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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

HOUSING SERVICES

www.housing.london.ac.uk

housing@london.ac.uk

020 7862 8880

Student Central – 4th Floor, 2 Malet St, LONDON WC1E 7HY

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WHAT WE DO

Practical Help & Information

Contract Checks & Housing Advice

Housing Database

Housing Fair

Flatmate Finder Events

Flatsharing Messageboard

Intercollegiate Halls Waiting List opens:

5pm on 2nd Sept 2015

…to 1pm on 3rd Sept 2015

WHAT WE OFFERwww.halls.london.ac.uk

WHAT WE OFFERwww.halls.london.ac.uk

Clandon House £81 - £94 per week

Apply from 1st June 2015

Finchley, N3

WHERE WILL YOU BE

LIVING NEXT YEAR?

BUDGET

LOCATIONFLATMATES

TYPE OF ACCOMM

USEFUL INFORMATION

Average Rents Page 38 of the Housing Guide

www.london.gov.uk/rents

Costs of bills, utilities etc. Page 66 of the Housing Guide

www.tfl.gov.uk

Area Guides http://studenthousing.lon.ac.uk

http://commonplace.arts.ac.uk

FLATMATE FINDERwww.housing.london.ac.uk

Thursday 10th & Friday 11th Sept 2015

Student Central, 2 Malet St, London WC1E 7HY

TYPES OF

ACCOMMODATION

FLATS & HOUSES

PRIVATE HALLS

RESIDENT LANDLORDS

ODDS & ENDS

SHARED HOUSING

PREFERRED OPTION FOR MOST

3 – 5 STUDENTS ON AVERAGE

COST EFFECTIVE

JOINT LIABILITY

WHERE ARE PROPERTIES

ADVERTISED?

ULHS Letting Agents Online

www.housing.london.ac.uk

Works for the Landlord

Advertises properties

Signs-up Tenants

Earns commission

Charges fees

‘Let only’ or ‘managing agent’

WHAT DOES A

LETTING AGENT DO?

Redress Schemes

Professional Bodies

SafeAgent

Online Reviews

SHOULD I TRUST A

LETTING AGENT?

LONDON RENTAL

STANDARD

1 in 6 Gumtree ads is a scam or potential scam

(Citizens Advice Press Release, 3rd July 2014)

DO NOT pay anything before viewing

DO NOT use money transfer services

SCAMS

“LOVELY STUDIO FLAT, CENTRAL LONDON, £150pw”

“I’m out of the country at the moment…”

“To avoid time-wasters, my lawyer has advised me

to ask for a deposit before I show the flat…”

SPOTTING A SCAM

INSPECTING A PROPERTY

REPAIR / CONDITION

SIZE / SPACE

FURNITURE

LOCAL AREA

HEALTH & SAFETY

Gas Safety Certificate

Fire Safety

Electrical Safety

HMO Licensing

NEXT STEPS

Holding Deposit

Guarantors & References

Rent in Advance

CONTRACTS

Assured Shorthold Tenancy

Fixed Term / Break Clause

Read the contract – seek advice!

Three approved Deposit Protection Schemes

Within 30 days, your Landlord or Agent needs to:

Protect the deposit

Provide ‘Prescribed Information’

DEPOSIT PROTECTION

DEPOSIT PROTECTION

MOVING IN

Report problems or defects straight away

Inventory

Read the meters

Set up new accounts

Take photos

Council Tax exemption

TAKING CARE OF

THE PROPERTY

Who does the cleaning?

Who unblocks the drains?

Who carries out repairs?

Tenants’ Duties Landlord’s Duties

Report repairs/defects as soon as

possible

Carry out repairs within a

reasonable time of being notified

Keep the place clean & tidy May carry out inspections

Avoid causing

condensation/mould

Gas Safety checks every 12

months

Don’t cause damage HMO Licensing (if applicable)

Change light-bulbs, batteries Keep the property ‘hazard-free’

Test smoke alarms …anything else?

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

CONDENSATION

MOULD & DAMP

WANT TO LEAVE

DEPOSITS PESTS & INFESTATIONS

From us!

UCLU Rights & Advice

Shelter

www.england.shelter.org.uk

Citizens Advice

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

WHERE CAN I

GET ADVICE?

ANY QUESTIONS?

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www.housing.london.ac.uk

housing@london.ac.uk

020 7862 8880

Student Central – 4th Floor, 2 Malet St, LONDON WC1E 7HY