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ARENA VILLAGE
HANDBOOK 2020/21
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/accommodation
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WELCOME                               2    RESPECTING THOSE AROUND YOU
                                                                                     AND YOUR NEW HOME                      14

CONTENTS
                                          Working together                      3
                                          Halls Management Team                 3    Communication, consideration and
                                                                                     compromise                       14
                                          Our University Accommodation and
                                          Residential Services Team        3         Room swap                              15
                                                                                     Behaviour/unacceptable conduct         15
                                          MOVING IN                             4
                                          Collecting keys                       4    IT’LL FLY BY…                          17
                                          Inventory forms                       4    Moving out                             17
                                          Services                              4    Returning keys                         18
                                          Tenancy agreement                     5
                                                                                     Deposit deductions                     18
                                          Internet                              5
                                          Insurance                             5    Staying with us?                       18
                                          Facebook                              6    Post (forwarding)                      18
                                                                                     Feedback                               18
                                          MONEY MATTERS                         7
                                                                                     Complaints                             19
                                          Deposit                               7
                                          Guarantors                            7    INFORMATION                            20
                                          Rent payments                         7    Inventory                              21
                                          Cancellations                         8    Damage charge sheet                    21
                                          Leaving residences early              8    Useful numbers                         21
                                          Financial troubles                    8    Addresses for
                                                                                     residential accommodation              21
                                          YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME              9
                                          Maintenance and repairs              9
                                          Living in a safe environment        11
                                          Your welfare                        11
                                          Your responsibilities               12
                                          Leaving for the holidays            13
                                          Parking                             13
                                          Post                                13
           PHOTO CREDIT: BRIAN CLECKNER

                                          Cycle storage                       13

                                          Please note the information in this guide is correct at the time of printing.
                                          The University may need to make changes from time to time, so you should always
                                          check that the accommodation meets your needs before finalising your booking.
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WORKING TOGETHER                              The Residence Life Advisor Team is

    WELCOME                              Our University and the Halls Management
                                         work together to make your student
                                         experience a positive one. Although the
                                                                                       responsible for the welfare and pastoral
                                                                                       care of students living in residences. The
                                                                                       Residence Life Advisors, aim to promote a
                                                                                       harmonious living environment, enhance
                                         University is your landlord, a managing       your student experience, and ensure your
    Welcome to Leeds Beckett             agent operates the buildings on the           wellbeing and safety.
    residences. We are really excited    University’s behalf.
                                                                                       All team members are dedicated,
    that you may be joining us, and      Halls Management work with the                professional and well trained people
    we hope to make your time with       University to achieve a safe and              who operate as a team to help you
    us enjoyable. You are our priority   comfortable home for you.                     solve any area of concern about your
                                                                                       accommodation.
    - Leeds Beckett University           HALLS MANAGEMENT TEAM
    is dedicated to making your                                                        They will give advice, mediate, deal with
                                         The Halls Management Team is                  emergencies or even just give time for
    student experience with us one
                                         responsible for the day to day running        a chat. They have all been involved in
    of the best!                         of your new home. The Halls Management        University life in some shape or form and
    We have a strong sense of            Team is committed to dealing promptly         understand the wide variety of issues
                                         to maintenance requests, ensuring the         faced by new students.
    community in our residences,         security of your home, and dealing with
    and we look forward to getting to    day to day requests.                          We have an active Res Life programme with
    know you. Please don’t hesitate                                                    lots of events and activities organised for
                                         You can contact any member of the team        you to join in with.
    to contact us if you have any        in reception. There is a security provision
    problems or concerns.                24 hours a day, 365 days a year — any out     There’s also the opportunity to get even
                                         of office issues/requests, please contact     more involved in the residence community
    This handbook will help answer       the Security Team.                            by joining a team of fellow residents that
    many of your questions, and                                                        are paid to help organise and run events
    serve as a helpful guide in          OUR UNIVERSITY ACCOMMODATION                  for their halls. If you are interested in this
    making the decision about your       AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TEAM                 opportunity look out for an email that will
                                                                                       be sent late August with more details.
    accommodation.                       At our University we pride ourselves on
                                         giving our students a warm welcome and
    It contains important information    a sense of community. To help achieve this
    about your tenancy with the          within our residences, the Accommodation
    University and should be read in     Team and the Residence Life Advisor Team
    conjunction with the Standard        work together to promote and enhance a
                                         positive student experience.
    Terms and Conditions of
    Residence                            The Accommodation Team are on hand to
                                         answer any of your questions related to the
                                         application process for accommodation.
                                         This team works hard to sell our
                                         accommodation, supports students in the
                                         accommodation application process, and
                                         deals with all room allocations.

