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We’ve partnered with a selection of businesses to offer you some key services, all designed to help you make the most of your stay in our students halls.

There are some great deals to be had on contents insurance, storage, SIM cards and other university essentials.

Going travelling? Heading home and looking for somewhere to store your stuff?

LOVESPACE are here to help!

They’re the UK’s first and largest by-the-box storage company, meaning you only pay for what you want to store, rather than a storage unit you may not fill.
 
They will collect from any Optivo halls of residence, store your items for as long as you need and deliver them back to you at any UK address, as soon as the next day.

And the good news is, as an Optivo Student customer, you can take advantage of an additional saving!
 
Click the link below or enter the promo code 'OPTIVO10' for £10 off storage at checkout.  
Every box is covered up to the value of £100 for free, plus you can also store bikes, sports equipment and suitcases.
  • FREE collection from your accommodation – no need to worry about how to transport your stuff to a storage unit!
  • Delivery of your stuff back from just £5.95 per box, whenever you need it. Even as soon as the next working day. Your stuff will be stored in one of our 24-hour CCTV monitored secure storage facilities.
  • Excellent customer service via phone, email and live chat – in English and Mandarin.
  • Our materials are the highest quality, double-walled cardboard boxes and other packing materials are available at a competitive price from the LOVESPACE website.
LOVESPACE

We’ve partnered with UniKitOut, one of the UK’s specialist suppliers of student essentials.

They’ve come up with a wide range of great value products including bedding, linen, towels, cooking equipment, crockery, homeware and much more.

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Each of our residents will receive a FREE Giffgaff SIM card in their welcome packs. You’ll also get £5 of free credit after you’ve activate with your first top up.

Giffgaff offers a good range of great value SIM-only monthly plans so you won’t have be tied to a contract and so you can change your plan or leave whenever you want.

Benefits include:

  • Free unlimited calls & texts between Giffgaff numbers 
  • Free calls to all 0800, 0808 & 0500 numbers
  • Great network coverages (Giffgaff runs O2 who have one of the best network coverages in UK)
  • Your phone will work on any unlocked mobile phone
  • Cheap rates on international calls
  • Lots of Goody bag offers for calls and data choices
  • Points for joining and participating in the Giffgaff Community activities online.
  • Points can be redeemed for credit balance or cash payouts
    One of the cheapest 4G services in UK.

Need an additional SIM card? Speak to a member of our friendly front desk and they can advise further.

Activate your SIM

When you book your student accommodation with us, you’re automatically covered by our free contents insurance by Endsleigh, the number one student insurance provider in the UK! 

They understand that protecting and replacing gadgets quickly is hugely important to students; that’s why they will replace any lost, stolen or unrepairable gadgets within 24 hours of your claim being approved.

Their cover can protect gadgets, watches, bikes and musical instruments under one policy—giving you the flexibility to build your cover to protect the things that matter to you most.

You don’t need to do anything to activate this cover, but we recommend:

  • Checking your level of cover
  • Reviewing key exclusions and limitations
  • Checking your policy excess
  • Learning how to make a claim
  • Extending and personalising your cover to protect laptops, phones and other valuables.

Your policy number for this insurance cover is HH1554.

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