► Housing Advice

Housing issues can affect every single student of the University of Worcester whether you're living in halls, private rented accommodation or own your own home.

The SAS can help you with any issues you may have with your housing. We regularly check over housing contracts, advise students their rights regarding deposit schemes and help solve landlord disputes.

We can advise regarding problems with utility companies and household bills and even how to manage your money.

Useful Sources of Information

NUS

Website: www.nus.org.uk/cy/Student-Life/Housing-Advice

There are lots of useful articles on the NUS website including advice on house hunting, deposit schemes and choosing accredited housing.

A particularly useful document in the NUS Deposit Recovery Pack which advises students step by step on how to try to reclaim three times their housing deposit if a landlord fails to protect it correctly.

Advice Guide from Citizen's Advice

Website: www.adviceguide.org.uk

The Citizen's Advice consumer webite contains lots of information on all aspects of housing and community. The section on renting a home has articles on housing contracts, tenanacy deposits and issues such as getting repairs done whilst renting which is a common problem for students.

Shelter

Website: http://england.shelter.org.uk/

Shelter is a housing and homelessness charity and their website also features useful information on your rights and responsiblities as a renter.

Shelter Advice Line: 0808 800 4444

Shelter also run a telephone helpline to answer any housing queries. This number is free from landlines and most mobile networks, see the Shelter website for details.