Problem trying to get a guarantor!

Hi there, I'm at uni, living in halls of residence at the moment but next year I will renting a house with some people. Well, as most of you know you need a guarantor, and its usually easily done by getting your parents to be it. Unfortunately, my parents don't work (due to my mum having to look after my dad who is disabled) and don't own their house, so they do not fulfil the criteria to be a guarantor. I have no other family I can get to be a guarantor due to the fact most of my relatives are quite old (and don't work, and don't own their homes). Has anyone else been in this situation before, if so how did you resolve it? if not, do you have any suggestions? I asked Connexions, but they were pretty rubbish, they suggested asking if the letting agent could bend the rules please help!!

Do you not have any family friends that could help you out?

the gurantor is only liable if you burn the house down or something like that, they are not the ones who have to pay for your rent... so as long as they are people you know and that trust you.

Otherwise, I think that you don't need a guarantor if you pay all in one go. May be wrong on that one though...

what about the parents of one of the people that you are renting the house/flat with?

If they trust you enough to contribute to the rent and live with their kids, surely they won't mind signing an agreement

Hey I can help.
A gurantor is only used if you do not pay your rent. It has nothing to do with burning the house down, your landlord will have his own insurance for that. You will need to buy contents insurance.
The easiest thing to do is get your parents to lie...
they only need to lie about working full time and having equity. As long as you pay your rent, you will be fine. They do not do credit checks nor do they take much notice. The only ask for a gurantor because you are not working full time. I have lived in several students houses and they have never asked. It is a legal contract so do not ask your next door neighbour to sign it.

I would check with the estate agent whom you are renting from about what checks they carry out, some estate agents run credit checks on guarantors to make sure they are in a financially stable situation, I know credit checks don't give specific financial figures but it will be a good indicator as to weather they estate agent/landolord will get their money each moth, otherwise if they didn't run the credit check they may as well let you rent without credit checking you and cut out the guarantor all together.

Right, this is an absolutely weird question to ask, but I've recently had a name change (I've taken my step-dad's surname) and I know I could ask my grandmother on my biological father's side of the family but would the tenant agency be in contact with her if I got her to sign the guarantor form? I don't wish for her to see my new name, as that side of the family are known to be very unreasonable with things like that.

Grandmother suggests that she is old.. therefore will not be working. Just put your parents name, make up an income and you will be fine. I sth elettings agent one which is student orientated?

My guarantor form didn't have anything about income on it. My parents didn't want to sign it because "you're twenty...you're an adult..it's not our problem" so I had to forge it, but I just had to stick his name and address on it.