Living off Campus
STUDENTS
When living off campus, it's important to choose properties which are safe, secure and well managed.
Wrexham University’s Residential and Campus Life team maintain an online web register called Student Pad, where you can search for suitable properties to rent in and around the Wrexham area.
To improve our service to students, only landlords who have been accredited with Rent Smart Wales will be listed through Student Pad. Rent Smart Wales assists those who let or manage rental properties in Wales to comply with their Housing (Wales) Act 2014 obligations and provides advice on renting out safe and healthy homes.
The Residential and Campus Life team is always available to offer advice and guidance to students who decide to live in private accommodation, but it is important to remember that when students rent a property, the tenancy contract is between the student and the landlord. Therefore, students should seek to resolve issues directly with their landlord or the council.
To assist with accommodation further afield, please see Transport for Wales Network Railway Map . The campus is closest to Wrexham General station (station at the bottom of the purple line) so you can see what other areas might be viable for accommodation.
LANDLORDS
Wrexham University has a number of campuses, not all of which have on site accommodation.
If you have a property in Wrexham, Northop, St Asaph we would be interested in advertising your property.
Please see information below but if you need more, please get in touch with Accommodation@glyndwr.ac.uk
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WHAT IS STUDENTPAD
Student Pad is the number one platform for student accommodation, and have been helping students find their perfect pad for over 23 years.
They provide a comprehensive and constantly updated database of both private and University accommodation for students. This is so students can benefit from being able to make an informed choice with easy to understand, helpful and practical advice.
In doing so they also offer student agent/landlord throughout the UK an opportunity to advertise and sell their properties to the hundreds of thousands of students visiting our site each year. It provides agents/landlords with a free and powerful online property management tool which has been developed over the past 10 years.
Studentpad welcome any feedback that you may have about the service or any of the properties listed on our Studentpad websites.
Comments can be sent to feedback@studentpad.co.uk
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WHAT YOU NEED
Before you are able to list your property, you will need to have the following compliance documentation ready to upload:
- Gas Safety Certificate
- Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR or EIC);
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) - Evidencing that the property complies with the minimum EPC rating requirements set out under applicable law
- HMO Licence (if applicable) - If a HMO licence has been applied for but has not yet been granted, evidence of the HMO Licence application submission will need to be uploaded
- Proof of Ownership for the Property - Either an official copy of the title to the property or if the title is unregistered, a copy of the title deeds will need to be applied for. The government provides information on how to search for property information from HM Land Registry
- Proof of Identity - Either an up to date driving license or passport.
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HMO LICENCE - LANDLORDS
You must have a licence if you’re renting out a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in England or Wales. Your property is defined as a large HMO if all of the following apply:
- it is rented to 5 or more people who form more than 1 household
- some or all tenants share toilet, bathroom or kitchen facilities
- at least 1 tenant pays rent (or their employer pays it for them)
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ADVERTISING COST - Landlords
The cost of advertising properties on Wrexham Glyndŵr University Studentpad for a 12 month period is as follows:
These fees apply from 1st April until 31st March.
Those making application after 31st October will be charged 50% of the costs.
1st Property (up to 15 bedrooms)
£ 80.00
Each Additional Property (up to 15 bedrooms)
£ 25.00
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Landlord Registration
To register on WGU’s Studentpad - Register on Studentpad
We will be alerted when you have registered and uploaded an advert for your property, we will check certificates and once payment has been made, we will approve your advert. We then advertise these to our students.
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PAYMENT for advert
To make a payment for a property advert - Property advert payment link