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MOVING IN
      COLLECTING KEYS                                    TENANCY AGREEMENT                            INTERNET
      You will be given information about collecting     Before they take occupation, residents       100Mb Wi-Fi is provided to all flats
      keys when the University makes an offer of         of University accommodation must enter       as part of your rent.
      accommodation. If you lose your keys, you          into a tenancy agreement, which is a
                                                                                                      All students are bound by the
      will be liable for the costs of replacement and    legally binding contract between the
                                                                                                      University’s Policy and Procedures
      details of costs are available here.               University and the resident. The tenancy
                                                                                                      on the Appropriate Student Use of
                                                         agreement comprises 4 documents,
      The University will also be entitled to charge                                                  University Electronic Information and
                                                         which are:
      you the cost of replacing the locks. You will                                                   Communications Facilities and Services
      need to show ID before being given access to       1. The Offer of Accommodation.               and the University’s Regulations for
      your room or a replacement set of keys, so be                                                   the Use of Institutional Learning and
                                                         2. T
                                                             he Standard Terms and Conditions
      sure to carry it with you at all times when you                                                 Information Services Facilities and
                                                            of Residence.
      leave the flat. You must not lend your keys to                                                  Institutional IT Facilities.
      anyone nor have spare keys cut.                    3. This Handbook.
                                                                                                      The University may suspend internet
                                                         4. T
                                                             he Terms and Conditions of the          access to your room if you contravene
      INVENTORY FORMS                                       Block Insurance Policy.                   these policies or whilst you are in
      One of the first things you should do when                                                      serious breach of the terms of your
                                                         You should read all these documents
      you arrive is to complete the online inventory                                                  tenancy agreement.
                                                         before accepting an offer of
      emailed to you by CLV. It is really important
                                                         accommodation. Once you accept
      to report any missing or damaged items,
                                                         an offer of accommodation, you
                                                                                                      INSURANCE
      or damage to the accommodation and its
                                                         have entered into a contract with the        Your personal possessions are insured
      fixtures within 48 hours of receiving your
                                                         University, and you will only be able to     under the Block Halls Scheme and the
      email. It is your responsibility to check both
                                                         cancel it in certain circumstances. If       premium for the scheme is included
      your bedroom and shared areas within your
                                                         you cancel before you move in, you may       in the rent. If you need to make a
      flat and bring any problems to the Halls
                                                         lose some or all of your deposit. If you     claim please refer to the Terms and
      Management’s attention. This is really
                                                         cancel after moving in, you will be liable   Conditions to make sure the policy is
      important in protecting your deposit.
                                                         to continue paying rent for the room until   adequate for your needs.
                                                         the end of tenancy, unless a suitable
      SERVICES                                           replacement student is found .
                                                                                                      If you have any items of high value, it
                                                                                                      may be worth considering top- up cover.
      The rent includes all utility charges and
                                                                                                      Details of additional cover, and charges,
      insurance of your personal possessions
                                                                                                      are set out in the terms and conditions
      (subject to terms in the policy). The University
                                                                                                      of insurance.
      is responsible for repair and maintenance
      of the building, but may make a charge to
      students who cause damage, or charge a
      proportion of the cost of damage where
      the perpetrator cannot be found but is, on
      balance, likely to be a resident. The University
      will clean the shared areas of the building,
      but not the shared areas within a flat or
      individual rooms — these areas are the
      responsibility of the people who use them.
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MONEY
    FACEBOOK                                                     MATTERS
    Join the Leeds Beckett Accommodation Facebook page
    to keep up-to-date with everything that is happening in
    our halls of residences. Stay connected with your fellow     DEPOSIT
    residents, and get in touch with your Residence Life Team.
                                                                 You will have paid a £200 deposit when a room was allocated to you. The deposit is
                                                                 held as security for any damages to the flat/room. The University will notify you if/
    Like our page: Leeds Beckett Accommodation                   when it is going to make a deduction from your deposit.

