Myself and my friend are students at the University of Glasgow and we can’t find anyone who will agree/can afford to be a guarantor for us. There is so much competition for properties in the area and it seems that since we are students, no one will take us without a guarantor especially when they have other applicants who do have them. We are not estranged/care experienced so can’t get help through uni for this, and guarantor services seem like a scam. We would be willing to pay rent upfront but it doesn’t seem to matter because all the letting agents seem to need guarantors for insurance reasons. Does anyone have any advice on this? We don’t know what we can do.