Canal Bridge, Bath

2021 Covid Policy

If you secure your accommodation and then Government imposed travel restrictions prevent you from travelling to the UK to take up your place at university, official written evidence from the University confirming that you have cancelled your studies and will not be enrolled as a student at the University for the 2021/22 academic year must be sent via email before the tenancy start date. If satisfactory evidence is provided, you will be eligible for release from the tenancy agreement.

Alternatively, you may request that the start of your tenancy be put back to the first day of the month in which the restrictions are lifted and you are able to travel to the UK. Please submit your request before the original tenancy start date. If sufficient evidence is provided, we will change your tenancy start date to the first day of the month in which the travel restrictions are lifted. We will send you written confirmation of your new tenancy start date. We will also apply a credit to your account for the accommodation fees for the period from your original tenancy start date to the new tenancy start date.

Regular Policy

If for any reason you decide to leave during your contracted term, we might be able to release you from your tenancy agreement. But only if these conditions are met:
 

• You agree not to transfer or sublet the tenancy to anyone else without our written consent, as in point 7.1(n) of the tenancy agreement.
• You find a suitable replacement to take a new tenancy agreement for the rest of your tenancy. This person must: be at least 18 years old and enrolled as a full-time student in a university close to the accommodation; enter into a tenancy agreement with us and pay all sums due within it; and provide a guarantor where reasonable, who must accept the terms and conditions set out in the tenancy agreement.
• You pay a £50 administration fee.

We can’t refund you until the student replacing you has taken over your room’s contract, signed the tenancy agreement, paid, and moved in.

If you can’t find someone to take over your tenancy, you’ll be responsible for paying the full rent until the end of your tenancy agreement.

If you’re a first-year prospective undergraduate student and your offer at your preferred higher education institute is withdrawn, we may be able to release you from your tenancy agreement if:

• You find a suitable replacement to take a new tenancy agreement for the rest of your tenancy. This person must: be at least 18 years old and enrolled as a full-time student in a university close to the accommodation; enter into a tenancy agreement with us and pay all sums due within it; and provide a guarantor where reasonable, who must accept the terms and conditions set out in the tenancy agreement; and
• you provide a written rejection letter from your chosen higher education institute; and
• you provide a copy of the acceptance letter from your new higher education institute.

Q. Are there onsite laundry facilities?

Yes, there's onsite laundry facilities available.

Q. What are the available type rooms?

You’ll see a few different type of rooms when you’re browsing our buildings. Here’s what you can book.

A room. Your own bed, desk, chair, bookshelves, wardrobe, and plenty of storage. It’s almost always ensuite and gives you access to the building's shared community spaces, like gyms and study rooms.

A studio. This gives you your own study space, bathroom, kitchen, and living area. You’ll have access to shared community spaces in the building, like cinemas. Some of our studios are big enough to share between two – this option will be available when you book. Note: you both have to be full-time students, studying in the UK.

Shared apartments. You can book one room, or a whole apartment to share with friends. You’ll get your own bedroom, with a study area, and almost always, an ensuite. You’ll share a kitchen and lounge with your new flatmates, and depends on the property, some great community spaces too.

Q. What are the types of community spaces?

Our buildings are more than the sum of their rooms. So in almost every student property, you’ll find places to meet, play, and work with other students. Here are a few.

Gyms. You’ll likely find treadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes, rowing machines, and fitness and weight training equipment.

Cinema rooms. A huge projection screen, with surround sound, and remote control. And ambient lounge seating. (Comfy.) Use the blu-ray player, or plug in your laptop to play your own films.

Games rooms. Here, you’ll find foosball. Or pool. Or table tennis. And fun. Competition. Laughter.

Study rooms. There are small rooms for private study and large rooms for group work.

Q. What is a guarantor?

If you’re paying your rent in instalments, you’ll need a guarantor. That gives us – and you – the security that your rent will be paid in full.

This person should be a permanent resident of the UK, who has lived in the UK for more than three years, and is recognised as a taxpayer by HMRC.

They’ll need to provide us with proof of address (less than three months old) and photo ID. They’ll also need to provide proof of available funds (for example, three months of payslips and/or a recent bank statement).