                                                                 GUARANTORS
                                                                 All students living within University accommodation will be asked to provide
                                                                 guarantor details. These details will need to be provided to the accommodation office
                                                                 when you accept your resident tenancy contract with us.
                                                                 The tenancy agreement will be between you and the University, and not the guarantor
                                                                 and the University. The guarantor will only be contacted in instances where there may
                                                                 be outstanding debt for rent or damages.

                                                                 RENT PAYMENTS
                                                                 Your tenancy agreement with the University makes you liable to pay rent. The amounts
                                                                 and the due dates for payment are set out in the University’s offer of accommodation
                                                                 which was sent to you. The preferred method of payment for rent is by direct debit and
                                                                 you can set this up with us once you arrive. If your payment is late you may face one or
                                                                 more of the following consequences:
                                                                 • The University may charge you interest
                                                                 • The University may sue you for the rent and interest
                                                                 • The University may terminate your tenancy agreement on the grounds of non-
                                                                    payment
                                                                 If we sue you, a county court judgement (CCJ ) may be made against you. This could
                                                                 make it very difficult for you to obtain credit cards, loans, mobile phone contracts, or
                                                                 a new tenancy with us or any other landlord.
                                                                 You should direct any queries about rent payments to the Incomes Office – Financial
                                                                 Services, located in Queen Square House, Room 202, City Campus. Where a student
                                                                 opts for early access to their room the University will issue an invoice for the
                                                                 additional rent charge which must be paid within 7 days of the invoice date.
                                                                 Those students who wish to extend their existing rental agreement beyond their
                                                                 contract end date or new applicants who only wish to occupy accommodation for a
                                                                 short stay will be issued with a specific invoice for this period. Terms of payment are
                                                                 within 7 days of the invoice date unless otherwise agreed.

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CANCELLATIONS
    Cancellations are treated differently, depending when the cancellation
    takes place.
                                                                                      YOUR HOME
                                                                                      AWAY FROM HOME
    LEAVING RESIDENCES EARLY
    If you decide to leave our residences early, please remember that when
    you entered into your tenancy agreement, you made a legally binding
    commitment to pay for the accommodation throughout the full letting
    period.
    You will be liable for this rent until the University or yourself can find      MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
    another student who is an acceptable replacement and who is not already
                                                                                    Whilst we aim to provide high quality
    a university tenant. Please be aware that this can take time, or may not
                                                                                    accommodation, it is inevitable that repairs will be
    happen at all, depending on the time of year you depart.
                                                                                    needed due to fair wear and tear. If anything in your
    Only once someone else is committed to paying for your accommodation            accommodation needs a repair, please report this
    will you be eligible to a refund of any pre-payments you have made.             as soon as possible on your Campus Living Villages
                                                                                    Portal or by completing a maintenance request
    We will also deduct an administration and cleaning fee of £50 from your
                                                                                    form.
    deposit or any refundable rent, to cover the costs the university incurs in
    dealing with your application for release.                                      Please put as much detail as possible in your
                                                                                    maintenance request. This helps maintenance staff
    If you leave the University, you will not automatically be released from your
                                                                                    respond to your problem more effectively. Repair and
    tenancy agreement. If you wish to terminate your tenancy agreement, you
                                                                                    maintenance requests are graded according to their
    should apply emailing accommodation@leedsbeckett.ac.uk and they will
                                                                                    priority.
    ask you to complete a Application for Rebate from Tenancy Form.

    FINANCIAL TROUBLES
                                                                                        DELAY IN SUBMITTING MAINTENANCE
    We do understand that students often have money worries. If this applies
    to you, we urge you to discuss your concerns with someone. Contact our                          REQUEST

                                                                                                               =
    University Money and Advice Team for more information.

                                                                                                DELAY IN GETTING REPAIR

                                                                                    Again, the more information you give on the form, the
                                                                                    more accurately we can prioritise your request. The
                                                                                    response times for your residence are given on the next
                                                                                    page and are also provided by Halls Management at the
                                                                                    start of your tenancy.
                                                                                    If for any reason Halls Management cannot meet the
                                                                                    response time, they should try as soon as possible to
                                                                                    give you a timescale for your repair.

