality insurance companies. Housing Hand can be referenced as a guarantor with companies such as HomeLet, Lettings Hub, Rent4Sure etc.

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Partnerships

Tenancy Agreements

All tenancy agreements are checked for fairness and suitability by our dedicated team. We sign the accommodation providers guarantor deed and therefore are accepted by all. We accept tenancy agreements with Joint and Several Liability.

Dedicated Partnerships Manager

We assign all of our a Universities a dedicated partnerships manager who will work with you to answer any questions or discuss any concerns. They attend your Universities Housing fairs to advise students about the issues of renting in the private rental market.

Information Partnerships

We provide relevant information about the issues relating to guarantors by supplying the Accommodation, International, Welfare and Student Union departments with information materials & brochures along with our expert advice.

This is the basic level of service we provide to over 20 UK Universities.

Referral Service

Universities actively refer Housing Hand to their students who cannot provide a guarantor with direct web links on the relevant University Accommodation, Advice and Student Union web pages.

This is the preferred relationship of over 50 HEI across the UK.

Guarantor Service

We cover everyone
All students from the UK and abroad can use the service, irrespective of whether they are undergraduate or postgraduate student at University. Therefore Housing Hand complies with EU discriminatory laws.

Guarantee Length
We can stand as a guarantor for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 12 months. The student must renew for the Housing Hand service once their guarantee has expired after the 12 month tenancy.

How does the student apply?
To apply for the service the student must start a Housing Hand application form on our website housinghand.com and select their University.

What happens if a student can’t pay their rent
If the student is unable to pay their rent, they must contact our Credit Control team at Housing Hand, so that they are able to work with the student. They are contactable on 0207 205 2625 or via email on default@housinghand.com

Some of our University partners

Bristol University

Housing Hand are proud to work with the University of Bristol, read on for more information about our University Guarantor Service that helps UK and International students.

Salford University

Housing Hand are proud to partner with the University of Salford, read on for more information about our University Guarantor Service that helps UK and International students.

Goldsmiths University

Housing Hand are proud to partner with the Goldsmiths, University of London, read on for more information about our University Guarantor Service that helps UK and International students.

Common Questions

What our customers say

"There was some missing documents with my application and Dani Smith reached out to help through. He’s super professional, kind and attentive. Fast replies and very helpful. One of my very best encounters. Thank you Dani for your tremendous efforts."

Shaima Alkaabi

International Student

“Brilliant customer service all round. The staff genuinely want to help and they are very responsive, in particular Ronny Houillet I always felt good when he would oversee my application. I would recommend this company to anyone struggling for a guarantor. “

Ben Richards

Co-Signer

"It was an excellent experiance. Everything was crystal clear, and the steps are simple to follow. I would want to thank Dinah in particular since when I contacted her to review my application, she was incredibly helpful and quick to complete it."

Iman Albalushi

Tenant

Why choose Housing Hand?

As the UK’s largest rent guarantor service, we’ve supported over 100,000 students and professionals from all around the world. With more than 4,000 trusted partners, we’ve guaranteed over £1 billion in rent helping people settle into homes they love.

Here’s why we’re their first choice:

We're the UK and Ireland's leading rent guarantor