Accommodation Commitment for September 2025
To provide assurance of accommodation availability, we have introduced an Accommodation Commitment so students can feel confident about securing a room.
To receive a room offer, follow these simple steps:
Student accommodation
Your accommodation options
Finding the right accommodation can be challenging, especially with many factors to consider such as location, price and convenience.
To help you navigate this process, we have partnered with Amber, a trusted platform designed to make booking accommodation easier for students.
About Amber
As a leading student accommodation provider, Amber’s booking platform has helped students worldwide secure a home away from home for their studies. The platform offers a variety of accommodation options for you to choose from.
What can you expect:
- A variety of accommodation options – Choose from a broad range of accommodation options to suit all budgets, starting from £229 per week*
- Different room types - Choose from several room types including standard, en-suite and studio rooms (subject to availability)
- Prime locations - Locations convenient to your campus and local amenities
- Secure booking platform - A dedicated booking platform designed with your studies in mind
- Comfortable living - Fully furnished accommodation and all bills included accommodation options
* The cost shown is intended as a guide only, and subject to change. Accommodation options available may depend on your academic start date.
Explore the Accommodation Portal to find all available options tailored for you.
Find your homeBooking your accommodation
It’s important to arrange your accommodation before arriving in the UK. This helps ensure a smooth immigration and registration process, and gives you peace of mind knowing where you’ll stay.
You’ll receive an invitation to apply for accommodation once you confirm your place. If you request accommodation during your application, the Central Student Support team will provide next steps including a link to apply directly via Amber.
Once you apply, Amber’s bookings team will guide you through the booking process and answer any questions.
Submit your Acceptance Form and make any required payments by 25 July 2025 (5pm UK time).
Use the instructions from your Centre or College to apply by 4 August 2025 (5pm UK time).
Once you receive a room offer, complete the application process within the given deadlines to confirm your booking.
Important Information:
- The Accommodation Commitment applies to courses starting in September and October 2025 only.
- Rooms are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
- Some students may be prioritised, including those under 18 or with specific medical needs. Certain accommodation types may be reserved for under-18s.
- Students do not need their CAS or study visa to be part of the accommodation commitment or to start the booking process.
Arranging your own accommodation independently
If you wish to arrange your own accommodation instead, private rooms, flats and houses are available in and around Stratford. If you are booking your own accommodation independently, it is important that you let us know where you are staying and that you are living less than a 60-minute commute away from the Sugar House Island in Stratford.
We strongly recommend that you wait until your offer is confirmed before booking accommodation.
Look out for fraud
Scammers may specifically target international students, so it is important to be able to recognise common signs of fraudulent activity and know what to do if you come across it. Let us know at fraudreporting@studygroup.com if you have any concerns about fraudulent activity when dealing with a private accommodation provider so that we can help to protect you and other international students in case they are targeted in the same way.