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CATEGORISATION OF FAULTS/REPAIRS AND RESPONSE TIMES
                                        TARGET
                                                                                                             LIVING IN A SAFE                                    BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR
                                                                                                                                                                 OWN SECURITY
     PRIORITY      DESCRIPTION          RESPONSE TIME EXAMPLES
                                                                                                             ENVIRONMENT                                         • Always lock bedroom and flat doors

                                                           These would be any repairs required to            As you start settling into your new home,           • Do not pass your keys onto others
                                        Within 24 hours
     PRIORITY 1    Emergency repairs    of a report of a
                                                           avoid danger to health, a risk to the safety of   you’ll want to make sure you are living in          • Don’t leave windows open whilst you are out
                                                           residents or serious damage to buildings or       the safest possible environment. Here are a
                                        defect             residents belongings                              few helpful hints to ensure you do this:            • Don’t allow someone to enter the building
                                                                                                                                                                    after you at any time—even if you think
                                                                                                             FIRE SAFETY                                            they are a resident

                                        Within five                                                          • Do not tamper with the fire prevention or        • Let someone know where you’re going, and
                                                          These would be any repairs which materially
                                        working days of                                                         protection equipment provided—this is               when you’re expected back
     PRIORITY 2    Urgent repairs                         affect the comfort or convenience of the
                                        the report of the                                                       fitted for your safety, and tampering with
                                                          residents                                                                                              As a student of the University, you agree to
                                        defect                                                                  this is illegal and a breach of the standard     comply with the University Health and Safety
                                                                                                                terms and conditions of residence and            Policy.
                                                                                                                the Student Code of Conduct. Tampering
                                                           These would be anything minor that does              with any fire equipment is taken extremely
                                        Within 28 days     not affect useability of an item/room, so            seriously by the University and Halls
     PRIORITY 3    Non-urgent repairs   of the report of
                                        a defect
                                                           could be painting works, minor joinery
                                                           works, or a cooker hood extract bulb being
                                                                                                                Management                                       YOUR WELFARE
                                                           out.                                              • If you have a fire in your flat, and have used
                                                                                                                your fire protection equipment as a result,      DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
                                                                                                                you must report this straight away to the        Registration with a doctor and a dentist is
     When you report a repair, maintenance staff will be entitled to enter your accommodation to                Out of Hours Team—within 24 hours of the         recommended - you never know when you
     carry out the work, and Halls Management will give them access if you are not there.                       incident                                         might need them. A list of local doctors
                                                                                                             • Make sure any electrical appliances that         is available from reception. Contact your
                                                                                                                you bring to the residence are safe and          Residence Life Team on site for further
                                                                                                                carry the appropriate British Standard           information.
                                                                                                                number/Kite mark or CE mark                      If you are diagnosed as having a contagious
                                                                                                             • Never deep fry—whether in a chip pan,            or reportable disease, you must inform
                                                                                                                sauce pan, or deep fat fryer—the risk of         the Halls Management Team and/or
                                                                                                                fire is far too serious                          our University’s Residence Life Team
                                                                                                                                                                 immediately for advice.
                                                                                                             • Never use candles or incense
                                                                                                             • Do not smoke inside the building—                ACCIDENT REPORTING
                                                                                                                designated smoking areas are provided            If there is an accident at the residence
                                                                                                                on site. As a student at the University          involving you or someone visiting you,
                                                                                                                you must at all times comply with the            and an injury occurs, please tell us by
                                                                                                                University’s No Smoking Policy in all parts      completing a short incident report form,
                                                                                                                of the residence                                 available from reception. If you need to call
                                                                                                             • No additional heaters are allowed in             an ambulance either for yourself or one of
                                                                                                                the residence                                    your flat mates, please ensure that once you
                                                                                                                                                                 have called for the ambulance, you then ring
                                                                                                             • Do not bring items prohibited by the             Reception/the Out of Hours Team and advise
                                                                                                                tenancy agreement (replica weapons,              them that an ambulance will be coming to
                                                                                                                candles, shisha pipes)—The University or         site.
                                                                                                                Halls Management may confiscate an item
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YOUR                                         COMMUNAL DAMAGE
                                                  You will be responsible for the cost of
                                                                                                  MAKING CHANGES TO YOUR ROOM
                                                                                                  The standard terms and conditions of
                                                                                                                                                PARKING
