Students - Advice for Students

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A single room is a room with enough space for a single bed, with a single bed. However, a double room does not necessarily mean there is a double bed in the room, although it does mean it is big enough for one. If its important for you to have a double bed you should clarify before signing your agreement whether a double room actually has a double bed in.

All our student properties are inclusive of utilities – water, gas, electric, TV license and internet, subject to a fair usage policy. 

Sensible usage is expected, which means the water, gas and electric is capped on a per unit basis depending on the number of tenants. All the details will be in your Tenancy Agreement. Or view your allowance here.

The allowance of units is spread across the tenancy term, as your usage will fluctuate depending on the time of the year so it wouldn’t be fair to limit you to so many units a month. We know the unit-based system is the fairest way to have a utility cap as any cap based on monetary value is subject to change with little notice and may leave you with big financial implications that you weren’t expecting. The allowance is not there to trick you or set you up to fail; if you are sensible and conscious of your usage you should have no problem staying within the allowance.

They will usually include:

Kitchen

• Fridge Freezer
• Washing machine
• Microwave
• Oven and hob
• Hoover

Lounge

• Sofa's
• TV 

Bedroom 

• Bed & Mattress 
• Wardrobe 
• Drawers

A guarantor is responsible for their dependent adhering to the terms of the tenancy agreement. If you are on a joint agreement ordinarily each person will have their own guarantor and most commonly the guarantor agreement will be for an equal share of the rent.

The property will be ready for you to move into on the tenancy start date. The keys will be available for you to collect from the office. You’ll receive an inventory of what’s in the house, and we’ll email you a welcome pack with all the information you need. 

Each set of circumstances are reviewed on a case by case basis by your landlord. In most circumstances the landlord would be in a position to allow you to be released from the contract if you can find a replacement person to take over your place in the tenancy. We usually find where effort is made in advertising the property by you, your housemates and Cloud Lettings, most people in a similar position are successful in finding someone, but this is not guaranteed and if a replacement is not found you will remain liable under the terms of the signed tenancy agreement.

Should this circumstance arise, we would send a detailed document to all tenants which confirms you understand your obligations and confirms permission of all other tenants party to the agreement that they are in agreement for changes to be made to the tenancy. At the point a replacement is sourced there is a variation of contract or lettings fee due which will be confirmed to you in your Terms of Early release.

When you rent a student property in Lincoln you will be asked for a UK-based guarantor. If you do not have a suitable guarantor, it may be acceptable to pay your rent for the tenancy in advance. An alternative option is to use a Rent Guarantor Service which enables UK and International students with no UK-based guarantor to rent accommodation that may not otherwise be available to them.

Lincoln Students' Union has partnered with Housing Hand, a company that offer a fully comprehensive guarantor service available to all students, whether from the UK, Europe or Overseas and regardless of nationality. It is open to new students who haven't yet enrolled at Lincoln University, as well as those in the 2nd year and beyond for individual or joint tenancies.

This service is discounted to University of Lincoln students, and here at Cloud we welcome Housing Hand guarantors. To find out more or to apply for the service visit Housing Hand.