Student Guarantor Service UK | Housing Hand

No UK Guarantor? Our Student Guarantor Service Has You Covered

Most landlords and accommodation providers in the UK need you to have a guarantor someone who’s responsible for paying your rent if you fall behind.

If you don’t have one, as the UK’s biggest guarantor service and the only pay monthly provider, we’ll help you get access to more housing options and provide the security your landlord is looking for.

That’s not all our Guarantor service includes 24/7 healthcare and wellbeing support. So you can focus on settling into your new home, and let us worry about the rest.

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Not sure you need a guarantor yet? Get your Guarantor Passport

Still searching for the right home or figuring out if you need a guarantor? You can still be prepared, before you take your next step.

With our Guarantor Passport, you can get conditional pre-approval for us to stand as your rent guarantor before you find a place to live. The Guarantor Passport lets landlords know you are ready to rent, giving you a strong start and making the final steps straightforward once you find the right place.

Each Guarantor Passport is valid for up to 3 years, helping you stay prepared to secure your new home whenever you are ready.

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Renting with other people? Make sure you’re protected with Only My Share

What happens when someone in your house falls behind on rent or leaves the property? Well, if you’re in a joint and several contract (most house shares are), you could be liable for their share of the rent.

We don’t believe you should be held responsible for someone else not paying rent. That’s why we created Only My Share. Our guarantee means that if your housemate doesn’t pay and your landlord pursues you for rent, we can step in and cover any rent owed by the other party.

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UK Rent Guarantor for International Students

As an international student, finding a UK-based guarantor is one of the biggest barriers to securing accommodation. Most UK landlords require a guarantor who is resident in the UK - which rules out parents or family members based overseas.

Housing Hand acts as your professional, UK-based rent guarantor. We accept students from over 150 countries, work with 4,000+ accommodation providers and university halls across the UK, and our process is fully online - so you can apply from anywhere in the world before you even arrive.

Accepted by 4,000+ UK landlords and student accommodation providers
No UK credit history required
Apply from your home country before arrival
Student finance, grants and bursaries accepted
From 150+ countries supported
Apply up to 2 years before arriving in the UK with our Guarantor Passport.

Guarantor Passport

Put simply, the Guarantor Passport is pre-approved guarantor with Housing Hand. A conditional offer. Showing landlords and accommodation providers that Housing Hand could stand as your guarantor, subject to completing the full guarantor process. Even if you don’t have the rental amount or accommodation details yet.

Set up your account with Housing Hand, verify your ID, pay a small onboarding fee, and you have everything you need to start your student accommodation search.

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What Students Say About Housing Hand

I had a great experience with housing hand. The application was easy and quick and there was always someone there to answer my questions. Any issue i had was resolved very quickly. Great team.

Kelly

All of my questions were answered quickly and the answers were very helpful. It made renting a house as an international student easier and everyone was very nice when I was struggling with some parts of the application.

Julia

International student

Housing Hand was very easy to use and made the process of submitting my information smooth and straightforward. As an international student, I really appreciated how clear everything was.

Temi also reached out at a time that worked well for my time zone, which I found especially considerate. Overall, a great experience.

Gideon Doan

International student

Why Students 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