                                                                                                                                                There is no car parking available on site
     RESPONSIBILITIES                             repairing or replacing any item you
                                                  damage, and a proportion of any shared
                                                                                                  residence do not allow you to make
                                                                                                  alterations to your room. Please don’t
                                                                                                                                                at Arena Village. We encourage those who
                                                                                                                                                have cars to leave them at home. You will
     We expect that from the day you arrive       areas or their contents that are damaged,       redecorate it, put up shelves, fix aerials    have no problem getting around Leeds -
     until the day you leave, you will take       unless we can find out who the culprit is       or satellite dishes, alter the wiring or      excellent public transport and cheap taxis
     good care of your new home—Here are                                                          plumbing, put additional locks on your        make for an easy commute to university
     a few things to remember.                    PARTIES                                         door or make any other alterations. If        and places around Leeds.
                                                                                                  you do, you will be liable for the costs
     CLEANING                                     There are obvious risks associated              of putting the room back to its original      CYCLE STORAGE
                                                  with having a party within your flat—           condition.
     You are responsible for cleaning your        damage is more likely to occur, any                                                           Cycle storage is available. We recommend
     own rooms, and sharing the cleaning of       costs incurred due to your party will be        We have a range of rooms that are             that you keep your bike securely chained in
     the rest of the flat with your flatmates.    charged back to you, and any guests are         already adapted for use by students           when not in use. Contact reception to have
     The University arranges cleaning for                                                         with disabilities so please discuss your      the fob activated for use of the bike store.
                                                  your responsibility. It is worth checking
     the areas of residence outside flats and                                                     requirements with us.
                                                  with Halls Management about particular
     provides mops, buckets and brushes
                                                  restrictions on parties at your residence.      Feel free to fix posters by using non-
                                                                                                                                                LEAVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
     for students to use within their flats. If
                                                                                                  marking sticky stuff. If your posters         Your tenancy agreement is for a
     the flat is not cleaned to a reasonable      We discourage advertising parties
                                                                                                  leave marks on the walls or furniture         continuous period, so there is no need
     standard the University or Halls             publicly—especially on the internet, as
                                                                                                  you could be charged for redecoration or      for you to leave during the Christmas and
     Management will notify you and give          you will be responsible for everyone at
                                                                                                  replacement costs.                            Easter vacations if you don’t want/need to.
     you a reasonable opportunity to bring        your party. Don’t invite anyone whom you
                                                                                                                                                You are required to leave on the last day
     the accommodation up to scratch. If on       don’t know.                                     Please do not remove furniture from
                                                                                                                                                of your tenancy, and because it is not an
     a re-inspection the accommodation is                                                         your bedroom or flat. Again you could be
                                                                                                                                                assured shorthold tenancy, no notice to
     still below the required standard, the       TV LICENCE                                      charged for the replacement of this.
                                                                                                                                                quit is required to bring it to an end. If you
     University will be entitled to engage
                                                  Should you choose to bring a TV for the                                                       are likely to need accommodation during
     professional cleaners and recharge the                                                       CONFISCATED ITEMS                             the summer vacation, you should contact
     cost to you. The cost of cleaning shared     communal area of your flat, it is your
                                                  responsibility (jointly with the other          The University has the right to confiscate    the Accommodation Office, who may be
     areas will be divided equally among the                                                      items which are unlawful, or which
                                                  students) to attain a valid TV licence if you                                                 able to help you.
     students using them.                                                                         present a serious or persistent risk to the
                                                  choose to watch it.
                                                                                                  health, safety or welfare of the student or
     INSPECTIONS                                  If you also have and watch a TV in your         other people. In many cases the university
     The University arranges inspections 3        bedroom or watch and download BBC               and Halls Management will warn the
     times a year on average. If you are not      programmes on iPlayer (live, catch up           student that the item is not permitted and
     complying with your tenancy agreement,       and on demand), you will be responsible         ask them to remove it.
     the frequency of the inspections can         for attaining an additional TV licence for
     be increased. The University or Halls        that space.                                     POST
     Management will give at least 7 days
                                                  The University will arrange for licences        Each flat has it’s own lockable post box
     notice before an inspection and it is your
                                                  for televisions in any common rooms             and you will be given access details
     responsibility to make sure your bedroom
                                                  which are not within a flat. Failure to have    on arrival. Please note that Royal Mail
     and flat are in the condition that your
                                                  a current television licence could mean         deliver all letters into these post boxes
     tenancy agreement requires.
                                                  you would be liable for prosecution.            directly. Other carriers or large packages
                                                                                                  will be signed for at the reception, which
     LAUNDRY                                                                                      are collectible during office hours. You
     You are responsible for doing your own                                                       will need to check at the reception for
     laundry. Laundry facilities are available                                                    deliveries.
     on site. You can find more information
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RESPECTING THOSE
                                                                                        We have found that with the introduction        guests to stay. When you bring or invite a
                                                                                        of the “Flat Agreement” by the Residence        guest to the residence, you are responsible
                                                                                        Life Team, many inter-tenant disputes           for your guests at all times, awake or
                                                                                        have been resolved more successfully.           asleep, until they leave the residence.

