Head Lease letting scheme (for students)
General information
We advertise flats and houses within easy reach of the campus (usually Uxbridge, Cowley, Yiewsley, West Drayton and Hillingdon) to groups of between three and seven friends, all of whom must be students. The scheme is available to full-time students in their second year and above, including students on work placement.
The contract will usually be between 52 and 39 weeks, depending on the property and the start date - all contracts will normally start in June, unless the property has come on a little later in the year.
The size of the property and amount of communal space varies from house to house. We request that all bedrooms contain a bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, desk and chair. If room allows, some landlords will also supply shelves or bookcases.
Please note that Head Lease properties do not always have locks on bedroom doors.
Allocation of Head Lease properties
We do not ask for references or guarantors but do check behaviour and financial records within the University. If any individual in the group has outstanding debts to the University the application may be rejected.
Viewings of available properties will be offered from January each year.
You will be asked to appoint a Lead Tenant for your group who will be responsible for making sure all members of your group view the property and later, should you take a property with us, they will be responsible for ensuring utility bills are set up and arranging repairs, maintenance and inspection visits.
Once you have viewed a property you will need to let us know by 10:00am the next morning if you are interested in taking it. If we have not heard from you by this time we will offer viewings to other interested groups.
Once you have agreed to take the property, a non-returnable booking fee of £350 per person will be payable immediately (this will automatically become your damage and cleaning deposit once you have taken up occupancy). If you decline the property you may request a viewing of another suitable property.
How to apply
If you have a group of between 3 and 7 people and are interested in applying for a Head Lease property as a group, the link to the on-line application form is below. Firstly, you will need to appoint a lead tenant for your group, then your lead tenant will need to complete the on-line application first with all of your groups' names. then, the other members of the group must confirm they wish to be part of the group by each person completing the on-line application form below, with their own and the lead tenant's name. If in doubt please contact us.
