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Students

If you are interested in living off campus, there is a wide variety of accommodation suitable for students available to rent in Roehampton and the surrounding area. This private sector accommodation includes:

• properties to rent as a group
• rooms available within a student house
• rooms within a resident landlords property (lodgings).

Online property search

The University has teamed up with the student accommodation company Studentpad to provide an online search facility for private accommodation available to rent in the local area. 

• To search for accommodation, visit Studentpad for Roehampton University 

When you register online with Studentpad you will receive regular email updates on any new properties as soon as they become available. To register click on the student account tab.

Studentpad also provides:

• Help and advice on areas such as what to look for in a property, the housing costs involved, and tenancy law.This section includes a checklist that you can download and print off to take with you when you view a property.
• Links to other accommodation-related websites.
• A Student Message Board that allows you to contact other Roehampton University students to look for potential flat/house sharers or to advertise if you have a vacancy in your property.

Advice

For advice on any issues relating to your tenancy agreement or disputes with a landlord, please come and see or contact Paul Chapple, our Off Campus Housing Adviser. He is located in the accommodation office, first floor, Lawrence Building, Froebel College. Alternatively you can call him on 020 8392 4451 or email accommodation@roehampton.ac.uk. 

We can provide advice on many issues including damp in your property, condensation, problems with hot or cold running water, heating provisions and time scale for repairs. There is also help available so you can budget successfully.  We have produced a comparison chart on the costs of private rental compared with University accommodation. 

You will also be able to find advice from Shelter or your local Citizens Advice Bureau. 

Fraud advice

The Metropolitan Police have produced this document to advise on how you can protect yourself from fraud when considering properties to rent over the internet.  fraud advice (PDF format)

Landlords

Are you a local landlord that wishes to register with the University so you can advertise your property to all our students? You can now do so online. All you need to do is go onto our Studentpad website and register. 

There is a £40 annual registration fee or £80 if you wish to advertise more than five properties. You will need to read and agree to our Code of Standards before you can sign up. Once you have done this you can advertise your properties via the site. You will have access to your own account and can update and amend details as and when you like. 

All that we ask is that you pay the fee and provide us with a current CORGI gas certificate for each property that you wish to advertise, details and documentation of what deposit protection scheme you are using and a copy of your current building insurance. It's as simple as that!

If you want to speak to us further about this new service and how we can help you with your letting and documentation required, please contact the office on 020 8392 4451 or email: accommodation@roehampton.ac.uk