New tenants
Downloads
- Student application form
- Inclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (August start dates)
- Inclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (September start dates)
- Exclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (August start dates)
- Exclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (September start dates)
- Limited Inclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (applies to very few properties, August start dates)
- Limited Inclusive Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (applies to very few properties, September start dates)
- Guarantor agreement
House hunting need not be difficult with the right letting agent. We have a large portfolio of properties for you and your friends to look at whether it's a single room or a fourteen bedroom house. Hopefully with our knowledge we can help find the right place for you to live.
Before you book a viewing with us, it is important to decide on a few key factors:
- Timing - student accommodation often gets snapped up in the first term for the following academic year, especially for our larger houses. You can still find accommodation throughout the year, but to get the best choice, you will need to plan ahead.
- How many people to do you want to share with?
- Work out your budget - remember that if the rent is exclusive, you will need to pay for your utility bills on top of your rent.
- Do you need car parking? If so, check that your property has parking available.
- Does the house have good transport links? Most of our houses are within walking distance of Nottingham Trent University, or will be within a short walk of a tram or bus stop.
- Amenities - Do you want (need?) a dishwasher or a washer/dryer?
Here's some other information that may help you:
What do I need to do to reserve a property?
After deciding which property you want to rent, you will need to complete a student application form and pay the booking fee. In addition, you will need to pay the first period of rent and provide us with a completed guarantor agreement. Finally, four weeks before you move in, you will need to pay your deposit.
How long are your contracts?
Most of our properties are rented for a full academic year on a 48 week contract.
How do I collect my keys?
Keys can be collected from our office on Shakespeare Street during normal office hours. We are open Monday to Friday from 9.00am until 5.30pm (5pm on Fridays) but close at 1pm for half an hour. Please note that all paperwork must have been completed and all necessary payments made before we will release keys. If your tenancy agreement covers you and your friends, the paperwork and payments must have been completed for all tenants before we will give you your keys.
What happens if I lose my keys or they are stolen?
It is important that you take good care of your keys. If you lose them you will need to contact us and we will arrange for a replacement key to be issued to you. You will have to pay for the replacement key and depending on the circumstances a full lock change may have be undertaken for your property - this can work out very expensive for you, so do take care.
What happens at the end of the tenancy?
At the end of the tenancy you need to return your keys to us and leave the house in the same state in which you found it. You will need to ensure that the keys are returned promptly at the end of the tenancy, as otherwise you may have to pay for a complete lock change. Once we have your keys back, we will inspect your property and providing there are no damages and the house has been left clean and tidy, your deposit will be returned to you at your home address within 28 days. We usually return most deposits in full, but if we need to withhold any money (for example for unpaid rent or damages), we will provide you with a statement.
Why do we take the rent upfront?
It may seem odd that we take a period of rent upfront however there are a number of reasons for this.
- For a contract to be binding it must be signed and a consideration exchanged. A consideration must be payment of some form and not a deposit. For this reason we choose to take a rent payment.
- Houses and flats are often booked in excess of six months in advance, so to ensure that both parties are committed it makes sense that a reasonable sum of monies is exchanged.
- In Nottingham many landlords take "holding deposit", this often means you are paying money to landlords to hold a property over the summer that you cannot move into. This seems wrong to us and by paying the rent early you have less to pay when you move in.