     AROUND YOU &
                                                                                        You will find a flat agreement in your
                                                                                        kitchen upon arrival, and we encourage          ROOM SWAP
                                                                                        all flatmates to complete this together         If you want to swap rooms with someone

     YOUR NEW HOME
                                                                                        within the first week. By completing this       else, or move to a different room, you
                                                                                        agreement and having an open discussion,        should first discuss your request with a
                                                                                        you will learn a lot about the people           member of the Residence Life Team. A
                                                                                        you will live with, but more importantly        Residence Life Advisor will discuss with
                                                                                        this will give you a foundation of what is      you why you want to move, availability of
     Living with others isn’t always as easy as you might think.
                                                                                        expected of each other within the flat.         rooms, and what your preferences are.
     Each student has different expectations of university and what they
                                                                                                                                        We cannot always guarantee a successful
     hope to gain from their experience within residences. We hope to work              NOISE                                           move, but everything will be done to try
     together with you to provide a positive experience for all.                        We all understand that students like to         and accommodate your request. If the
                                                                                        celebrate and enjoy themselves, but it          Residence Life Advisor authorises your
                                                                                        is important to remember the impact             move, you will need to pay a charge to
                                                                                        your behaviour may have on others               cover the additional administration,
                                                   COMMUNICATION,                       around you. If you plan on having a party,
                                                                                        or a gathering, be considerate of your
                                                                                                                                        inspection, and cleaning costs which the
                                                                                                                                        transfer involves.
                                                   CONSIDERATION AND                    flatmates and let them know. As a general
                                                   COMPROMISE                           rule, quiet hours operate from 11:00 pm to      STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
                                                                                        7:00 am Sunday to Thursday and between          The Student Code of Conduct applies to
                                                   INTER-TENANT DISPUTES                midnight and 8:00 am on Friday and              all our students, whether they live in our
                                                                                        Saturday nights.                                accommodation or not. The aim of the Code
                                                   It can take a while to settle into
                                                   new surroundings, living with        Please keep in mind that not everyone will      is to prevent the behaviour of individual
                                                   people you don’t know very well,     be on the same schedule. Just because           students from harming other students,
                                                   and it can be stressful having       you don’t have early morning lectures, that     causing damage to property, or interfering
                                                   to fend for yourself. Arguments      doesn’t mean nobody else does. Please           with the work of the university. You must
                                                   can flare up quickly sometimes,      ensure you aren’t disturbing those around       comply with the Code as well as the terms of
                                                   but it is important to remember      you who are trying to study or sleep.           your tenancy agreement.
                                                   that they are just arguments and     Noise can cause serious distress, and in        The university has the power to fine students
                                                   keep them in perspective.            some instances excessive and constant           for breaches of the Code. This is in addition
                                                                                        noise can ruin a student’s experience           to any action that may be taken against you
                                                   During your period in residence,
                                                                                        within halls. If you are struggling with        for breaches of your tenancy agreement.
                                                   you may find that you have
                                                                                        a constant noise issue, please don’t            Examples of fines are set out in the table
                                                   some issues with some of your
                                                                                        hesitate to contact the Residence Life          below. No allowances will be made for
                                                   flatmates. If/when issues arise
                                                                                        Team about this, or call the emergency          students who were under the influence of
                                                   in flats, we firstly recommend
                                                                                        24 hour security number at the time the         any substance, including alcohol, at the time
                                                   that you try and solve them
                                                                                        noise is occurring. The security number         a breach of the Code occurred. Aggression
