We advise students to start thinking about who they would like to live with, and where, around December time.

In December we update our website with all the properties that will be available to let for the next academic year and we start our viewings in January/ February each year.
 

See our 'Viewings' page 

Please see our 'Viewings' page for more information.

No. If none of your group have viewed the property you are not making an informed decision and we will not accept deposits.

As many as you like. They all have virtual tours available.

In order to be fair to all concerned, houses are offered to a particular group based on:

• The date that group registered on our website (i.e. those who registered the earliest are given priority)

The majority of our student tenancies are for a fixed period of 12 months.

Rent is collected four times per annum. Three of these coincide with student loan instalments. The first payment will be due before the tenancy commences.

Yes, all our properties are fully furnished and ready to move into.

Unfortunately not. A four bedroom house, for example, could only be let to a group of four or less.

Yes, we usually have a number of houses in which you can rent an individual room, whether you are an undergraduate or a postgraduate / masters student. The rent for an individual room includes bills such as gas, electric, water, sewerage.

Yes, all our student properties include gas, electric, water, sewerage, broadband and contents insurance. For ease, you pay one amount which covers the rent including all bills.

We have negotiated an exclusive partnership with ENDSLEIGH Insurance to provide FREE Contents Insurance to students in Sinclair houses where all tenants study full time.

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No, sorry.

A guarantor is someone (usually a parent or guardian) who agrees to be responsible for your rent if you fail to pay. We require all students to have a UK guarantor who earns in excess of £18,000 per annum.

Your university may be able to assist by acting as your guarantor if you meet their criteria. Alternatively, the rent can be paid in full before the start of the tenancy.

Unlike most other letting agents, the service we offer is totally FREE.

Yes. We require a deposit per person for all properties, which will be protected with a tenancy deposit scheme. Your deposit will be returned at the end of your tenancy, subject to the house being left in a satisfactory condition. For 1 bed properties the deposit is higher.

A tenancy deposit scheme guarantees that tenants will get their deposits back at the end of the tenancy, if they meet the terms of the tenancy agreement and do not damage the property.

You will receive your keys and a copy of the inventory. You will also be given information specific to the property you are renting, along with details on how to report maintenance issues.

If any maintenance issues arise during your tenancy, please report them to us as soon as you can. You can submit a Maintenance Request online and it will go straight to our Maintenance Manager.

If your bedroom door is not fitted with a lock, and you would like one to be added, please contact us and we will liaise with the landlord. Please do not fit a lock without permission from Sinclair Properties.

If you lose your keys, please let us know as soon as possible. If keys to external doors are lost, we will have to change the locks for safety reasons, as stated in your tenancy agreement. The cost of fitting new locks will be passed onto the tenant.

You can move out of the property whenever you like, however the contract is for a fixed term so you are liable for the rent until the end of the tenancy.

Call us for advice and speak with your guarantor to arrange an alternative method of payment.

We will write to every property we manage several weeks before the end of the tenancy to give full instructions on key return and vacating the property.

We aim to return deposits within 30 working days of the end of the tenancy. In most cases, they will be returned a lot sooner. Delays may occur if the house is not left in a satisfactory condition.