The Official UCL Accommodation Thread 2021

I was wondering this as well, it says on their website that it is not guaranteed for people from London like it is for people new to the city, but it still is a possibility

I called them up and the lady said I would be given accommodation, she asked her colleague too who said the same thing. It doesn't however match with whats on the website though.

is it hard to get into alternative student accomadation such as intercollegiate halls etc. ?

Is anyone putting UCL as insurance and risking not being given accommodation if you end up there? If anyone has done this, what was your experience with it?

No, but...

I did read through the entire many years of accom thread once, and it seemed like you will not get an official place via the uni if only an insurance place. But, once people have made friends in freshers, lots of people want to do swaps, or just pass their hall/ house contract on to someone. So I figured that worst case I would have to pay up to £300 pw for one term in the private uni places, which always seem to have a few places, until I could take over a contract in something cheaper, say £200. Or commute in, 1 hour per day each way. So the downside might be expensive, up to an extra £100pw for a term, but at least you will find somewhere.

I do not know if you can get somewhere immediately at say £200 in a decent location straight away, I expect the best places will have all gone

Having been rejected by Cambridge, I no longer have to worry about that as I will firm UCL. What are you firming?

I'm firming Cambridge, sorry to hear you didn't get in. So no accommodation if you don't firm UCL isn't just an empty threat? I was hoping it would be, but as you say I could try and swap. I think the accommodation situation could be quite a big problem, I have been warned about Durham (lots of people from my school went there and have dropped out/are struggling), but if I get an offer from there as well I might consider it over UCL. Also, when you say swaps, would those who want to leave their accommodation go private rather than UCL halls? If so, why?

Thanks a lot for your response.

Just got an offer for single not en-suite in Max Rayne. Is it really that bad, with all the cockroaches and mice? Please give me an honest opinion, I really want to know what I'm getting myself into...

I'm asking the exact same question if anyone cas this post whose been there please reply or PM me

Any postgrads on here? I'm looking at intercollegiate halls possibly, but I don't want to be stuck with loads of noisy undergrads (I was one once but now the time has passed haha)

Im an offer holder for 2017 and debating whether to firm ucl or warwick. Currently what's putting me off ucl is the accommodation since my parents reckon that in years 2 and 3 ill be miles out of london living somewhere really dingy, or i wont be able to find people to live with. What is everyone's experience of this? Is sorting 2nd year flatmates a problem, and will i be out of my depth in london when i currently live in small town? Any advice is really appreciated, thank you 😊

Edit: my offer is for English, and I'm very aware how competitive it is for this subject, which i think is biasing me towards ucl over warwick. But does the minimal contact hours mean im likely to spend my uni life alone in my room crying over work? 😂 any English students around?

I'm a first year PPE student here at UCL and like you last year I struggled to decide between UCL and Warwick! Here is what I think:

1) London is generally expensive for housing, but if you're able to afford the prices of UCL accommodation, then don't worry as you will easily find a flat
2) don't worry at all about making new friends, it's normal to start a new life and at first, it may be difficult to adapt... but trust me, there are tons of opportunities to get on with people
3) London is amazing and very stimulating, there are a lot of events that you can attend (also for you that study English)
4)UCL is internationally more recognised than Warwick and its English department is one of the best in the UK
5) Yes, it is a very tough uni, I don't know for English, but at PPE we study A LOT and for a lot I mean A LOT ahah but you can have a good social life

This is what I think. However, Warwick is a very good choice and you're not gonna ruin your life by going there!
At the end of the day it's your decision. Take into account if you would like to stay in a big city rather than a campus. For example, I came from a little town and the idea of being stuck in Coventry wasn't very appealing.. but again it depends on you

let me know if you have more questions

Thank you! That was really helpful!

Frankenstein394 - I had offers from UCL and Warwick and Durham for economics, with all 3 being similar course wise

I firmed UCL, for the usual reasons. Nothing wrong with Warwick, it would have been fine, but for me UCL had a slight edge. As you say, my biggest concern was year 2 and 3 accomodation

I think you should be able to find somewhere good quality within easy tube journey in years 2 and 3, for around the same cost as the halls. Also, the private student accommodation at Kings Cross is excellent and next door to UCL, although very expensive