Many of our continuing students (those entering their second year and beyond) live off-campus. There is a wide variety of accommodation suitable for students available to rent close to Roehampton University.
However, don't forget that if you are going into your second or third year and want to continue to live on-campus to get in touch with us, as we often have a variety of rooms available to apply for.
The list of properties are advertised online via our Studentpad site which only displays accommodation from trusted landlords who have agreed to the University code of standards.
Our Off-Campus Accommodation Officers can support you in finding accommodation or with any issues before or during your tenancy. Please contact them with any queries on 020 8392 4451 or email offcampus@roehampton.ac.uk.
For quick reference for all your off campus needs, please utilise our Off-Campus Guide. Or download here your Viewing card or Inventory.
To help with your property search, see our useful glossary of terms and a list of the types of accommodation providers.
Landlords
See our information for prospective landlords.
Renters’ Rights Act overview for tenants
The Renters’ Rights Act has changed how landlords let out private properties off-campus. Here are the main changes for tenants.
Changes to private rented tenancies
Most tenancies automatically became assured periodic tenancies on 1 May 2026. If you agree a new tenancy agreement with a private landlord on or after 1 May 2026, it will be an assured periodic tenancy and your landlord will need to give you certain written information. This will be either in a written tenancy agreement or as a written statement of terms.
Assured periodic tenancies run on a rolling basis, for example, weekly or monthly with no end date.
If your tenancy agreement has an end date in it, it will no longer apply.
Rent in advance
Your landlord cannot ask for, encourage or accept a payment of rent before you have signed the tenancy agreement.
When you have signed the tenancy agreement, you can be asked to pay no more than a maximum of 1 month’s rent in advance at a time.
Keeping a pet
You can ask to keep a pet in the property. Your landlord must consider your request and should give you a reason if they refuse.
Rental discrimination
A landlord cannot discriminate against a tenant because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. They also cannot refuse to rent a property to a tenant who is on benefits or has children.
Rental bidding
A landlord must include a specific price in any written advertisement or offer.
Your landlord cannot accept or encourage offers above the advertised rent.
Rent increases
Your landlord can only increase the rent once a year and not in the first 12 months of a new tenancy. They must use Form 4A and give you at least 2 months’ notice. You can challenge a proposed rent increase that is above the market rent.
Ending your tenancy
If you want to end an assured periodic tenancy after 1 May 2026, you can end it by giving 2 months’ notice in the following way:
- in writing for example, by letter, email or text
- on the day when the rent is due or the day before the rent is due
You will need to continue to pay rent during the notice period.
You and your landlord can agree to end the tenancy earlier.
You and your landlord can agree in writing to have a shorter notice period.
If your landlord wants to end your tenancy
If your landlord wants to end your assured periodic tenancy after 1 May 2026 they will need to give you a reason for evicting you when they ask you to leave. These reasons are called grounds for possession.
Landlords will have to use the correct forms and give you the correct amount of notice. This is usually 4 months but it can be shorter for some grounds.
Some of the reasons that your landlord can legally use to evict you from 1 May 2026 are listed below:
- if your landlord needs to sell or move into the property. They will not be able to evict you for this reason within the first 12 months of the tenancy
- if you are a student, your landlord may be able to use the ground for student houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) to evict you if you do not move out at the end of the academic year
- if you have not paid your rent on time
- if you, others living with you, or visitors commit antisocial behaviour in or near the property
You can find full details of all the grounds for possession in the grounds for possession guidance.
If your landlord has given you a correct notice of eviction and you do not leave by the end of the notice period, your landlord can apply to court to get their property back. This is called applying for a possession order.
If you think your landlord is not following the rules
You can get support from the off-campus accommodation adviser offcampus@roehampton.ac.uk
Your local council has new powers to investigate and take action if your landlord breaks the law.
For some offences, like failing to licence a property, you can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order (RRO). The Tribunal may order your landlord to repay you some or all the rent you paid for a period of up to 2 years.
Full details of tenants’ rights can be found on the Government’s website here: https://housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/private-renting-is-changing/
Please note that different rules apply (and not the above) if you:
- rent from a housing association or local council
- live in student halls of residence
- are a lodger (living in the same property as the owner)