Room in a Shared Flat, Claredale House, E2

Period: 22nd April 2017 to 17th June 2017

Claredale is a 4-storey block of flats (please note there are no lifts) arranged around an internal courtyard with lockable front gates. There are 246 single study rooms which are grouped into 59 flats, with 2 – 7 bedrooms in each flat (the vast majority of flats have 4 bedrooms). Each room has wired and wireless internet access and each flat has shared cooking, shower and toilet facilities and a phone line for incoming and emergency service calls only. All flats are non-smoking.

The rooms within the flats are all centrally heated, fully-furnished and have lockable doors.

As we mentioned, each flat has its own kitchen with cooker, microwave and fridge/freezer. You will need to bring your own pots and pans, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. Each bedroom is furnished with a bed, wardrobe, bedside cabinet, desk, chair and shelving. You will need to bring your own duvet, pillow and sheets. There is a TV aerial socket in each bedroom but you will need a TV licence for your own TV. Residents are responsible for keeping the communal areas of the flats clean as well as their own rooms. Vacuum cleaners can be hired and bin bags are free of charge.

There is a limited number of parking spaces. A £100 refundable deposit is required to secure a parking space.

During office hours the building is staffed by John and Angela, who are the residential Hall Managers. Maintenance and caretaking duties are carried out by Leroy and Michael. The building is covered 24 hours a day by subwardens, who are fellow students, so if there is ever an emergency there is always somebody available to help.