Accommodation options available for second, third and fourth year students include privately rented flats and houses as well as halls of residence.

Private lettings and the LettingsBU聽service

BU has its own student lettings service, , who advertise a variety of student houses and flats聽across the popular areas of Winton, Boscombe, Charminster and Wallisdown, as well as options in the large private halls of residences located in the Lansdowne area of Bournemouth.

Please contact 聽to start your property search.

When and how to rent

There are some great resources out there to support and guide you through the process of renting your student property:

Finally, to ensure you're in the know, read聽the anti-scam guidance on SUBU's聽聽page;聽which includes聽how to protect聽yourself against聽accommodation fraud, tips on how to avoid student rental scams聽and the five types of fraud that students are particularly vulnerable to.

Looking for other BU students聽to share a house with?

We have set up a聽聽to help students find housemates. You can go here and advertise what you are looking for. It's a great way to speed up your search and exchange information with other students who are also looking.

Looking for or advertising spare rooms?

You can also use the聽聽to look for other students who are advertising spare rooms in their current student houses.

More information

LettingsBU and SUBU have also put together some advice videos to help once you've secured your accommodation:

  • What you need to do before聽;聽from knowing your contractual responsibilities to planning your arrival and the importance of an inventory.
  • How to聽;聽from setting up your utility supply and billing arrangements to knowing where to find your gas, water and electric meter.
  • Along with some tips about聽;聽from the impact of noise, getting to know your neighbours to where and when to put your bins.
  • You can also ; in your student home, from personal safety to keeping your property secure.

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