This offer was closed on 7 March 2024 due to the number of applications received. If you still want to rebook for 2024/25 you can login and apply.

If you're looking for hassle free student accommodation, you can book with Optivo Students! You'll get great locations, great prices, great service and save yourself up £200** if you complete your booking before 18 March 2024*.

  • Save £ on utilities and Wi-Fi - both included in your rent and protected from increases!
  • Save time on cleaning – we help clean all communal areas!*
  • Take your mind off the stress with our free* programme of events 😊
  • Never miss a parcel, we’ll collect that for you!
  • Travel less and study more – we’ve got a building close to your university!
  • Put your mind at ease, we’ve got 24/7 staff for your safety and security.

Don't forget, all 40 and 50 week academic bookings for 2024/25 will be backed by our comprehensive cancellation policy. This covers you if:

  • you lose your university place
  • you can't get a visa

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**Compared to a future selling price to be offered in 2024/25. Special rates excluded.

*Early Bird booker 2024/25 Terms and Conditions
This promotion is managed and operated by Optivo Students and applies to 2024/25 academic applications only.

1. Definitions

1. 1 ‘Academic Stay’ means a student booking for the 2023/24 academic year.

1. 2 ‘Account number’ means the number assigned to you by the Optivo Students booking portal, also known as an entry ID.

1.3 ‘Completed application’ means all parts of the application have been submitted to Optivo. These are:
one weeks advanced rent, a signed licence agreement, a verified right to rent check

1. 4 ‘Licence agreement’ means the contract between Optivo and the resident for the 24/25 academic year.

1.5 'Southern Housing', ‘Optivo’, ‘Us’ or ‘We’ means Optivo Students.

2. Eligibility - To be eligible for the Early Bird discount, you must:

2.1 Be a student

2.2 Not be referred by a referral agency or University Partner

2.3 Have applied online through the Optivo Students booking portal.

2.4 Have completed a right to rent check prior to moving in on 21 September 2024.

3. The discount

3.1 The discount is already incorporated in the weekly rates offered.

3.2 The discount will be automatically reflected in the charges outlined in the licence agreement.

3.3 The discount is offered on a first come first served basis.

3.4 Alternate payment method requests cannot be facilitated.

3.5 Optivo Students reserve the right to amend or end the offer at any time.

3.6 Discounts and savings based on future selling prices.

3.7 Only a limited number of rooms and room types are available with this offer.

3.8 The offer only applies to Academic Stays which are 40-weeks and longer.

4. Participating buildings

Only applications to stay at the participating buildings outlined below will eligible:

4.1 Goldsmiths House

4.2 Helen Graham House

4.3 Park House

4.4 Wood Green Hall.

5. Overall terms and conditions​

5.1 The offer expires on 18 March 2024 or when all rooms in the offer have been allocated - whichever is sooner.

5.2 The offer is subject to availability. Optivo Students reserve the right to withdraw, modify or substitute

5.3 the offer for another with different terms at any time during this promotion and without notice.

5.4 The offer will not apply to students who are taking over an existing tenancy, which has already begun.

5.5 The offer is not transferable to another resident or applicant at any time.

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