Accommodation applications for a room in Duchy House or Intercollegiate Halls are now closed.
Applicants requiring family accommodation will need to look at alternatives – due to our small size we are unable to provide family accommodation within our own halls of residence and our selected allocation of rooms within University of London Intercollegiate Halls. For those looking for accommodation for couples we advise contact Goodenough College.
Undergraduate Offer holders with firm acceptance will be eligible to apply for the King’s Residencies only. Kings Residence Team will be in touch with you directly with log-in details to their accommodation portal. Please find King’s Residencies options on this page: https://courtauld.ac.uk/study/accommodation/
Our accommodation application period for Postgraduate Offer Holders and Current Courtauld students for 24/25 has now closed. No further applications will be considered.
We aim to notify postgraduate offer holders and current Courtauld students by 5pm 31 May 2024, if you have a secured a room in Halls for the academic year 24/25. For those who are not offered a room, we will hold a waiting list. If we have to extend this notification deadline, we will inform you.
Subject to confirming the outcome of application by 31 May 2024, the deadline for return of your signed Licence Agreement and payment of the deposit for Duchy House offers will be 23:59 hours on Friday 14 June 2024. Different deadlines will apply for acceptance of offers for a room in Intercollegiate Halls.
Any enquires about Duchy House accommodation should be directed to duchy.helpdesk@courtauld.ac.uk
If you have a disability which may require adjustments to your accommodation and or that we need to take into account during the allocation process, please forward a covering letter or e-mail to duchy.helpdesk@courtauld.ac.uk following submission of your accommodation application describing the nature of your disability. You may also need to provide a medical certificate or other relevant documentation if requested. Where possible we will attempt to accommodate and prioritise students in suitable rooms, though not all residences will be suitable for all applicants. If you are a postgraduate firm offer holder or current Courtauld student you may also append these details in the additional information section on the application form.
For Duchy House
Based on current semester and course submission dates for 2024/25, (which as of March 2024 are pending final approval) we will be offering undergraduate and postgraduate students a 38-week contract. The option to extend contracts for part or all of the summer period i.e. from early June through to early September 2025, is available upon request, please refer to the Licence Agreement for further details.
Contract length in all Intercollegiate Halls is 40 weeks commencing 15 September 2024 through to 21 June 2025. The University of London will allow early arrivals from 1 September 2024, subject to room availability. If you secure a room in University of London Halls, and wish to book early arrival you will need to contact info.halls@london.ac.uk to check availability and book.
Q. Can I extend my contract?
Extensions to your contract may be possible at all Halls available, but are subject to availability. Please contact the relevant accommodation office for further details.
Q. How will I receive my accommodation decision?
Accommodation offers are sent to the E-mail confirmed on your application. It important that you keep us informed of any changes to your contact details.
Q. What are my chances of getting the accommodation I’ve applied for?
Postgraduate and existing Courtauld students – It is very likely that we will receive more applications, than total rooms we have available (107 across both Duchy House and Intercollegiate Halls). We therefore have to allocate primarily based on distance and prior study in the UK, prioritising international students.
First year undergraduate students – With our best endeavors we want to offer all first year undergraduates a room in Halls, and this should be possible with the 75 rooms we have been allocated in Kings Residences. However these rooms will be secured on a first come basis. Should there be more than 75 applications received, a waiting list will be created for the 76th applicant onwards. If you are placed on a waiting list, you will be informed and will be contacted should a vacant room arise as a result of withdrawals or conditional offer holders not being able to take up their place of study, the later will not be known until w/c 19 August 2024. The waiting list will be shared with the Courtauld Accommodation Team, who will monitor the list and anyone on the list living outside of Greater London, we will make contact with you to discuss alternative accommodation options.
Q. Can I stay in accommodation between terms?
All contracts include accommodation covering vacation periods between Autumn, Spring and Summer semesters.
There are a number of alternative avenues you may wish to consider:
- Courtauld Housing Group on Facebook
Our Students’ Union manage the Courtauld Housing Group on Facebook, an active group for those who are not successful in gaining a place from our initial allocations. To join, simply request to join the group. You can use the group to find vacancies in shared houses with current students, see ads from private landlords, or make arrangements with others to find accommodation together.
- Goodenough College (for postgraduate students only)
Postgraduate students may be able to apply for single, couples’ and family accommodation at Goodenough College. The application procedure and allocation is entirely managed by Goodenough College.
3. University of London Housing Services (for private sector housing)
University of London Housing Services provide extremely helpful advice about renting accommodation in the private sector. Please refer to them for general advice and guidance in to renting in London.
Upon receipt of your University of London Intercollegiate Halls Contract you will have 5 days to accept the offer and pay the deposit. From week commencing 26 August this deadline will reduce to 3 days and for those contracts sent on or after 30 August 2024, you will have 48 hours to accept.
For room offers in Duchy House, acceptance will need to be confirmed by 23:59 hours on 14 June 2024.