The Residential Services Office held the first in a series of two events on Monday 9th March 2015 to support students looking for private accommodation in 2015/16.
Aisling Traynor, a Senior Housing Advisor from the University of London Housing Services was the guest speaker. She gave a comprehensive presentation to the assembled group of 90 attendees on topics such as:
Choosing your housemates;
Searching for that ideal house;
Tenancy agreements and deposit protection;
Inventory and contract checks.
Trevor Murtagh also gave a brief overview of the exciting new LSE Rent Guarantor scheme which will come into effect soon and cover tenancies starting September 2015. It is hopedthat this initiative will give LSE students a more competitive edge in an already crowded London rental market.
The discussion was then thrown open to the floor for a Q&A session. Popular questions concerned types of properties available in the market and average monthly costs.
The RSO also used the event to unveil a brand new spanking banner to advertise the private housing support service offered to students. It takes pride of place in the photo above!
Another similar event is scheduled for 20th March 2015 in NAB.L.G.08. 100 students have signed up so far for this session!
Trevor Murtagh
Residential Services Officer – Private Accommodation Lead
