To: Estate agents and landlords
Greedy landlords in Peterborough
Stop the practice of asking tenants to provide a guarantor when renting properties.
Why is this important?
Many tenants are being evicted from their housing association houses and forced to rent privately. Most of the tenants are in work and have paid their rent on time. The private sector landlords are asking these tenants to have an guarantor. Where can they find these guarantors? They are not students or are wanting to leave home. These people are finding themselves homeless because of this. Do not volunteer to be a guarantor as the risk becomes all yours, not the landlord or tenants. Landlords can get insurance to cover the possibility of rent arrears but this perk isn't available to guarantors.
