Westbar House, Sheffield

1. When you accept your room offer, you’ll be asked to pay a deposit to secure your room. The deposit will depend on the room type you select. The deposit might change due to availability, please get in touch with your amber agent to know more.

2. Your deposit is placed into a deposit protection scheme, and will be returned to you at the end of your contract subject to the contract terms.

3. The amount returned to you will depend on any outstanding charges and any damage found in your room or the communal areas of your apartment.

Please note: The deposit can take up to 30 working days to be credited at the end of your tenancy period.

1. If you have a valid UK Guarantor, you can choose to pay your rent in three instalments, which are due in September, January and April.

2. If you don’t have a valid UK Guarantor, you are required to pay the full rent before the 1st of August.

Please note: You must have paid the rent due by the time you arrive to check in.

Credit/Debit card, bank transfer, & online payments.

1. If you wish to secure your accommodation with the property and you are planning to pay your rent in instalments, they will ask that you provide a qualified UK Guarantor. A Guarantor is a responsible person who agrees to pay any outstanding rent and associated rent recovery costs for the tenant for whom they are acting as Guarantor, if the tenant fail to keep up with the rent payments for the accommodation.

2. The property will carry out all necessary credit checks as prescribed by law and will reserve the right to reject nominated Guarantor applications if the requested information is not provided and the nominated Guarantor does not meet the minimum requirements. The minimum requirements for a Guarantor are:

a. UK resident for a minimum period of 3 years with permanent address in the UK

b. In full-time employment (earning a minimum of thirty [30] times the tenant’s monthly rent)

3. “Housing Hand” can act as your guarantor if you do not have a qualified UK Guarantor. The Housing Hand guarantor service can be selected during your tenancy application.

Note: The property does not accept international guarantors.

Dual occupancy is available on most rooms over 23sqm. Both occupants would need to apply and mention in their application that they are applying for dual occupancy so that the price can be amended. The price would be the total rent plus an additional £50 and then divided by two for each occupant’s weekly cost unless otherwise stated.

1. If you choose to cancel your booking, you will have 7 calendar days after signing your AST to do so.

2. If you made your booking fewer than 7 calendar days before your AST start date, you may cancel your booking until the earlier of (a) 7 calendar days after signing your AST, or (b) the date you actually check in.

3. You may request to cancel your booking by sending an email to the property.

4. They will refund your deposit (less a £50 fee) within 7 calendar days of accepting your cancellation.

Please note: £20 will be deducted from the refunded amount to cover any international bank charges for deposit refunds made to non-UK banks. Also, International bank transfers can take longer to process funds and incur a transfer fee.

This offer is applicable to undergraduate first-year students only.

1. If you are a prospective first-year undergraduate student, and your offer of a place at your preferred university/higher education institution is withdrawn, you may be eligible to receive a refund of your deposit minus a £50 fee.

2. You may also be eligible to cancel under “No Place, No Stay” if you choose to go to a different university in a city that does not have availability in the same property. Where you have been accepted in university in a city where the property has availability in a property, your booking will be transferred to that property.

3. To cancel under “No Place, No Stay”, you must supply either (a) a copy of a written rejection letter from your chosen university/college; or (b) a copy of the acceptance letter from a new university. This must be received by the property over email within 5 calendar days of the date on which you have requested a cancellation. On receipt of the required documentation, provided it is satisfactory, the agreement will be canceled with a refund of your deposit, minus a £50 fee.

If you do decide to leave your accommodation during your contracted term, the landlord may agree to release you from your contract, providing the conditions set out below are met:

1. You provide sufficient evidence to support your cancellation request.

2. You make your cancellation request in writing.

3. You find a suitable replacement (who must be enrolled as a full-time student at a local university or college) to take a new tenancy agreement for your room for the remaining period of your contract.

4. The incoming tenant must enter into an AST with USL, providing the relevant requested documents, and where relevant also providing a suitable UK Guarantor.

The replacement tenant must be over the age of 18 and have the necessary student status (it is your responsibility to find another tenant and provide them with the correction information). If you find a suitable replacement tenant and the room is re-let they will refund your deposit, less any appropriate charges, as well as a deduction of £50 for the variation of the contract.

Refunds due will not be processed until the incoming tenant taking over the contract has signed the AST, paid and moved into the accommodation.

If you fail to find someone to take over your tenancy, you and your guarantor (if applicable) will be responsible for paying the full rent until the end of your contracted time at the accommodation. You will also remain liable for the rent payment until the new tenant’s AST starts.

1. The property’s terms and conditions require you to sign your AST within the period specified on your electronic AST. If you and your Guarantor (if applicable) fail to sign your AST within this timescale, your AST will be automatically canceled.

2. The property retains its right to cancel your AST and retain your deposit should you fail to provide a suitable guarantor for your tenancy on more than 2 occasions.

3. If for any reason the property is not able to offer you accommodation once your AST is fully signed, they will contact you as soon as possible detailing the reasons why, or offering an alternative solution on terms sufficiently similar than the ones already agreed upon. The accommodation will be in the same building, or if not possible, then a suitable alternative accommodation will be provided in an adjacent building or, in any event, in a building as close as possible to the original building.

4. If they cannot offer a suitable alternative, they will refund all money paid. If you unreasonably decline the alternative accommodation, you can find a suitable replacement tenant to take over your tenancy and you and your Guarantor (if applicable) will remain liable for the rent payment until such time.