{"id":3936,"date":"2026-11-10T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2026-11-10T12:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:11:06","slug":"finding-a-place-to-call-home-at-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/11\/10\/finding-a-place-to-call-home-at-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding your next place to call home at Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span data-teams=\"true\">You might be starting to hear people are looking for accommodation or housing for next year. Don&#8217;t panic, though; while there&#8217;s a lot to consider when it comes to moving into new accommodation, there&#8217;s no rush to sign legally binding contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>When should you start looking for housing?<\/h3>\n<p>Starting the process of considering your options now allows you time to find the best housemates, discuss a budget, location, and contract length. Be sure to carefully consider who you want to live with and what places you want to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t feel pressured to sign up the first place you see. Register your interest, then compare your options and discuss as a group before you make a decision.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re unsure about the process, check <a href=\"https:\/\/ksu.co.uk\/advice\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSU\u2019s housing advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What to look for in a housemate<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to find the right housemates, so chat with your friends about the following before committing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Budgets<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Noise preferences (do you prefer quiet nights in or are you up for parties?)<\/li>\n<li>Guests<\/li>\n<li>Your routines<\/li>\n<li>How will you split the bills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having these conversations early can help everyone decide whether the arrangement feels right.<\/p>\n<h3>Know your rights as a renter<\/h3>\n<p>Before agreeing to a room or house, read the contract and check the rent, bills, deposit, and other costs. Don\u2019t feel pressured to sign before you understand the agreement, and don&#8217;t be afraid to send the contract to someone your trust to read over, or speak to <a href=\"https:\/\/ksu.co.uk\/advice\/welfare\/advice\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSU&#8217;s Advice service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re renting privately, your landlord must protect your tenancy deposit in a government-approved scheme. There are limits on how much they can ask for, and you should receive information about where your deposit is protected. Keep a copy of your contract, payment records and messages with your landlord or letting agent.<\/p>\n<h3>Staying on campus<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you currently live on campus or off-campus, you can apply for campus accommodation starting September 2027. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/jx3iNb0wpp\">Pre-registration is open now <\/a><\/strong>with 1,800 rooms on offer. Applications go live in January, but you can pre-register to get 24-hour early access to the application form.<\/p>\n<p>Living on campus has been designed to make your life easier, safer, and more fun! Benefits include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No deposit<\/strong> to pay<\/li>\n<li>All <strong>utility bills included<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong> included<\/li>\n<li>Option to <strong>live with friends<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Kent Sport membership<\/strong> and <strong>ResLife activities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>24-hour security<\/strong> and <strong>on-site maintenance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Access to a range of <strong>catering outlets<\/strong> on your doorstep<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimal commute<\/strong> to lectures<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation contracts aligned with your study year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on staying on campus, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/11\/09\/thinking-about-accommodation-for-next-year-start-now-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out all you need to know in our blog.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might be starting to hear people are looking for accommodation or housing for next year. Don&#8217;t panic, though; while there&#8217;s a lot to consider &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/11\/10\/finding-a-place-to-call-home-at-kent\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87073,"featured_media":769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[312383,223280],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-accommodation-and-transport"],"sub_title":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3936"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3998,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3936\/revisions\/3998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}