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Introduction 

Studentpad and Robert Gordon University offer the most cost effective and simplest method to let your property/ies quickly and easily. Instead of incurring high costs advertising your property through traditional methods and wasting time and money advertising in places where students don't look, let studentpad.co.uk facilitate the process.

Studentpad works very closely with Robert Gordon University and as such you need to join the Robert Gordon University Scheme (see below for details) to be able to advertise on the web site. The Robert Gordon University solely use the studentpad software to advertise your properties. In turn, all of the students are referred to RobertGordonStudentpad website and it is therefore very successful for registered landlords.

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.


Landlords re Private Landlord Registraion and HMOs (Houses in Mutiple Occupation)

Please be advised that in most cases it is a legal requirement to hold either a Private Landlord Registration and an HMO when letting out your property. The only exception is where you live in the property yourself and there are fewer than 3 different tenants in total (including yourself) in the property. Please see below some information from Aberdeen City Council:

REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE LANDLORDS & LICENSING OF HMO PROPERTIES

New legislation requires all private landlords across Scotland to be registered with their local authority or have submitted an application to register by April 30th 2006.

The legislation is designed to help local authorities protect tenants, identify disreputable landlords and minimise the impact of associated antisocial behaviour on local communities. Registration should be a welcome boost for the majority of landlords – making their property more marketable and removing unfair competition from landlords whom provide poor housing and inadequate management. The vast majority of private landlords are covered by the new legislation. Exemptions include letting part of your own home, or letting directly to a family member. The cost is £55 to register as a landlord and £11 to register each let property – this fee covers a three year period.

If a landlord is neither registered nor has submitted an application, it will be an offence for them to let, or advertise, a property. They may be prosecuted and face a large fine or be issued with a rent penalty notice. It is unlikely a landlord who knowingly infringes this legislation will be allowed to register in future.

Landlords can apply online at www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk. A 10% discount applies to all online registrations.

Further information on registration and associated private sector housing issues can be found at www.betterrentingscotland.com. For more information on registration in Aberdeen City please email landlordregistration@aberdeencity.gov.uk or telephone 01224 522299.

HMO PROPERTIES – HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

A property may be an HMO if three or more unrelated people (i.e., friends) share a home. The most common type of HMO properties are shared flats and houses. HMO properties have been required to have a licence and meet strict property safety standards since 2000.

Before granting a licence the local authority will check that the property meets required standards. Officers from the local authority, and possibly the fire brigade, will inspect the property to ensure that the physical standards are met.

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"

See what other people have said about our service - select this link

Scale of charges
Before your advert will be displayed upon the website, please forward a copy of your Corgi gas certificate to the enclosed address

It is free to advertise

If you are unclear about anything or you require further information, do not hesitate to contact Accommodation Services at the Robert Gordon University on 01224 262130


Registering Your Property
There are one of two ways you can submit your information to the University
1.   Details may be submitted over the Internet. 
Please forward  a copy of your current Corgi gas certificate


See below for scale of charges

     For more information or to register
Register Here
Landlords who have already registered with studentpad can Log in here to add properties.
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2.   Print and complete the following form and post directly to Robert Gordon University including all relevant safety certificates

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Contact Details
The Robert Gordon UniversityStudent Accommodation Service

Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 IFR

Phone: 01224 262130
Email: accommodation@rgu.ac.uk
Website: www.rgu.ac.uk/accommodation



Please note that Studentpad.co.uk's Advertising Conditions apply to any contract with studentpad.co.uk to advertise your property and that by completing and submitting your details, you will be taken to have read and accepted those Conditions.