Hi everyone!
I’ve been living in the UK (Scotland) for the last 6 years (I am originally from France).
During the first 5 years I had no issue renting flats because I mainly did so through student accommodation and they always were very flexible.
However, now that I’ve graduated, I’m finding really hard to find a flat that does not require a uk guarantor. Despite having been in the country for years, I have no family here and I can’t think of anyone I’d be comfortable enough with to ask them to be my guarantor.
The other option I’ve seen is to pay 6 months’ rent in advance, which I unfortunately cannot do, even if I have a steady job and income.
I was lucky enough to find a room in an HMO back in February, where the landlord told me I didn’t need a uk guarantor. So I moved in straight away because I had no other options. But I have to share the place with 6 other people, most of which have terrible hygiene. The location isn’t the best either since it’s pretty far from my workplace. I’ve been wanting to move for months but it is so difficult and I genuinely feel like I’ll be stuck in this flat for decades without a guarantor.
So my question is: has anyone else been in this situation before and how did you manage to get out of it? Did you just ask a random person to be your guarantor?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you