                                                   yourselves. If you are finding
                                                                                        for your site is detailed at the back of this   will be treated as an aggravating factor and
                                                   it hard to deal with amongst
                                                                                        handbook under useful numbers.                  may lead to a more serious sanction than
                                                   yourselves, the Residence Life
                                                                                                                                        the ones shown in the table below.
                                                   Team can act as mediators,           GUESTS
                                                   offer guidance, and simply give                                                      For serious or persistent breaches of the
                                                                                        Occasional overnight guests are allowed,
                                                   suggestions on how to try and                                                        tenancy agreement and/or of the Code, the
                                                                                        however we do not allow long-term
                                                   resolve your dispute.                                                                university may take action to terminate your
                                                                                        guests. Be considerate of your flat mates
                                                                                                                                        tenancy agreement.
                                                                                        and let them know if/when you may have
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BEHAVIOUR
     IMPAIRING FIRE SAFETY
                                                EXAMPLE OF SANCTIONS
                                                                                           IT’LL FLY BY…
     • Tampering with smoke/heat detectors     • Maximum fine of £100                    The year is over and it’s time to
     • Smoking in a non designated area        • Maximum fine of £100                    wrap up some loose ends.
     • Tampering with a fire blanket           • Warning + damage costs
     • Deliberately activating a fire alarm    • Maximum fine of £100                    MOVING OUT
     • Unattended cooking                      • Maximum fine of £100                    At the end of tenancy, it is important that
     • Causing a fire                          • Maximum fine of £500                    you leave your room in the same condition
                                                                                           as you found it. The University is entitled
                                                                                           to charge for the proper and reasonable
     DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
                                                                                           costs of clearing and cleaning your room
     • Damage to furniture and fittings        • Warning
                                                                                           if you do not leave it in the condition
     • Serious damage to property fittings     • Maximum fine of £500
                                                                                           required by the tenancy agreement, so
     • Vandalism                               • Maximum fine of £100                    save yourself money by doing it properly
     • Jumping in lifts                        • Warning                                 yourself.
                                                                                           If you leave any valuables behind by
     OFFENSIVE/ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR                                                           accident, we will try to make contact with
                                                • Maximum fine of £100                    you to arrange for you to collect the item,
     • Use of inappropriate language
                                                                                           which you must do within two weeks of the
     • Use of discriminatory language          • Maximum fine of £500
                                                                                           end of tenancy.
     • Harassment/bullying                     • Maximum fine of £500
                                                                                           If you want us to forward it to you, this will
                                                                                           be at your own risk and we may require
     VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR                                                                     you to pay the postal charges before
                                                • Maximum fine of £500                    agreeing to send the item to you.
     • Aggression towards staff/students
     • Possession of a weapon                  • Maximum fine of £500                    If we cannot contact you, if you have not
     • Fighting                                • Maximum fine of £500                    collected it or sent postage costs to us
                                                • Maximum fine of £500                    within two weeks of the end of tenancy, we
     • Threatening behaviour
                                                                                           may dispose of the item by what seems
                                                                                           to us to be the most appropriate means,
     DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR                                                                   which may include giving it to charity or, if
     • Theft                                   • Fine of up to £100                      you owe us money, selling it and using the
     • Lying to a staff member                 • Fine of up to £100                      proceeds towards payment of your debt.
     • Obstructing a staff members duties      • Fine of up to £100                      We will dispose of items which are not of
                                                                                           obvious value, including clothing, without
                                                                                           contacting you.
     ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
     • Unacceptable levels of noise            • Warning
        (music/shouting)
     • Possession or use of illegal drugs or   • Maximum fine of £500, potential legal
        new psychoactive substances                action

