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Step 4
START
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Finding a
flatmate
Types of accommodation
When and where to look
Setting a budget
Choosing an area
YOUR HOUSING JOURNEYSlide3
Top tips for a
happy shared home
Respect the sanctity of
communal areas
Clean up after yourself
Be prepared to compromise
Deal with problems early on
Be considerate and tolerant
Pay your way
Tidiness
Noise
Sleeping patterns
Friends/partners
Comparable budgets
Diets
Length of stay
Consider these factors:
STEP 1: Finding a flatmateSlide4
STEP 2: SETTING A BUDGET
Rent
Typically between £140 - £210 per person, per week
Utility bills
Typically between £25 - £30 per person, per week
Food
Depends on you! consider creating a kitty for essential items to keep costs down
Travel
Variable – apply for a Student Oyster card to get the best rates
Socialising
Save some money for socialising whether an evening out or trip to the cinema
Weekly budget £300 – £350 (approx.)Slide5
Holding Deposit
To reserve the property whilst your references are checked
You will lose this money if you change your mind about living there
Security Deposit
Includes holding deposit
Is usually 6 week’s rent held until the end of the tenancy.
The landlord or agent is obliged to protect this
Rent 1 calendar month’s rent or up to 6 months’ rent if you don’t have a UK based guarantor
Admin feesRequired for drawing up contracts, checking references and other administrative tasks
Additional charges
Penalties for the late payment of rent inventory checksTotal upfront costs£1,600 - £2,000
FEES AND DEPOSITS Slide6
Room in a shared house or flat
Living with a resident landlord
Bedsit/studio
Private halls
Evelyn Gardens
(Imperial owned halls)
STEP 3:TYPES OF ACCOMMODATIONSlide7
Alternative to private halls or
flatshares
250 recently refurbished modern rooms
Near South Kensington and Gloucester Road stations
24hr concierge and residents’ assistants
Prices from £169 a week including utilities, College network internet and contents insurance
51 week contractApplications open later this month. Offers made on a first come first served basis
EVELYN GARDENSSlide8
STEP 4:
CHOOSE
AN AREASlide9
STEP 5: where to look? Slide10
Imperial HOME SOLUTIONS
www.imperialhomesolutions.co.ukSlide11
WHEN TO LOOK?
Top Tip!
Some landlords begin to advertise properties and take advanced bookings in April/May.
Come along to a
Housing Roadshow in a
hall near you in MaySlide12
1 February 2016 Right to Rent scheme came into force
Landlords will have to check their tenants have the right to live in the UK before renting a property
Tenants who sublet a room will also need to do a Right to Rent check
The full list of documents you can use for right to rent checks is available at
:
www.gov.uk
/
righttorentchecks
RIGHT TO RENT Slide13
Brand new pilot scheme launching today!
You can use the College as your rental guarantor
Open to all returning UG students
Rent a property up to the value of £250 per person, per week
Managed by the Student Hub
Find out more online:
www.imperial.ac.uk
/accommodation/rent-guarantor
OUR RENT GUARANTOR SCHEMESlide14
Flatmates
Budgets
Areas
Rent Guarantee
Other Costs
RECAP
Check out the Private Housing Guide in your bags for everything you need to know in full Slide15
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT WHEN…
YOU FIND THE PERFECT PLACE TO LIVE
Contracts
Deposits
Inventories
Moving in and out
What to do when things go wrongSlide16
MAY HOUSING ROADSHOWS
HALL
LOCATION
DATE
COMPANIES ATTENDING
Beit
South Kensington
Tuesday 1 May
RR Properties
Dexters
(Estate Agent)
Optivo
(Private Hall)Urbanest
UK (Private Hall)
Pure Hammersmith (Private Hall)
Wilson House
PaddingtonTuesday 8 May
RR Properties (Estate Agent)Optivo
(Private Hall)
Plaza Estates (Estate Agent)
Woodward
North ActonTuesday 15 May
RR Properties (Estate Agent)
Downing Students (Private Hall)Ravens Court House (Private Hall)
Eastside / SouthsideSouth Kensington
Tuesday 22 May
RR Properties Ltd (Estate Agent)Dexters
(Estate Agent)
The
Nido
Collection (Private Hall)
Pure Hammersmith Ltd (Private Hall)
Campus Living Villages (Private Hall)
Xenia
Waterloo
Tuesday 29 May
RR Properties Ltd (Estate Agent)
The
Nido
Collection (Private Hall)
Savills (Estate Agent)Slide17
HAVE WE WOWED YOU?
The Student Hub and Residential Services have teamed up with The WOW! Awards to give you the opportunity to recognise and reward excellent service when you receive it
.
If you’ve been impressed by the service you’ve received at the Hub or in Halls, you can nominate the staff member you dealt with for a WOW! Award.
To find out more or to make a nomination visit the Student Hub website:
www.imperial.ac.uk/student-hubSlide18
Thank you for attending this evening.
Get in touch with the Student Hub if you have any queries or concerns
Please fill in our feedback form online at
before Monday 12 March for a chance to win shopping vouchers.
Feedback
Thank you
www.imperial.ac.uk
/accommodation/
privatehousing