Thanks. Is it a case of the larger the number of students in a joint tenancy - the more risk to individual guarantors? If say the joint tenancy was for 8 students in a large house, would that be major alarm bells time? I've now spoken to two friends, and both of their children had HMOs.
Agent requires students to sign at meeting one plus admin fee, then a week to provide guarantor and cheque, or lose part of admin fee. But it looks like if any student fails to provide a guarantor - all that happens is they lose some admin fee, but the tenants who signed and any guarantors, final number unkown, end up being liable.
edit. in general terms, does anyone know if in a joint tenancy, according to specific terms, the liability of a guarantor can ever be only for their own son/daughter and not the whole house. e.g. frinstance is the individual tenant's part share of the total £ is specified.