I realise now it probably wasn't to smartest thing to do, many years ago I agreed to be a guarantor for my best friends son who wanted to move into a flat, sadly she since died and we've all lost contact.
I forgot all about it to be honest and presumed he had moved on and probably wasn't even in the flat anymore, today I received a demand from the lettering agents asking for a large sum of money, I contacted them straight away and they informed me that he had missed 3 months rent and were now looking for me to pay, I asked why they hadn't contacted me long before now so i was at least aware it was an issue and so I could budget for this, they said it wasn't there policy too.
What also annoyed me is over the years he's rents increased but I've never been kept updated on this, although i reread the terms tonight and i signed to say i would remain guarantor in the event of a rent increase. It just doesn't seem fair to me, how can they expect you to be totally responsible for paying someone else's rent but never let you know it's increased?
What's the chances of the landlord coming after me for the money? And what if i refuse to pay until they at least evict him as I pay the arrears now he gets away free and can do the same at anytime