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The official university service for private accommodation
LIVERPOOL STUDENT HOMES
THE OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY SERVICE FOR PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION
Search for shared houses, flats and rooms
Expert housing advice and support
Landlords must commit to LSH Standards
A FREE service funded by your university
Your housing journey
RE-REGISTRATION 2015/16
We would like to invite you to re-register your student accommodation for the 2015/16 academic year.
Liverpool Student Homes140 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool, L3 5SR
0151 794 [email protected]
liverpoolstudenthomes.org
RE-REGISTER ONLINEThe quickest way to re-register is to login to your account on our website liverpoolstudenthomes.org
Go to the landlord/agent page and select the ‘Registered landlords sign in’ box.
Enter your username and password and tick the terms and conditions box.
You can update existing property adverts with new information or add new properties that you wish to register.
You can re-register online or by post on request.
RE-REGISTRATION BY POST
Registration fees and information can be found on the Registration Charges leaflet, which accompanies this letter and at:
www.liverpoolstudenthomes.org
Don’t forget to tell us when your properties have been let by updating your property advert online and selecting the let agreed tick box.
REGISTRATION CHARGES
RE-REGISTRATION PROCESS
Be sure to change the dates for when the property is available from and when you
would like the advert to run from.
Check if your gas and electrical safety certificates are current, if not, please supply us with up-to-date copies. You can do this scanning or taking pictures of the certificates and then uploading them directly to your property advert.
Please complete the re-registration form enclosed and check the details of the properties that you have registered in previous years. You should indicate whether you wish to make any amendments to the property adverts such as changes to the description, facilities and rent levels.
Return your form to us with up-to-date copies of your gas and electrical safety certificates, HMO licence and Energy Performance Certificate (if applicable).
EXTRASPlease see the reverse of the Registration Charges leaflet for details about purchasing highlighted property adverts, including website links on your advert, window adverts and discounted tenancy agreements and legal notices.
Upload current copies of your gas safety certificate, electrical condition report, EPC
and HMO licence (if applicable) for each property
Amend your existing property adverts and add any new properties
Payment and re-registration completed
Read the LSH Standards 2015/16 to be sure you fully comply
Re-register online or by post (on request)
Property advert goes live anytime from Monday 1st December 2014
The quickest way to register your properties is in the landlord/agent section on our website:
liverpoolstudenthomes.org
New landlords can set up an account and existing landlords can manage their property adverts.
Please contact us if you would prefer to register by post.
The official university service for private accommodation
REGISTERING AND MANAGING YOUR PROPERTY ADVERTS ONLINE
GOLD STANDARD PROPERTIES
The LSH Gold Standard Property Mark is a joint initiative with Liverpool City Council Accreditation Scheme.
The benefit to landlords is that it helps to promote higher standards of accommodation in a competitive market.
The Gold Standard is awarded to properties which are finished to an exceptional standard and are well managed.
It's free to apply for the Gold Standard property assessment, once you are registered.
Gold Standard properties have a gold stamp included on the property advert on our website and they are a highlighted advert so they appear towards the front pages of property searches.
Gold Standard property criteria includes:
No breaches of the LSH Standards in the last 3 years
A Tenant Handbook for the property An effective protocol for dealing with repairs Properties must be CLASS registered with
Liverpool City Council Modern furnishings and fittings throughout Standardised, good quality flooring Excellent decorative order Double glazing Clean and presentable exterior Must have LSH advanced Security Standards.
LSH homepage - property search
Property search results by map
Property advert
Landlord area for managing your account and property adverts
You can manage your property advert online by logging into the landlord area: Amend your property advert at any time Upload up to 6 photos Include your contact details so students can
contact you to arrange viewings Add a profile about yourself View advert statistics to see how the advert is
performing Property description, facilities and rent details.
Liverpool Student Homes140 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool, L3 5SR
0151 794 [email protected]
liverpoolstudenthomes.org
You can inform us when your property has been let or update your advert online and your property advert will be de-activated.
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Agent/Landlord Name: Registration Number: LSHA
2015/2016 Re-‐Registration
Contact Telephone Number: Email Address:
Changes to personal details:
Property address
House Name/Number
Street
Town
Postcode
Area
Accommodation Type: Flat House Self contained flat/studio Bedsit Larger Development Living arrangement: Shared Whole Property Resident Landlord/Host Family
Total number of bedrooms
Property Description
Main Details
Number of floors in property
Photographs
Photographs previously supplied New photographs to be emailed in jpeg format
Shared facilities
Landlord/agent
Broadband internet Double glazing
Academic Year -‐
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Agent/Landlord Name: Registration Number: LSHA
2014/2015
Re-Registration
Contact Telephone Number: Email Address:
Changes to personal details:
Property address
House Name/Number
Street
Town
Postcode
Area
Accommodation Type: Flat House Self-contained flat/studio Bedsit Larger Development Living arrangement: Shared Whole Property Resident Landlord/Host Family
Total number of bedrooms
Property Description
Main Details
Number of floors in property
Photographs
Photographs previously supplied New photographs to be emailed in jpeg format (additional charge applies)
Shared facilities
Landlord/agent
Broadband internet Double glazing
Private facilities
Double Bed En-‐suite
Recommended Standard: Five lever mortise locks on all external doors (unless HMO state otherwise), All external doors to be of solid construction, glazing in external doors should consist of double glazing wire or laminated glass, ground floor windows should have working locks. Advanced Standard: All recommended standard plus, security chain or spy hole to main external door, security lighting in dark area, a full burglar alarm system.
