Booking your university accommodation

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Accepting your place

1. To accept the place in halls, you need to sign or accept the accommodation contract online and pay your first instalment of rent within three days of receiving the offer. If you can’t do this, please let us know or we may allocate your room to another student. Your first instalment will be the equivalent of 14 days of rent (exclusions may apply for care leavers).
2. Receive confirmation of acceptance.
3. Complete your online induction for your new home.

Making payments

Instalments

You must pay your first instalment of rent within three days of receiving an offer of a room, this will secure the offer for you. Rent is paid in three equal instalments in October, January and April.

Details of how to pay will be sent to you with your offer of a room.

Example of rent payments

If your rent for halls is £5,850, for example, the full tenancy period would be payable in the following instalments, based on a £150 x 39-week contract:

• £300 within three days of accommodation offer being made
• £1,864.28 on or before 17 October
• £1,864.86 on or before 17 January
• £1,864.86 on or before 23 April.

Discounts

You qualify for a 2% rent reduction if you choose to pay the full annual amount when you accept your offer of accommodation.

Damage deposit

You do not need to pay a damage deposit when you move into halls of residence, however, you will need to pay your first instalment of rent within three days of receiving an offer of a room to secure the offer.

If your accommodation has to be repaired, cleaned or decorated before it can be let again, we will charge you for this. You will not be charged for reasonable wear and tear to your room or furniture.