Students
Start with a free Initial Application and indicative estimate. No payment or full document pack is required at this stage.
Human initial screening
Formal review only if invited
Clear written outcome by email
One clear process
For students, parents, landlords and letting agents.
Bridge uses human review, separate applicant and property checks, and written final terms. Any guarantee is limited to the approved student’s fixed contractual rent share.
Who we work with
A staged service built around the tenancy.
Each person receives only the information and documents relevant to their role. Sensitive evidence is requested later and reviewed separately.
Parents / co-responsible persons
Basic details may be identified initially. Identity, financial and source-of-funds evidence is requested later through a separate process where required.
Separate documents and declarations
Only necessary information requested
Independent-capacity exception may be considered
Landlords & agents
The proposed property, ownership or authority, rent arrangements and tenancy documents are reviewed separately before final terms can be agreed.
Independent identity and authority checks
GTLA and Coverage Schedule review
Certificate status must be verified
Initial service scope
Designed for straightforward London student lettings.
Eligibility is assessed case by case. The points below describe the intended initial scope and do not create an entitlement to approval.
Normally within scope
LondonSelected universitiesFull-time studentsFlatStudioHouse
A clearly identified student and fixed contractual rent share.
A private landlord using an established letting agent.
A property and tenancy structure Bridge can verify.
Not currently accepted
HMO arrangements or purpose-built student accommodation / halls.
Subletting, complex trust structures or unclear beneficial ownership.
Applications, properties or documents that cannot be reasonably verified.
Bridge may request explanations, updated information, translations or third-party verification. Review time may pause while required information is outstanding.
Coverage in plain English
Only the written certificate defines the guarantee.
An indicative estimate, screening outcome, invitation, Conditional Applicant Approval, property approval or payment does not by itself create a guarantee.
May be covered
The approved student’s fixed contractual base-rent share.
Only the approved property and coverage period shown in the Certificate.
Subject to the Maximum Monthly Covered Rent and Maximum Aggregate Liability.
Initial coverage periods offered: 6, 8, 10 or 12 months.
Normally excluded
Other tenants’ rent or the whole property rent.
Deposit, damage, repairs, cleaning, Council Tax or utilities.
Fines, interest, administration charges, legal or possession costs.
Unapproved rent increases, tenancy changes or duplicate recovery.
For landlords and agents
If rent is missed, evidence and cooperation matter.
The landlord remains responsible for lawful tenancy management, accurate records and reasonable mitigation. Bridge is not a letting agent, property manager or legal adviser.
1
Notify promptly
Tell Bridge about arrears as soon as possible and keep a student-specific rent ledger.
2
Submit evidence
Provide rent dates, unpaid amounts, payments, allocations and relevant communication records.
3
Manual decision
After complete claim evidence is confirmed, Bridge targets a decision within 14 calendar days.
4
Mitigate and update
Disclose later receipts, avoid double recovery and take lawful, proportionate steps where required.
Renewal is separate. A tenancy and a Bridge coverage period run on separate timelines. An old Certificate does not renew automatically; a new period requires a new review, payment and Guarantee Certificate.
Start with the free eligibility step
Read the important information before completing the Initial Application.
