Whilst we try to offer you one of chosen accommodation, this is not always possible. To help us find you a suitable room, we ask you to provide alternative preferences. These are broader accommodation characteristics that you will rank from most to least important.
For undergraduate students, you have four options:
- Lower priced room for financial reasons. This means that we will match you to the most affordable option available at the time of processing your application.
- A Castle Leazes catered washbasin room - exactly as it sounds. We will attempt to allocate you to a catered washbasin room.
- Any University-owned room not already selected including those based off campus. We will attempt to match you to any available University-owned accommodation (rather than a managed partnership).
- Any en suite room in purpose-built student accommodation which may require a UK guarantor. This means that we will attempt to offer you a room within a managed partnership. This type of accommodation may require an upfront payment, and a guarantor. We recommend you place this last if you are not able to provide these.
For postgraduate students, you have three options:
- low budget: we will match you to the most affordable option available at the time of processing your application
- city location: we will attempt to offer something closer to campus
- wash facility - we will try to allocate you a room with the wash type as you have chosen within your three preferences
Due to demand of certain room types and locations, there may be instances where we need to offer you a room based on your last alternative preference.
