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Accommodation: Everything you need to know

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The room bond is the most important thing you have to pay before arriving! Imagine you're about to rent a house somewhere and you haven't paid the deposit, it's very similar. It cements your place in halls and acts as your damage deposit that you get back at the end of the year.

Oh I know that! I paid mine over a month ago; there's no way I personally would turn up without having paid it. He just asked what would happen if you didn't pay it.

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Reply 1461

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Village Whisper

Oh I know that! I paid mine over a month ago; there's no way I personally would turn up without having paid it. He just asked what would happen if you didn't pay it.

They wouldn't give you your key. They might not even have a room for you, since not paying the room bond on time supposedly forfeits your offer of accommodation.

A couple of years ago I turned up having paid the room bond but without having done the halls induction thing online (it was my second year, I kind of assumed you only had to do it once but it's every year you're in halls). They wouldn't give me my key until I'd completed it.

Reply 1462

Pn94

I'm assuming we're just directed to our halls upon arrival, and then given our keys once we get there?

Reply 1463

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Pn94

I'm assuming we're just directed to our halls upon arrival, and then given our keys once we get there?

Yep, pretty much :yes:

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Pn94

Original post by Potally_Tissed

Yep, pretty much :yes:

Are we meant to receive anything once we've paid the room bond/registered? Haven't been sent anything by my hall.

Reply 1465

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Pn94

Are we meant to receive anything once we've paid the room bond/registered? Haven't been sent anything by my hall.

I don't know if you'll get anything from your hall but I imagine there will be arrival instructions from the accommodation centre at some point before long.

Reply 1466

rockchickm

Original post by Village Whisper

Yay, more Harry French people :tongue:

Do you have the standard or 4ft bed room?

This is a little late but ooh are you going to be in Harry French too? ^.^ And I've got a standard room

Reply 1467

Village Whisper

Original post by rockchickm

This is a little late but ooh are you going to be in Harry French too? ^.^ And I've got a standard room

Haha yes I am :smile:

I have a standard room too, so we might be living together! Probably not, but still. Have you booked your arrival time yet?

Reply 1468

SM94

What comes in the rooms as standard for the newer more modern halls, e.g lamps, chairs etc.? thanks :smile:

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Potally_Tissed

Original post by SM94

What comes in the rooms as standard for the newer more modern halls, e.g lamps, chairs etc.? thanks :smile:

See the first post in this thread :smile:

Reply 1470

rockchickm

Original post by Village Whisper

Haha yes I am :smile:

I have a standard room too, so we might be living together! Probably not, but still. Have you booked your arrival time yet?

Haha maybe :P I booked 9-10am which looking back is kind of early but I just wanted to get it over and done with, what about you?

Reply 1471

Village Whisper

Original post by rockchickm

Haha maybe :P I booked 9-10am which looking back is kind of early but I just wanted to get it over and done with, what about you?

I think you can still change it if you want, but I guess it depends on where you're coming from and stuff. I've gone for 11-12. I don't want to be the first there because I'd be really nervous by the time the next person arrived, but I don't want to be the last one either...So I went for somewhere in the middle :tongue:

It'd be good to have a couple of other people there first, I think. Then again, I might still be the first...Oh well!

Are you getting a Platinum/Extra card by the way? I still can't decide.

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Oh my Ms. Coffey

The accommodation services are so slow.

Reply 1473

SM94

Original post by Potally_Tissed

See the first post in this thread :smile:

Can't believe I missed that haha, thanks!

Reply 1474

Oh my Ms. Coffey

Can you cancel an accommodation contract online?

Reply 1475

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Oh my Ms. Coffey

Can you cancel an accommodation contract online?

Can't remember offhand if there's an option and the accommodation login page doesn't want to load for me at the moment :dontknow:

Reply 1476

thenickoftime

Original post by rockchickm

This is a little late but ooh are you going to be in Harry French too? ^.^ And I've got a standard room

You'll be in lodges then! They are the best place to be of all the halls. You'll have a washing machine in your kitchen, a bath in one of your 2 bathrooms and a really really nice courtyard surrounded by trees and Victorian Villas.

Also, if you're in Cedar, it'll be even better. I was in room 8 last year.

Reply 1477

cazah

What are the room bonds and freshers fee for? Is it compulsory and can you pay it when you get there or does it have to be prior?

Reply 1478

Xenite

Original post by cazah

What are the room bonds and freshers fee for? Is it compulsory and can you pay it when you get there or does it have to be prior?

Room Bond: Compulsory, basically a deposit for your room. Needs to be paid ASAP once your place is confirmed. I think you get this back at the end of the year, as long as it isn't needed to cover any damages.

Hall Subs: Pays for Hall activities throughout the year, such as IMS practice. Afaik, this is also compulsory.

Fresher's Fee: Optional, but required to take part in your hall's fresher's week activities, so I think it's advised to get it.

Seems to work out quite expensive overall, but I guess it's kinda necessary... I've already paid my RB, and my HS&FF come to £120.. Freshers is already expensive and I've not even got there yet.. =/

Reply 1479

Moleymann

Original post by Xenite

Fresher's Fee: Optional, but required to take part in your hall's fresher's week activities, so I think it's advised to get it.

Is the fresher's fee not just added on to our first term's rent bill? I thought it was paying to extend our accommodation for those extra few days before term starts, to take into account freshers fortnight.