Security
Advanced Standard Burglar Alarm Recommended Standard
Other facilities
Other facilities
Number of facilities
Bathrooms Gardens
Kitchen Microwave Separate living room
Showers Telephone points Washing machine points
Washing machines
Safety
Carbon Monoxide Detector Fire Blanket
Fire Door fitted to Kitchen Smoke Detector* Smoke Detector* (Interlinked) (Battery single storey)
*Smoke Alarm(s) -‐ battery operated detector can only be used in single storey dwellings. Interlinked detectors should be fitted in all dwellings which occupy more than one floor.
Suitable for
Disabled Exchange Family
International students Postgraduates Smokers
Staff Undergraduates
Heating
Central Heating Combi Boiler Communal Heating
Convector Heater Electric Central Electric Fire
Electric Heaters Electric Immersion Electric under floor
Electric Warm Air Gas and Electric Gas Central
Gas Combi Boiler Gas Fire Gas Central heating
Gas in Tank Gas Radiator Instant Hot Water
Night Storage Heaters Oil Total Control Heating
Wall Heaters
Certification
HMO Certified : YES NO
HMO Expiry Date: Supplied
Does the property have gas? YES NO
Gas Certificate Expires: Supplied
Electrical Certificate Expires: Supplied
Energy Certificate Expires: Supplied
Tenancy Deposit Scheme Used:
Additions
Highlighted Advert: YES (Additional charge of £20 per property)
Gold Standard Awarded: YES
CLASS Accreditation: YES
Property Information
How many rooms are available to rent?
Rent
Rent per person per week: FROM TO
Property rented to: Individuals Individual & Groups Group only
Advert Details
Do you charge a deposit? Amount per persons: From To
What does your rent include: Water Gas Electric Internet
Contract Type: Fixed Term Joint contract Fixed Term Individual Short Term Let
Admin Fee: Not charging an administration fee will highlight this fact when your advert is displayed.
Available From I would like my advert to run from
Limitation on Liability
Declarations
Liverpool Student Homes (LSH) does not accept any liability to the person named overleaf whether the landlord or landlady (or agent or third party) by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent) or any implied warranty, condition, or other term or any duty of common law or under the express terms of this form for any loss of profit or any direct, indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims (whether caused by the negligence of Liverpool Student Homes LSH, its servants or agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the provision of accommodation services and the entire liability of Liverpool Student Homes in connection with those services shall not exceed the Registration Fee paid in connection with the service.
If your registration is accepted by Liverpool Student Homes it will only cover advertising for tenancies within the academic year 2015/2016 up to a maximum of 12 months. You are not entitled to an automatic renewal of registration upon expiry. A further application may be submitted upon expiry of registration, which may not be accepted.
Liverpool Student Homes reserves the right to refuse to advertise or to withdraw landlords and landladies from the register, upon giving notice.
Liverpool Student Homes seeks to promote racial, cultural and gender harmony through its practices and reserves the right to take action against anyone who attempts to discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, race, creed or colour.
Please read and tick the appropriate box for each property detailed on the accommodation registration form. Please note that a signed declaration as detailed below much be submitted with each property registered. We are unable to continue with registration and advertising of a property without a signed declaration.
I confirm the property complies with the LSH Standards and registration requirements. I acknowledge that the registration fee will not be refunded if I/we decide not to complete the registration procedure.
By signing the declaration below you are agreeing to the terms of registration:
Signed Date
CLASS Accreditation Passport Scheme
I am willing for my details and property information to be shared with CLASS Accreditation: Please tick
Conditions of Registration
You must provide a copy of a current Gas Safety certificate, Electrical Periodic inspection report and Energy Performance certificate for each property. Submission of a forged or falsified gas or electrical safety certificate will result in immediate removal from LSH register.
All properties must have a fully working fire detection system and a fire blanket in each kitchen. Properties occupying more than one floor must have inter-linked mains wired smoke detectors. A dwelling which has a gas supply must have a working Carbon Monoxide detector.
These are compulsory registration requirements.
Applications for registration are accepted at the discretion of LSH who reserve the right to refuse to register a property or owner.
Landlords agree to provide details of their licensing status for HMO’s and provide LSH with a copy of their current license or alternatively provide proof that any license application is being processed.
By signing and submitting a registration form you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions of the LSH Code of Practice. It is important that you read the associated document which details the terms of the Code before submitting your registration.
Owners or management agents agree not to approach prospective tenants or distribute marketing literature within 100 metres of the LSH office. Failure to comply will result in registration being suspended.
By signing and submitting this form you are giving consent for this information to be held on a computer and in paper files and if requested, passed to statutory bodies.
Properties registered which fall under HMO licensing legislation must provide a copy of the current license for the property or provide evidence of the on -going application with Liverpool City Council.
Owners or management agents agree to submit a copy of the current Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) on a property/ies which are required to comply with the EPC legislation.
Owners agree to supply LSH with updated safety certification pertaining to gas and electricity when existing certification expires. Properties currently being advertised with expired certification will be suspended from advertising until the updated certification is supplied.
Owners or management agents agree, by choosing to register with LSH, that information relating to a property inspection conducted by an LSH representative may be shared with local Public Protection and Enforcement agencies.
