Students not allowed - is this legal?

ghostmadlittlemiss

Thanks for explaining it to me, everyone. It makes a lot more sense now. It just upset me at the time because they were advertising beautiful semis with driveways and all the student places that are anywhere near the uni bus stop for housemates who don't drive (or if I fancy a drink at the SU) are terraced houses where you have to fight with about 50 other students per road (and that's just the students, not counting anyone else who lives in those areas) for a parking space or buy a permit roughly equal to a month's rent. It just annoyed me when I didn't understand why they didn't want students. But I get it now, thank you.
Kayleigh

Geenie

My daughter has just finalised a let for her 2nd year in a swanky new build complex right next to her university in Birmingham!! It is mainly full of young professionals apparently, but by the sound the developers were so desperate to get all the flats let, they have allowed her and friends to take on the lease of those left. They are paying the same rent as if they went in the usual surrounding areas, have ensuite bathrooms, top of the range open plan kitchen and living, plus designated parking areas if wanted!!!

Mind you, the LA's have added a whole lot of extra clauses to the original lease about parties, noise etc, so I'm not sure how much fun it will be long term!! :rotfl:But if the other professionals are party mad, I can't see there will be any problems.

It might be worth trying to see if a property will take students, as these times mean LL's have to be more flexible in certain areas.

Running_Horse

I used to rent spare rooms, and from bitter experience learned never to rent to students, under 21s, people who got others to ring for them, the unemployed, and smokers. The best tenants were contractors, who understood about paying on time, and sharing facilities. If you don't like it, feel free to sue, or whine.

I have also seen residential neighbourhoods ruined by the invasion of students.

xycom1

IME LA are the scum of the earth. If you feel disrespected by the sign on the door, then perhaps it's better not to get involved with those particular people at all.

zaphod_beeblebrox_2

Blimey ghostmadlittlemiss, you’ve got a hard life ahead of you if you think that’s discrimination!

surfcat

Ruth_Coombs wrote: »

We have to have student contracts running for Sept 1st to Aug 31st - mortgage companies still want money during the summer holidays. If all the students (no non-students accommodated) stay on same course for another year, then we get full exemption for the summer break. However, if one, two or more are leaving either the course or the house in the June/July or Aug we are hit with CT. I really object to this.

Our houses are only for Students and we have an agreement with the local Uni to this effect. If a house becomes empty and they all leave in June we still get hit with 90% CT as "it is an empty dwelling and we want to encourage LL to fill their houses", even though we have proof we are actively looking for and gaining replacement Students.

We need the Uni behind us on this one. Where would they be without hundreds of rooms let by LL's.

Ruth

:rotfl: Why not consider this the other way around? Now that the trend is for universities to be increasing their own housing stock, where are all the tenants going to come from to fill all these properties? Krusty and Phil have got so many people into BTL that tenants can pick and choose their new home!

besonders1

I recall seeing a house which said no students but DSS welcome. It seems as if the word student now has a negative connotation that its some young lads and lasses that create a mess of beer cans and leave the house in a disgusting state but what if it was a "mature student" or "student nurse" then you get a different view. If you wanted to rent the house then it would make sense not say that you are student ;-):T

spirit

I used to work for a letting agents in a previous life. I've seen inside some of these properties and whilst you can't tar all students with the same brush, many, many of them treat the places like a tip.

It's probably the landlords saying they don't want students in their beautiful semi's with driveways. The agents I used to work for only had one or two landlords who would accept students and these were houses that were not up to a high enough standard for families to rent.

My daughter went to Bristol uni (graduated last year) and she was in private lets the whole 3 years. the uni were brilliant and had accredited landlords who advertised on the uni's website. it meant that the houses were up to a basic standard with regards to gas/electric safety certificates etc. DD was in a bit of a hovel the first year (her room was kept lovely but 2 of the other housemates were rank), but found a nice landlord with some much nicer houses in years 2 and 3.

DawnW

Student houses are usually HMOs. I think it might simply mean that they do not want to go the HMO route, as there are additional regulations, and some mortgage companies will not allow it. Not necessarily discrimination intended.

tbs624

DawnW wrote: »

Student houses are usually HMOs. I think it might simply mean that they do not want to go the HMO route, as there are additional regulations, and some mortgage companies will not allow it. Not necessarily discrimination intended.

If they were letting the same property to unrelated young professionals it would still come under the heading of an HMO though, but your point about the mortgage lender's requirement is a valid one. Some will specifically say no DSS tenants and no students, but some will also stipulate 6 months ASTs and most student lets are for the full year/academic year.