1. On Campus Office Location
We are the only Student Lettings Agents in Lincoln with offices on the University of Lincoln Campus – What does that mean? Well it means that if you have an issue with the property, or you have any questions you can pop into the office pick up one of our free pens and ask away! There’s no need to chase your landlord who may live in another part of the country, or find your lettings agents on the other side of the city.
2. Run by former students
Student Housing Lincoln was formed in 2014 by former University of Lincoln students; Harry Conti and Marcus Askam Yates, having been former students we understand the issues that matter to you most, unlike other agencies we understand that if the internet is down, its just as bad as if there was no hot water or electricity. We also have a better understanding of what you need from a landlord, quick response times and timely maintenance.
3. Bills Bills Bills
All of our properties are inclusive of bills, meaning you don have to worry! We do impose a cap on bill allowances, but we keep up up to date on a regular basis on how you’re doing and what remains of your allowance.
4. Savings
Unlike other Student Lettings Agents in Lincoln, we have fixed fees, our application fee is only £50 (which is the lowest fee in Lincoln), we also don’t charge for call outs if there is an issue within the property, If you lock yourself out; we offer you the opportunity to come collect a spare set of keys from our office free of charge. When it comes to deposits in 2014/15 academic year, we retuned 98% of our deposits in full.
5. Maintenance
Netflix, Amazon Prime and Next day delivery means that we live in a society which wants things right now. We understand that this also applies to property maintenance, we have a specialised online form where you can submit maintenance issues, last year we responded to urgent calls within 30 mins (the quickest in Lincoln), we also work with 3 dedicated maintenance partners whom provide services to our properties in a timely and effective manner.
6. Student Discount
Life as a students isn’t always 4am after parties and superbull pre drinks, we understand that a student budget can only stretch so far, we offer all our students in a LET or Managed property a FREE city wide discount card, offering exclusive student discounts within the city!