UAL offers a guarantor service to help students
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Halls Life
Posted 3 months ago
Tue 07 Jul, 2026 12:07 PM
The pressure of finding a private rental in London is character-building, to say the least 👀
When you are applying for a private rental, most landlords will ask you to provide a guarantor, which essentially means you will need to list someone who agrees to pay your rent or damages if you cannot make a payment.
For various reasons, we understand that it can sometimes be difficult to provide a guarantor, especially for our international students. This is where are our UAL partnership becomes very… handy. 😏
Our Guarantor Service in association with Housing Hand will provide students with a qualifying UK Guarantor to relieve some of the stresses faced when applying for a private rental.
FAQs about UK Guarantor Housing Hand
Through our partnership with Housing Hand, you can access their guarantor service at a discounted rate, with fees based on a banding structure averaging around 5.5% of your annual rent.
To support our care leavers and estranged students, we are working with Housing Hand to offer a no co-signer required, guarantor service to qualifying students. This is a slightly increased rate of 6.5% due to the lack of co-signer, and for these instances, students are asked to email Dean of Students, Mark Crawley.
You will be covered for the full amount of rent, as well as any damages, dilapidations and professional eviction costs incurred during your tenancy.
The Housing Hand cover can run for up to 36 months – long enough to cover a 3-year degree.
Before you apply, you will need to have the following documents ready:
- Proof of student: correspondence from UAL dated within the last year, a UCAS form or a Student ID. Your name needs to match across all documents. If you use a preferred first name at UAL and this shows on your student card you should not use.
- Proof of ID : this can be a passport, drivers license or a national ID document
- Co-Signer Details : This is someone Housing Hand can get in touch with if they can't contact you. They can't be an existing Housing Hand customer, and they cannot be another student or someone living with you in the same property. Co-Signers can be international or UK-based.
You can apply now for the Housing Hand Guarantor Service. Before you do, please check the accommodation provider accepts Housing Hand guarantees. Some landlords and agents prefer using a different guarantor service.
Want to know how Housing Hand works? Hit play on this video below for a quick overview.
How it works
To find out more information about this UAL guarantor service, visit our Housing Hand website.
If you are about to graduate soon, you may not be able to use Housing Hand. They require students to be fully enrolled for at least another 3 months from when they move into their accommodation.
To ensure you have done everything to set up you up in your new rental, read our Private Accommodation Moving-in Checklist.