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RETURNING KEYS
     Please return your keys to the main
     reception office at your residence, on
                                                        STAYING WITH US?
                                                        If you decide you want to stay with us for
                                                        another year, be sure to contact the
                                                                                                     COMPLAINTS
                                                                                                     If you have a complaint about the facilities
     or before the last day of your tenancy. If         Accommodation Office in good time
     keys need to be recut so that we can re-let        about re-applying and they will provide      management of your accommodation, please write to:
     the room, we will pass the cost on to you,         you with the necessary details and           Halls Manager
     together with a reasonable charge to cover         application deadline.                        Arena Village
     our administration costs.                                                                       Jacob Street
     This charge will be deducted from your
                                                        POST (FORWARDING)                            Leeds LS2 8BR
     deposit. When you return your keys, you will       Please remember that neither the
     be given a receipt. We recommend you keep          University nor Halls Management are          If you have a complaint about charges or deductions
     this receipt for a few weeks, just in case there   responsible for forwarding or redirecting    made from your deposit you must put your complaint
     is any query.                                      any post after you leave your residence.     in writing within four weeks of the end of your tenancy
                                                        Please make sure you redirect all            to:
     DEPOSIT DEDUCTIONS                                 your post before leaving at the end of
                                                                                                     Accommodation Bonds
     Deposits are returned to students after            your tenancy. The Royal Mail offers a
                                                                                                     Leeds Beckett University
     all keys/cards/fobs have been returned             service for redirecting mail—details are
     and the final room inspection has taken            available from the Post Office.              Email: accommodationbond@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
     place. The University aims to process
     your deposit within 28 days of the end of          FEEDBACK                                     If you have a complaint about a member of the Residence
     the tenancy, but sometimes this process            We welcome any comments, suggestions,        Life Team not dealing with an issue, please put your
     can take longer.                                   or complaints from students within           complaint in writing to:
     Deposit deductions can be made to                  residences.                                  Accommodation and Residential Services Manager
     compensate the University for breaches             Please help us continue to improve our       Leeds Beckett University
     of your tenancy agreement. These                   service, and email any feedback you have
     include:                                           about your stay to leeds@clvuk.com.          Email: accommodation@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
     • Lost/replacement keys                            This will help us to improve our services
                                                        year after year!                             If you have a query about your residential agreement or
     • Damage caused to your room/shared
                                                                                                     room allocation, please contact the Accommodation and
        areas within flat/communal areas
                                                                                                     Residential Services either by telephone or in writing:
        within property by you or your guest
                                                                                                     Accommodation and Residential Services
     • Your bedroom/flat is left unclean
                                                                                                     Tel: 0113 812 5972
     • Rubbish is left within your room/flat
                                                                                                     Email: accommodation@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
     If you leave your bedroom and flat in a
     similar condition to the way in which you
     found it upon your arrival then you should
     have no worries!

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INVENTORY
                                         Please see a copy of your Residence Inventory here.

     INFORMATION                         DAMAGE CHARGES
                                         Please see a copy of your Residence Charge List here.
                                         The charge list is supplied to you, as part of this resident handbook, so that you are fully
                                         aware at the point of signing your tenancy agreement what the potential costs are for
                                         replacement or damaged items.

                                         USEFUL NUMBERS
                                         Ambulance, Police, Fire Services                                     999 (for Emergencies)
                                         Accommodation and Residential Services                                       0113 812 5972
                                         Student Hub                                                                  0113 812 3000
                                         Student Wellbeing Team                                                       0113 812 8507
                                         Student Money Support and Advice                                             0113 812 5593
                                         Students’ Union Advice Service                                               0113 812 8400
                                         Incomes Section                                                              0113 812 5953
                                         International Students Advice                                                0113 812 5735
                                         Disability Advice Team                                                       0113 812 5831
                                         Leeds Beckett Security (Headingley Campus)                                   0113 812 3165
                                         Leeds Beckett Security (City Campus)                                         0113 812 3154
                                         Arena Village Reception                                                      0113 887 0140
                                         Arena Village Emergency Security                                             07921 897 498
                                         The University’s full postal address is:
                                         Leeds Beckett University
                                         Calverley Street
                                         Leeds
                                         LS1 3HE

                                         ADDRESSES FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
                                         Arena Village
                                         Jacob Street
                                         Leeds LS2 8BR

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          PHOTO CREDIT: BRIAN CLECKNER
CONTACT DETAILS
Accommodation and Residential Services
Tel: +44 (0)113 812 5972
Email: accommodation@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/accommodation
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