Feel free to move in

Before you move into private accommodation many landlords, private providers and letting agencies ask for a UK based guarantor. This is someone who will pay your rent if you fail to pay. If you cannot provide a UK based guarantor you may be unable to secure your booking unless you can pay the full fees in advance. To avoid this guarantor schemes are available, and the University of Nottingham has partnered with Housing Hand who can act as your UK guarantor if you need one.

Housing Hand can cover the rent for the whole of your tenancy, normally they will require a co-signer to sign up with you but for students who qualify for our Housing Hand guarantor support scheme no co-signer will be required.

Support with your fees

The University of Nottingham recognises that care experienced and estranged students may both struggle to find a UK based guarantor and have difficulty paying the fees to pay for a guarantor scheme. The University of Nottingham is fully committed to supporting care experienced students and has taken the Stand Alone Pledge to support estranged students. As such, we have made arrangements to pay associated application charges for students who qualify*.  We are only able to assist students with charges incurred through use of the Housing Hand scheme.

Visit the Housing Hand Guarantor Scheme Pages to apply

*students who qualify for support further to submitting an approved application to Accommodation Service

Guarantor scheme pages – amend info as below for Housing Hand:

Application for support with your Housing Hand Guarantor fees

To support care experienced and estranged students with their applications to Housing Hand, and as part of the University of Nottingham's Stand Alone Pledge, we have arranged to pay associated application charges for students who qualify. 

Who qualifies for support with Housing Hand fees?

If you are a student who:

• Has a UK home status for funding purposes

• Is currently or has been in public care for a minimum time period of three months, since your 14th birthday. Students who are under special guardianship and kinship care during this period may also qualify. OR

• Are an estranged student who has been granted independent status by Student Finance England and

• Is 18 years or older

• Is a returning undergraduate or postgraduate student who has already completed at least your first year of study at the University of Nottingham (First year or direct entrant students are not eligible*)

• Have a household income between £0-£35,000, as assessed by Student Finance.

You are welcome to make an application for support with your Housing Hand Guarantor fees. Please note you must not have any outstanding debts to the University, and be enrolled full time at the University for the duration of the guarantor agreement.

*First year students and direct entrants qualify for our guarantee of University accommodation for their first year, as part of this guarantee we are also able to assist with any providers within our portfolio who request a guarantor as part of their acceptance process. Contact us for further information.