Guarantor

[Beechy101]

Just say you were wanting to rent a flat but the landlord asked that you have a guarantor, The guarantor needs to be a homeowner but is a joint home owner so do you need both homeowners to be guarantor or can you have one without the other one knowing.

[Buenchico]

The guarantor is simply saying "I'll pay up if the tenant doesn't". That offer has nothing to do with his/her property ownership (joint or otherwise), so only his/her signature as a guarantor is required.

[Peter Pedant]

agree Ben Chico

make sure the guarantor knows that in the case of default, the landlord really will come after him ( he has a home see, so there is an address and equity and so on )