Accommodation

Allocation policy - University-allocated accommodation Autumn 2013–2014 entry

International allocation policy

Accommodation for January 2013

For students joining us for the second semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, starting in January 2013, accommodation packs will be sent from November 2012 onwards.  You must hold an Unconditional Firm (UF) offer before information will be sent.  Please ensure you have provided the University with a valid email address as information will be sent by email,  Failure to provide a valid email address will result in us not being able to send you any information.
 
Accommodation will be offered subject to availability until 2nd June 2013 initially. They will then be able to apply for accommodation for the first semester of the 2013/2014 academic year. 
 
For students who originally applied for accommodation for September 2012 but were not able to attend University, you will need to re-apply for accommodation and pay the £200 advance rent payment.  If you paid this earlier in the year, please check with International Student Housing as we may be able to use this amount providing no deductions were made.  If any deductions were made, you will need to make up any monies the University holds to £200.
 
Please note that any room offer for September 2012 will not be valid for January 2013, you must re-apply.

 

Accommodation for September 2013

All new international (non-EU) students starting a full-time course at the University of Portsmouth in September 2013 are guaranteed an offer of a place in University-allocated accommodation for their first year of study in Portsmouth, provided we have received a completed accommodation application form and £250 advanced rent payment in cleared funds by the deadline of 2 August 2013 (tbc).  Details of how to apply for accommodation will be sent to students once they hold an Unconditional Firm offer with the University of Portsmouth, from the end of March 2013 onwards.  For details of how to pay the £250 please go to http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/studentsupport/international/tuitionfeesandfinance/howtomakepayments/

The accommodation booking form and required £250 advance rent payment should be returned as soon as possible.  Please note that no accommodation will be booked until the booking form and £250 payment are received.  Any accommodation booking forms received after the deadline will still be processed, but accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

Students studying on the foundation year of an extended degree at Chichester College can apply for a room in University of Portsmouth accommodation when they transfer to the Portsmouth campus to start the first year of their degree programme.

All new fee paying international (non-EU) students starting a full-time course at the University of Portsmouth in term 2 are offered accommodation, subject to availability, until June 2014 (tbc) initially.  They will then be able to apply for accommodation for the first term of the 2014–2015 academic year, if required.

Further information

Halls of Residence make up the majority of University-allocated accommodation.  Other types include rooms in residences and shared houses registered and approved by the University for allocating.  Students assigned to University-allocated accommodation are committed to remain in the accommodation for the whole of the allocation period, which will usually be 37 weeks.

All the halls provide mixed-sex accommodation with the exception of Bateson Hall which has single sex flats due to shared bathroom facilities. Bateson Hall additionally has an accommodation block which is solely allocated to female students. Please specify on your application form if you require single-sex accommodation and we will do our best to meet your request, although it cannot be guaranteed.

The majority of halls accommodate students of all ages and levels of study. However, Trafalgar Studios are prioritised, depending on demand and availability, for postgraduate students. Individual flats in the halls can be allocated for postgraduate and mature students depending upon demand. Please specify on your application form if you require either of these types of accommodation and we will do our best to meet your request.  For information, including prices of our halls of residence, please go to our web pages http://www.port.ac.uk/studentlife/accommodation/hallsofresidence/

If you are unable to obtain a visa to study in the UK, we will consider refunding the £250 advance rent payment in full provided you inform Student Housing in writing before a deadline in September 2013 that you applied for a visa and it was refused. This will normally be in the form of a visa refusal letter from the visa issuing authority in your country.  If you cancel after this deadline, the refund of the advance rent payment may be a partial refund and will be dependent on when you provide Student Housing with written notification of your wish to cancel due to visa refusal.  You will be charged rent for the room until the date Student Housing receives the written notification.  You will then need to submit the visa refusal letter before any refund will be processed.  The evidence of payer will be required and the refund will always be made to the originator.

If when you arrive in Portsmouth to start your course you decide not to take up your hall room and do not move in to the room allocated to you, you will need to inform Student Housing in writing of your wish to cancel.  You will be charged for the room until it is re-let to another student.

The International Office will provide a free bedding pack on arrival to all new international (fee paying) students allocated a place in our halls of residence arriving in September 2013. These packs contain one sheet, one pillow and pillowcase, one single duvet and duvet cover.  For advice on purchasing other essentials for your room, and for students not eligible for a bedding pack, please visit the International Office website for more information.

Please note that none of this information constitutes a contract between the University of Portsmouth and any potential student. The University reserves the right to change anything stated in the literature without informing all recipients. Any such changes will be those considered by the University in its reasonable opinion to be necessary for the smooth and safe running of halls of residence and the University.

If you require more information about Student Housing, visit the website  www.port.ac.uk/accommodation or email international.housing@port.ac.uk.