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I can't cancel my accommodation. NEED HELP!

Hi. I have booked a £174/week PRIVATE Silver accommodation for Nottingham Trent University at Bowman House. I would like to cancel it but my cooling off period has expired and I am required to find someone by myself to take my booked room or have to pay the rent whether I go to the university or not. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?
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Original post by saidbayan
Hi. I have booked a £174/week PRIVATE Gold accommodation for Nottingham Trent University at Bowman House. I would like to cancel it but my cooling off period has expired and I am required to find someone by myself to take my booked room or have to pay the rent whether I go to the university or not. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?

You'll need to find someone to take the room. This is the problem with private halls of residence.

Have you contacted the student union for help?
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Original post by saidbayan
Hi. I have booked a £174/week PRIVATE Gold accommodation for Nottingham Trent University at Bowman House. I would like to cancel it but my cooling off period has expired and I am required to find someone by myself to take my booked room or have to pay the rent whether I go to the university or not. WHAT THE HELL DO I DO?


They normally dont charge if its insurance and you make it to the firm. Alternatively find a replacement.
Is it actually uni owned or private accommodation? £174 sounds pretty expensive.
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Yes I have and they've redirected me to a forum on their site where I can advertise the room. Currently having talks with someone so praying it goes well. It was my fault really for not reading the cancellation terms properly. I had assumed that since I applied for the accommodation through the University that they had the same cancellation terms as the University (i.e. being able to terminate if I transfer to another Uni)
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You'll need to find someone to take the room. This is the problem with private halls of residence.

Have you contacted the student union for help?
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It's private owned by We Are Homes For Students. Yes £174 is expensive lol and I've found people I know from Nottingham that I can share a house with at a fraction of that. Luckily I'm close to finding someone to take my room.
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They normally dont charge if its insurance and you make it to the firm. Alternatively find a replacement.
Is it actually uni owned or private accommodation? £174 sounds pretty expensive.
Original post by saidbayan
It's private owned by We Are Homes For Students. Yes £174 is expensive lol and I've found people I know from Nottingham that I can share a house with at a fraction of that. Luckily I'm close to finding someone to take my room.

Learn the lesson then . It is a contract , so dont sign unless absolutely sure. Uni owned accommodation is a bit less strict, but if you sign up to rent for a year, then you have to find a replacement in almost all circumstances.

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