What am I agreeing to as a guarantor?

To pay if the person you guarantee does not. Read whether the guarantee is for a fixed amount or for everything owed, and for how long. If anything is unclear, ask the institution before signing.

Can a suretyship be signed electronically?

The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act does not exclude suretyships, but many banks and some agents still ask for a wet signature on them. Check with the institution; DocFilla fills the form either way.

Can the agent send the guarantor form to my parent to complete?

Yes. The agent sends the form with DocFilla to the guarantor's email address; they complete and sign on their phone and the copy returns to the agent.

Property

Fill in a guarantor form online

Upload the guarantor or suretyship form and DocFilla fills the guarantor's names, ID number, address, employer and income. Read what you are standing surety for before you sign.

Letting agents, landlords, banks and schools ask a parent or employer to stand surety for someone else's rent, loan or fees. The form wants the guarantor's identity, address, employment and income, and a signature that makes the guarantor liable. DocFilla fills the identity and employment lines from your saved details; the liability is yours to read.

About 8 to 15 minutes with your details saved

Upload your guarantor and surety form

How it works for this form

1
Upload the guarantor form from the agent, bank or school as a PDF or a photo.
2
Your names, ID number, address, employer and income lines fill from My details. The tenant's or borrower's details and the amount you are guaranteeing are typed in.
3
Sign, and initial every page if the form asks, then download. Many institutions want a wet signature on a suretyship; print the completed form if yours does.

What the form asks for

Guarantor's full names, ID number, marital status and spouse's consent where required
Physical and postal address, and contact details
Employer, position, length of employment and gross monthly income
The person and the obligation being guaranteed: the lease, the loan amount or the fees
The limit of the guarantee, if any, and how long it lasts
Consent to a credit check
Signature, initials on each page, witnesses and date

What to attach

A copy of the guarantor's ID
The last three payslips or bank statements
Proof of address
The spouse's consent, where married in community of property

Mistakes people make

Not reading whether the guarantee is unlimited or capped at an amount.
Signing without the spouse's consent where the marriage requires it, which can make the surety unenforceable or cause a dispute later.
Giving an income figure that does not match the payslips attached.
Missing the initials on inside pages.

Questions about this form

What am I agreeing to as a guarantor?: To pay if the person you guarantee does not. Read whether the guarantee is for a fixed amount or for everything owed, and for how long. If anything is unclear, ask the institution before signing.
Can a suretyship be signed electronically?: The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act does not exclude suretyships, but many banks and some agents still ask for a wet signature on them. Check with the institution; DocFilla fills the form either way.
Can the agent send the guarantor form to my parent to complete?: Yes. The agent sends the form with DocFilla to the guarantor's email address; they complete and sign on their phone and the copy returns to the agent.