After you have received your offer from the Admissions Office, the Accommodation Office will send a link to our accommodation preference form. In this form, you will be asked to rank your accommodation preferences. Details of the various accommodation bands are provided below (see the 'Rooms and Provisions' tab), and are subject to change each academic year. We do our best to accommodate as many graduate freshers as possible and we try to align our offers with students’ preferences. However, please be aware that if you are offered accommodation, it may not match your first preference. Please also note that a reservation fee of £200, payable within two weeks of receiving the offer, will be required to make your initial reservation for a room.
Processing responses can take a few weeks at peak times; responses will be handled in the order the forms are electronically submitted, with the exception of students who have accessibility or health needs. Accommodation is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, Accommodation is limited, and we cannot currently provide rooms for all incoming freshers.
If you have questions regarding special requirements for accommodation please contact the Accommodation Office.
If you choose not to take up the accommodation or the graduate place you have been offered at Reuben College, the initial reservation fee payment will be refunded to you in full if you withdraw before 31 July. The fee is non-refundable if you withdraw after 31 July.
In August you will be sent an accommodation acceptance form to read and sign in conjunction with the licence to occupy and the student handbook and you will be asked to pay a deposit equal to a month’s rent (minus the £200 reservation fee you paid earlier), provided you have met all the conditions of your University offer and your financial conditions with the College. The deposit will be held by the College and returned within 4 weeks of the end of your tenancy, unless we need use the deposit to cover for any damages to the property or its contents, for replacing any of the contents which may be missing, any outstanding payments due, including rent, council tax and any other service charges, and compensation for any other breach of the student’s obligations under Clause 3 of the licence agreement.
After receipt of your accommodation acceptance form, you have 10 days to confirm that you accept the offer by returning the signed form together with your deposit. If you do not reply within 10 days, it will be assumed that you do not wish to accept the accommodation offer. If you do not accept the accommodation offer there is no guarantee that a further offer can be made at a later date.
Please note: It is important that you continue to check your emails regularly during the summer in case we have to contact you regarding your offer and/or accommodation. If your current contact email is expiring during the summer, please ensure that you let us have an alternative email address where we can contact you.
