WHAT TO BRING
When signing your tenancy agreement, please bring with you:
Proof of ID:
UK students will need to bring one of the following:
- Birth Certificate
- Driving Licence
- Passport
- University Card
If you are an international student you will need to bring your passport and visa (original documents).
Next step
COLLECTING YOUR KEYS
Once you have signed your tenancy agreement, if you are arriving during working hours, arrangements will be made for you to collect your keys from your site assistant, located at your accommodation.
Next step
ARRIVING OUT OF WORKING HOURS
If you are arriving outside working hours or outside of the scheduled weekends listed in the Signing your Tenancy Agreement section, you will need to let the team know at least 48 hours in advance so that they can ensure your paperwork is ready and your keys are in the right place. This can only be arranged once we have received the full payment of your opening account.
You can then sign your tenancy agreement at the Old Observatory, University of Oxford, OX1 3RQ which is manned 24/7.
Your keys will either be issued by Security Services or will be available from a key safe at your accommodation site. Security Services will be happy to direct you to your accommodation.
Next step
INVENTORY
If you collect your keys during working hours, where possible the site assistant will:
- take you to the property and complete an inventory with you to record the condition of your accommodation
- take meter readings where applicable shortly before you arrive, you will be able to verify this with your site assistant should you wish to
- review the inventory with you and make any corrections necessary so you can both sign the inventory
- give you a copy of the signed inventory for your records – please make sure you keep it in a safe place for the end of the tenancy
If you collect your key outside of working hours, the site assistant will:
- leave an inventory in your property for you to record the condition of your accommodation
- take meter readings where applicable prior to your arrival, you will be able to verify this with your site assistant should you wish to
- make an appointment to go through all the necessary information with you once you have had a chance to read through the inventory
- review the inventory with you and make any corrections necessary so you can both sign the inventory
- give you a copy of the inventory for your records – please make sure that you have read it and keep it in a safe place for the end of the tenancy
It is important that you make sure that all contents (and any damage to contents) are noted and the condition of the property is noted accurately on your inventory. At the end of your tenancy, the amount of your deposit which is refunded will depend on the condition of your property at that time.
Finished