Advice Housing Advice This information is accurate as of February 2016
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Housing Advice Finding somewhere to live can be one of the most stressful aspects of coming to university – it may be the first time you have lived away from home and it can feel quite overwhelming. Goldsmiths Students’ Union Advice Service provides advice on housing law and tenant issues. Please feel welcome to contact the advice team if you would like further advice or support, or contact any of the organisations below for further information:
University of London Housing Services A private housing unit which
which includes Goldsmiths.
offers a range of services to
Services include help with
assist and support students and
finding accommodation,
staff who are looking for and
contract checking and legal
living in private accommodation.
advice
The service is for students and staff of both the federal colleges
http://housing.london.ac.uk/
of the University of London
Goldsmiths Accommodation Office The Accommodation Office team are available to support Goldsmiths students with all their available options and run
halls of residence.
http://www.gold.ac.uk/ accommodation/
NUS Housing Advice A wealth of articles and blog posts dedicated to student housing issues. http://www.goldsmithssu.org/advice
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/ advice/housing-advice/
This information is accurate as of February 2016
2 Shelter Shelter offers free, expert housing advice to anyone and their free helpline is open 365 days a year. Their solicitors offer expert legal advice, help fight repossession and eviction, and can attend court to defend people who are at risk of losing their home. They also campaign to get policy
changes made, tackling the root causes of housing issues. Find your local Shelter service at http://england.shelter.org. uk/get_advice/advice_services_ directory. You can find general advice here: http://england.shelter.org. uk/
Citizens Advice Bureau – Housing pages The citizen’s advice bureau can provide information about how to find somewhere to live. Here you can also find advice on
handling potential issues with your landlord. https://www.citizensadvice.org. uk/housing/
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Based at QMUL, LAC welcome legal enquiries from the public. If for any reason they are unable to help, we will direct you
to another free legal advice provider
http://www.lac.qmul.ac.uk/
For further information, please email the Advice Service team: advice@goldsmithssu.org http://www.goldsmithssu.org/advice
This information is accurate as of February 2016