Increase your chances and save money with a deposit guarantee
Entitlement: Convince landlords in advance.
- Free option, no liability: The entitlement is free of charge, allowing you to activate the deposit guarantee at any time. This flexibility means you are not tied down and can look at other ways to secure your rental deposit.
- Signal reliability: Including a deposit guarantee entitlement within your rental application makes it more convincing and attractive to landlords. It signals you are prepared, lowers their financial risk, and proves you are a responsible tenant.
- Simplicity and Stress-Free: Landlords can see upfront that the deposit is secured by R+V, and they have no paperwork and cash deposit to handle since everything is managed for them.
your Entitlement
How it works.
Get your entitlement
With basic information such as your name and date of birth, you can check within a few minutes whether you are eligible for a rent deposit guarantee and download the preliminary approval.
Stand out from the competition
With your existing entitlement at R+V, you can demonstrate that you are already well prepared as a tenant and can offer a straightforward solution for handling the deposit. If the landlord does not wish to use this solution, you are of course not obliged to take advantage of it.
Activate guarantee
Once it is certain that you will be moving in, you can activate the rent deposit guarantee before you move in. However, you only have to pay from the day you actually move in. If you decide against it, there will be no charge.
Advantages
Why is a security deposit guarantee better than a cash deposit
Product highlights at a glance:
- Extra money for moving and furnishings since no cash deposit is needed
- Reasonably priced annual fee - even with a high rental deposit
- Security and flexibility without effort for landlords
- Free of charge from the end of the tenancy
- Free return in the first month after contract signature if the landlord does not accept the guarantee
- Simple and fast online authorisation
- Completely paperless
- No minimum contract term
- Return guarantee
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You already found your dream apartment?
In that case, we also have a solution for you. You can also sign up for deposit guarantee immediately. However, you have all the advantage of the benefits described above without restriction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Behind rentcard is a founding team of experienced FinTech entrepreneurs who know the problems of both sides, tenants and landlords, from their everyday lives. We aim to digitize rental applications through fast, fair, and data-driven technology for a more equitable housing market.
The rental deposit guarantee entitlement secures your right to get rental deposit insurance later.
If you don’t need the guarantee, the entitlement will expire after the valid period. There will be no further costs or obligations.
The R+V Rental Deposit Guarantee is an alternative to a regular rental deposit. Instead of paying a deposit amount into a blocked account, the R+V insurance company provides a guarantee for the deposit amount to the landlord.
In case of damage, the landlord reports the damage to R+V Insurance. They check the claim and pay the landlord up to the deposit amount if necessary. Then, R+V Insurance will ask you to repay this amount.
Yes, you can cancel the guarantee at any time, for example, if you move out and the landlord has no more claims against you. You will need a written confirmation from the landlord that there are no claims.
As a landlord, you are protected without any administrative effort and there are no account management fees. You do not have to wait up to three months for your tenant to pay the deposit in full.
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What do other tenancy applicants say
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