Housing News and Events

April 2013 - Tell us about your search for privately rented accommodation!

Dear Student

We are interested to learn of your house hunting experience and hope that you will assist us by completing this questionnaire. Your feedback will enable us to improve your / your fellow students’ experience for next year.

As a thank you, your name will go into a prize draw. The lucky person whose name is pulled out of the hat will win £30 worth of Amazon vouchers.

We should be grateful if you would complete the questionnaire by 07.06.13.

Click here for survey:

Private Sector Student Accommodation Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HM7MN8S

Thank you very much for your time.

Amy Jones & Mair Owen - Student Housing Office

Shôn Prebble - Students’ Union

March 2013 - Struggling to find somewhere to live?

There is still plenty of time to look for properties in the private rented sector for the next academic year, so there is no need to be concerned if you have not yet found a suitable property. We still have plenty of accommodation on our listings for groups or individuals. If you are looking as an individual, there are properties with single rooms to let.

Visit www.bangor.ac.uk/studentservices/studenthousing for details of our Studentpad website where you can search our database for your ideal property to rent. You can also download our Student Guide to Private Accommodation, which is designed to help you when looking for your first house in the private rented sector, pointing out the things to look out for and your rights as a tenant.

It’s important that you don’t sign any tenancy agreements/contracts until you have seen/viewed the property and made sure that it’s suitable for your needs.

If you need to contact us at all, you can telephone 01248 382034 / 382883 or email studenthousing@bangor.ac.uk or drop in to the Student Housing Office.

January 2013 - House hunting was never easier!

January 2013 - Housing Fortnight

Bangor University & Students' Union

Info sessions in MALT @ 6:30pm on: January 23rd, 28th and 30th

* Free house security packs

* House viewing help

Want more info? Get in touch! shon.prebble@bangorstudents.com

Facebook - Housing Fortnight (Students' Union)

November 2012 - Are you thinking of living in the private rented sector next year?

The Student Housing Office will not start to advertise accommodation for the next academic year until Monday 28 January 2013 in order to avoid student examination time. If you’d like to live in a house or a flat for the next academic year, visit our website after this date to search our Studentpad database for your ideal property to rent: www.bangor.ac.uk/studentservices/studenthousing

Our new Studentpad website enables us to display more information about each property, including photographs and information on the accessibility of properties.

You can also download our Student Guide to Private Accommodation, which is designed to help you when looking for your first house in the private rented sector, pointing out the things to look out for and your rights as a tenant.

You are also welcome to call into the Student Housing Office in Neuadd Rathbone for help and advice in your property search.

We would advise you not to sign any tenancy agreements/contracts until you have viewed the property and made sure that it’s suitable for your needs. Before you sign a housing contract bring it in to the Student Housing Office and we will go through it with you, explaining the terms and conditions, so that you can make an informed choice. Should you require legal advice on any issue, we can refer you to the appropriate service.

If you need to contact us at all, you can telephone 01248 382034 / 382883 or email studenthousing@bangor.ac.uk We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

13.09.12 - Studentpad

NEW! The Student Housing Office now has a new Studentpad website, where available properties are now advertised. Students can now view many more details about each property, often including photographs, and students can also email these details to each other, which makes house hunting much easier. Students can also register with the Bangor Studentpad site, to receive email alerts of newly added properties.

2011 - School of Ocean Science students

Most students studying Ocean Sciences find accommodation by renting rooms in shared houses in Menai Bridge, on the Isle of Anglesey, (not Bangor). Try local estate agents, local newspapers or you can search for a property by vieiwing the Student Housing Office webpages

November 2010 - Are you thinking of living in the private rented sector next year?

The Student Housing Office will not start to advertise accommodation for the next academic year until Monday 24 January 2011 in order to avoid student examination time. If you’d like to live in a house or a flat for the next academic year, call into the Student Housing Office after this date for help and advice in your property search.

You will also be able to view the 2011/2012 listings on our website:

www.bangor.ac.uk go to SERVICE DEPARTMENTS then onto STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES and then click onto STUDENT HOUSING OFFICE, you can perform a property search from here. We would advise you not to sign any tenancy agreements/contracts until you have seen/viewed the property and made sure that it’s suitable for your needs.

If you need to contact us at all, you can telephone 01248 382034 or email studenthousing@bangor.ac.uk We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

04.11.10 - Tenancy Deposit Protection Survey

How much do you know about Tenancy Deposit Protection (TDP)?

From 6 April 2007, when a landlord or letting agent takes a deposit from a tenant, the deposit must be protected in a Government-authorised tenancy deposit scheme. This rule applies if the tenancy is an assured shorthold tenancy.

Dr Gary Jones from the University of Winchester has recently conducted some research with landlords, and is now focussing his research on student perceptions of TDP. If you would like to participate in the survey, please click here. The NUS is also promoting this survey on their website and you can view the article here. The survey will remain live until 3 December 2010.