Register for Accreditation with Canterbury Student Housing

The Accreditation Scheme

The Accreditation Scheme aims to give professional, reliable landlords credit and give them a market advantage by distinguishing their properties from the rest. Prospective student tenants are able to search the Canterbury Student Housing website for accredited properties which meet their needs. 

Members of the scheme will benefit from: 

• Model Tenancy Agreements & Inventories.
• Regular updates on best practice and the legal aspects of letting.
• Answers to FAQ’s, Hints & Tips.
• Advice from other experienced landlords and a Forum (coming soon)

To join the Accreditation Scheme, a landlord and/or his agent will need to follow the Landlord's Code of Conduct. All HMO properties must also adhere to all the safety regulations laid out by Canterbury City Council’s guidelines. If you meet the requirements you should register and add your property details to be part of the Accreditation Scheme. You only need to register once. You can add properties straight away, one at a time or at a later stage. Click the link below to register your properties.
Please note that all property details will be checked by our administration team prior to being uploaded to the website.

Property management module

By registering you will also be able to utilise a number of features which will help you in your day to day tasks, free of charge. These functions include the ability to allow you to manage your maintenance works, send automatic rent reminders to students and remind yourself when gas certificates are due. New features including contract management, online fault reporting and key management will be available soon.

Photographs

Although not compulsory, photographs do make a huge difference to your advert. This is what one of our customers commented; "many people remarked on the photographs, saying how helpful it was to be able to see photos .. Perhaps you could encourage landlords to enclose photos - it's certainly to their advantage"

There are one of two ways you can submit your information. 1.   Register Online Details may be submitted over the Internet.  Register your properties here, you will then have the option to pay online via Capita. You can upload copies of your Gas certificate and the electrical inspection report  for students to view if you wish them to be displayed.      Click here for more information or to register 2.   Register By Post  Please print and complete the following form and post directly to Canterbury City Council including a cheque for the price as advertised in the scale of charges above and made payable to Canterbury City Council (with "Student Housing Accreditation Scheme" marked on the rear of the cheque) You can include copies of your Gas certificate and the electrical inspection report for students to view if you wish them to be displayed. Please open and read the Canterbury Student Housing Code of Conduct for landlords wishing to join the scheme to ensure you are aware of the requirements of the scheme both in terms of housing standards and management practices  Download The Property Form Here  Download The Landlord Registration Form Here All forms are available in .PDF format. Adobe reader is FREE to download at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/