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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
HOUSING SERVICES
www.housing.london.ac.uk
020 7862 8880
Student Central – 4th Floor, 2 Malet St, LONDON WC1E 7HY
fb.com/UoLHousingServices
@ULHS
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?
fb.com/UoLHousingServices @ULHS
www.housing.london.ac.uk
020 7862 8880
Student Central – 4th Floor, 2 Malet St, LONDON WC1E 7HY
