Moving out made easy

When the time comes to leave your university accommodation, here are some key things you'll need to do.

✅ Pack up and remove all your belongings

• Clear your room of all belongings, including anything in the safe (if you have one)
• Strip your bed of all bedding and linen. Please leave the mattress protector folded neatly on your bed
• Empty and clean your fridge and freezer, but keep them switched on
• Remove your belongings from the kitchen/utility room and make sure it's clean
• If you have a bike, remember to take it home

It's worth doing a final check of your room once you think you've packed and moved everything out. Check under your bed, in the back of drawers and inside cupboards.

✅ Clean your room

• Clean the shelves, surfaces, drawers and your en-suite bathroom (if you have one)
• Vacuum the carpet
• Remove drawing pins from the noticeboard or blu-tak and magnets from the whiteboard
• Take all rubbish and recycling to the external bins provided

✅ Report any damages or faults

If there are any repairs needed or maintenance issues within your room, please tell reception.

✅ Leave everything safe and secure

• Close all windows and lock doors
• Turn off taps in the sink and shower
• Turn off all electrics (except fridges and freezers), including electric radiators, heated towel rails, sockets, and light switches

✅ Don't forget to redirect your post

Update your delivery address for things like bank statements, Deliveroo, or Amazon, so you don't accidentally have things sent to your old address.

✅ Return your keys/fob

Return your keys/fob to your residence reception by 10:00am on the day you leave or your contract end date.

If your reception is closed, keys can be returned to the key drop boxes in one of the locations listed on our Residence Reception page.