Because it demonstrates your credentials as a
good tenant and also covers landlords against losses
so that they can offer tenancies without taking security
deposits.
It lasts as long as you continue to pay your subscription
or until you resign from the scheme or are expelled for default
or non-payment (landlords and agents are still fully covered
until the end of tenancy if this should happen).
Once you have joined and continue to fulfil the scheme
requirements and conditions – including informing us
of any change of circumstances – you will remain a
member so long as you continue to pay your subscription and
renewal fees or until you resign from the scheme or are expelled
for default of non-payment (landlords and agents are still
fully covered until the end of tenancy if this should happen).
You can use your membership of the Tenant Guarantee
Scheme to convince prospective landlords of your
good standing. Provided you have renewed your cover,
when you move from one tenancy to another you need
only ask your new landlord to register his or her
interest for them to be covered.
Nothing. You need only inform us of the changed
circumstances.
By resigning either at the end of a tenancy or
by giving us notice.
If you fall more than two months in arrears with
your rent or fail to pay your membership subscription
within two weeks of the due date you will be expelled
from the scheme – this means landlords can be
certain all of those tenants listed have exemplary
records.
Yes. Your information is only accessible via
your unique Tenant Guarantee Scheme membership
number and information is held on a secure web
server. Any information about yourself will only
be released to those you have authorised by giving
them the necessary access information.
