Accommodation for continuing full-time students

If you are in your second year or above, you have a number of options to choose from.

As a Birkbeck student, you are eligible to apply for accommodation reserved at nominal rates at Unite's Station Court.
You can stay in Unite halls of residence as long as you are a full-time student.
How to apply: complete the application form (the deadline for completing your application is 31 July 2018).

A number of rooms are available for postgraduate and mature students in the University of London’s Handel Mansions, a quiet residence in Bloomsbury, just minutes from Birkbeck's Malet St main building.
This hall suits students looking for independent living in a scholarly environment. Accommodation is in shared 2, 3 or 4 bed flats.
Applications for rooms at Handel Mansions have now closed.

London has a variety of independent, privately owned and charity-run halls of residence, offering a large range of accommodation from dorms to flats.
You should apply directly to the halls of residence.

As a full-time student, you can apply for rooms that are advertised for direct let to all University of London students through University of London Student Homes, which is a scheme that offers rooms in shared accommodation, flats or houses managed by the University of London. You would become a tenant of the University of London. (You will be required to have a guarantor - Birkbeck cannot act as a guarantor for this scheme.)
To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional offer (postgraduate) or be a current student (undergraduate or postgraduate).
New rooms are added regularly during the year.

If you are an undergraduate student in your second year or above, you can apply to stay in University of London-owned flats. Located in Finchley (Clandon House) and Bloomsbury (Gower Street flats), with weekly rates starting from £85 per week (Clandon House), they offer a great alternative to halls of residence.
Please note that you must be able to visit the accommodation in person before you apply. You can book a viewing by contacting the Property Management Team before you apply. There is no formal application procedure, and the accommodation is offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

Birkbeck students have full access to the University of London Housing Services, which is based in Student Central, next door to our main building on Malet Street.

ULHS also provides advice and assistance with the process of finding somewhere to rent as well as during the time you are renting. The experienced Housing Advice Team offer a contract checking service before you sign up to anything and also legal advice for those who are experiencing problems with private accommodation such as deposit disputes.
The ULHS Private Housing Guide provides information about everything you need to know about finding, securing and overcoming problems with private student accommodation in London.

From the beginning of September, the University of London Accommodation Services operates a centralised waiting list to allocate available rooms in intercollegiate halls.
Application is normally open for a short period of time at the beginning of September.
Availability is limited; demand always exceeds supply.
More information on the process can be found on the University of London Accommodation website.