accommodation services...part 3 the accommodation office –how we can help part 4 issues to look...
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AccommodationServices
House hunting in the private
sector 2018
Richard WilkinsPrivate Sector Liaison Officer
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House hunting – 2018
Part 1 Different options
Part 2 Getting started and where to look
Part 3 The Accommodation Office – how we can help
Part 4 Issues to look out for & top tips!
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1. Different options
1 Sharing a house or flat
2 Self-contained
3 Lodgings (live-in landlord)
4 Halls of Residences*
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Sharing an house or flat (HMO)
Pros Cons
Widest choice (location, size etc) Tied into a contract (up to 12 months)
Less expensive option Usually means dealing with bills
Part of “student experience” Neighbours not students
Greater freedom (than halls) No 24 hour security/Porters’ Lodge
Choose your housemates Messy/very tidy housemates?
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Self-contained (studio apartment, 1 bed flat etc)
Pros Cons
Own space More expensive (rent and bills)
Not disturbed by others’ lifestyles Isolating
No in-house conflicts Less choice/availability
Control of own bills/usage
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Lodgings (live-in landlord)
Pros Cons
Quality often higher Living by someone else’s rules
Bills usually included (cheaper) Limited security of tenure
Flexible contract (licence) Not necessarily with other students
Quieter No deposit protection
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Getting started and where to look #1
• What kind of accommodation do you want?
• Where do you want to live?
• What can you afford?
• Who do you want to live with?
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Getting started and where to look #2
The Accommodation Office online data base (Student Pad)
Lettings Agents
Other web sites (Spare room, Right move, gum tree etc)
Word of mouth
Social network sites (Facebook)
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The Accommodation Office #1
Online accommodation data base (Student Pad)
Accommodation Fairs (Spring/summer)
Website (www.fxplus.ac.uk/accommodation)
Online (via The Compass) telephone/drop-in advice
Facebook group (“Find a student housemate, Falmouth Cornwall”)
Flatmate finder event – Jan 2018 (“Meet, match, move”)
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Cornwall Student Pad
Cornwall Student Pad (www.cornwallstudentpad.co.uk)
Data base of available properties
E mail alert facility for new properties
Message board facility (student-to-student )
Relevant Advice Pages
Extensive search functionality
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Accommodation Fairs 2018
Wednesday 14th March 2018
Tuesday 1st May 2018
In The Compass, Penryn Campus
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Issues to watch out for……..
1.Contracts and licence agreement
2.Letting Agents
3.Right To Rent
4.Damp/mould
5.Living in the community
6.Viewing properties – top tips!
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Issues to watch out for……..1. Contracts
Assured shorthold tenancy agreement (e.g. shared
house, self contained studio)
Individual or joint?
Fixed term (no break clause?)
Up to 12 months including summer months
Bills or no bills?
(Not the same as halls contract)
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Issues to watch out for……..1. Contracts
Lodgings – accommodation with a “live-in” landlord
1. More informal arrangement (not a tenancy)
2. Little “security of tenure”
3. No deposit protection covers lodgings arrangements
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Issues to watch out for……..2. Lettings Agents
Lettings Agents provide a lot of student accommodation in Falmouth & Penryn
Check their fees (Admin)
Landlord/agent responsibility
Who is the landlord?
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Issues to watch out for……..3. Right To Rent
From February 2016 all landlords have a duty to ensure that anyone they offer a tenancy to has a right to rent.
Only people with a right or permission to be in the UK have aright to rent property
You may therefore be asked to provide some documentation before signing a tenancy:
Passport or National ID cardBiometric Immigration document
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Issues to watch out for……..4. Mould/damp
Cornwall is a “damp” county
Many older student houses were not built/designed for communal living
Is it damp (landlord) or is it mould growth caused by condensation (tenant)?
Ask the landlord about the heating/ventilation system (On house hunting checklist)
Talk to current occupants
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Issues to watch out for……..5. Living in the
community
1.Living in town is very different to living in halls on campus
2.Neighbours not always students
3.Noise
4.Litter/waste/recycling (ask landlord)
5.Parking
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Top tips for viewing properties #1
Always view properties together
Don’t just take a friend’s word for how good/bad a property is!!
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Top tips for viewing properties #2
Take our house hunting checklist with you
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Top tips for viewing properties #3
If possible…………talk to the current house mates
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Top tips for viewing properties #4
Have your deposit ready!
Make sure you know what you’re handing over:
Holding deposit (refundable or not?)Security Deposit (refundable or not?)Admin/reference checking fee (usually not refundable)
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Top tips for viewing properties #5
Take your passport/i.d with you
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Top tips for viewing properties #6
If in doubt…..don’t take it!!
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Contact us
The Accommodation Office
Glasney LodgePenryn CampusTreliever RoadPenryn TR10 9FE
Log enquiries via The Compass
01326 253 741
www.fxplus.ac.uk/accommodation
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*Halls of Residence 2018/19
• Open to students with medical or welfare requirements
• Maritime Studios, Falmouth
• Other options update January 2018
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Flatmate finder event…….18/1/18