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studenthousing.co.uk
To advertise call 0191 265 6999 Striving to provide the best in student accommodation
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www.hi-groveresidential.co.uk Are you looking for: a
•Quality accommodation at affordable prices? •Houses and flats in all the desirable areas? Jesmond-Heaton–Fenham–City Centre
•Accommodation fully furnished to the highest standards? •Accredited properties? •A quality maintenance service throughout the tenancy?
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We offer a large selection of 2-9 bedroom properties in all the popular areas where students want to live, a majority of which have recently been fully renovated. They all consist of good size bedrooms, are pleasantly decorated, and contemporarily furnished.
Find us at:
43 Manor House Road, Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2LY
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See our main advert on page 8 for a selection of some of the properties available for 11/12
For full listings or to arrange a viewing call: 0191 281 00 22
Call in at: 43 Manor House Rd, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2LY or use the viewing request form on our website
www.hi-groveresidential.co.uk
Northumbria University Accommodation Office
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he Accommodation Office works to ensure there is a plentiful supply of suitable, safe and well-managed
student accommodation in Newcastle. These aims apply equally to University managed accommodation and private housing. What does this mean for your private-rented home? The University does not advertise property, and cannot recommend specific landlords or agents. We provide the following private rented housing services: • Information about Private Housing on the web at:
www.northumbria.ac.uk and advice leaflets available from the Accommodation Office, Student Services or the Students’ Union Welfare Office.
• Advice to students about problems with housing, landlords or flatmates, either by appointment or at ‘drop-in advice’ hour 3.00 to 4.00 pm Monday - Friday during term time. • Lists of landlords and agents are
available from our office and posted on the website. • Work with landlords, the local authority and others to promote good practice and provide the housing and services students need.
Contact: Philip Duke, Susannah Clegg or Colin Bradley, Accommodation Office, Northumbria University, 1 Ellison Tce, Newcastle, NE1 8ST Telephone: 0191 227 4209 Email:
rc.accommodation@
unn.ac.uk
Plentiful supply There is currently an excess of private accommodation for students in Newcastle and whenever you look you will find a wide selection of property available whether you are looking now, or even in the Summer or after the start of the academic year.
Suitable We work hard to improve standards of accommodation, which have been steadily rising for many years. Generally you can expect your private rented home to be a shared house or flat with between 2 and 8 bedrooms, sensibly furnished and in good repair and located within about 1 to 2 miles of the City Centre. If you have other requirements, please ask.
Safe Safety standards have also been rising and recent legislation means that you can expect your property to meet bet- ter safety standards than the average family home.
Well-managed You should be able to expect landlords to provide you with a property in good condition, organise repairs promptly and do what it says they will do in the contract. However, there are thou- sands of landlords and hundreds of agents and standards vary. If you have worries, or specific problems, please ask us.
© Northumbria University 2010
Safety Standards, Licensing and Accreditation – what does it all mean?
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regulations are designed to improve the safety standards (particularly fire and electrical safety) and quality of accommodation and, in the case of big shared properties, the management standards. The largest student properties (those on three or more floors and with five or more residents) have to have an ‘HMO License’. This nationwide scheme is
he government has recently increased regulation of rented housing in various ways. The new
compulsory and requires both the property manager and the property meet nationally set standards, and is enforced by local government. In most cases this will mean Newcastle City Council whose HMO Licensing website is here:
http://gis.newcastle.gov.uk/hmolicens- ing/
home.aspx You can search the website by address to check the property has a license. Ask for advice if you have a property which is not licensed but should be. For smaller shared houses, Newcastle City Council have a ‘Shared Housing Accreditation scheme’ which has similar standards adapted for smaller properties. Unlike the licensing scheme, accreditation is voluntary - the manager will have a certificate to show the property is accredited. If your property is licensed or accredited the safety standards should be good; if a property is not accredited you need to ask a number of questions to satisfy yourself about safety: • Have you been given the gas safety certificate and has this check been done within the last year?
• Is there an electrical safety certificate? (done once every 5 years) • How will everyone know if there is a fire in time to leave before smoke blocks the exit route? Usually there should be smoke detectors and heat detectors which are interlinked and cover all areas where there is risk of fire plus exit routes Ð check they all ring when you test one. • Is the exit route from your room to the street well-protected from smoke? (e.g. by fire doors with self-closers) • Have external doors got good quality locks? Is there a viewer and chair on the front door, big bolt(s) on the back door and window locks where windows can be reached? In addition to the licensing and
accreditation schemes you should be aware that local councils also operate a ‘Housing Health & Safety Rating System’ which they can use to assess the level of risk to residents in any property and ensure the landlord does anything necessary to bring the property up to standard. The council can use this scheme to require landlords to bring the property up to the standards of the Shared Housing Accreditation Scheme even when the landlord hasn’t applied to join it, so whatever your situation, the council can make sure your home is made a safe place to live. To ask about any of these schemes,
you can contact the City Council directly on 0191 232 8520. They will visit your property quickly if you want them to do so to assess the situation. You can also get advice from the Accommodation Office.
© Northumbria University 2010
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