After renting for 5 years we need to move city to help my husband’s ageing parents more.
A lot has changed on the rental market and I see more and more ads pointing out the need for a guarantor.
There is no lack of people in our lives but both of our families are very small (basically just parents) - and extended family is not very close. My parents live in Germany so couldn’t act as guarantors and my husband’s parents are retired homeowners. I have heard that many landlords now only accept working guarantors.
I never even ask friends to lend me money let alone acting as a guarantor, so the only people we would consider asking are my husband’s parents.
But in case they don’t get accepted because they are retired, what are
LL’s opinions on Guarantor Services like Housing Hand? I have never used them before so was wondering if they would be acceptable to a prospective landlord?
Thanks for your feedback