27 Magdalen Street

In this cancellation policy the following defined words shall apply 

Room: the room in the Hall which you have entered into an agreement  with us to let 

We, us, our: Host (Colchester) Limited, who in the landlord of the Hall.
You or your: the person who agrees to let a room at the Hall from us you have entered into with us by giving us written notice of your intention to cancel  on the following basis: 

(a) If your notice of cancellation is received by us in writing within 72 hours after  you have submitted an application form and the period of the tenancy has not  commenced, we will make no charge and the initial advance payment of £200  will be refunded in full; or 

(b) If your notice of cancellation is received by us 72 hours after you have submitted  an application form on or before 31st July 2021 and the period of the tenancy has  not commenced, you may cancel your booking by writing to us provided that we  will be entitled to retain £100 of the total initial advance payment; or 

(c) If your notice of cancellation is received on or after the 1st August 2021, we will not  accept a cancellation/surrender of your Room until a replacement tenant is found  for the Room. We shall endeavour to re-let the Room however cannot guarantee  that we will be able to do so. You will remain liable for all payments related to the  Room and all other charges and costs for the period to the date that a replacement  tenancy for the Room commences. We reserve the right to charge you a fee in the  sum of £100 as a contribution towards our administration costs incurred in dealing  with the surrender of your Room and the sourcing of a new tenant. 

If a replacement student is found for the Room we will release you with effect  from the date that the new student’s occupation of the Room commences.

In the event you fail to honour your contractual obligations in relation to the advance  payments on the due dates before occupation of the Room, we may cancel your  agreement giving you notice in writing of cancellation; in the circumstances we will not  repay any advanced payments made by you to us. 

In the event that we cancel your agreement at any time before occupation of the Room by  you, we shall give you as much advanced written notice as we can in the circumstances  and will repay the initial advance payment to you and any other fees that we have taken  from you in connection with the agreement.

COVID-19

Host Student Housing Limited are the managing agent of your accommodation provision.

We have been in dialogue with the various building owners with regard to the current Covid-19 situation and have reflected these discussions within the Cancellation Policy for your property.

Below is a list of all the properties that we manage on behalf of the numerous building owners and a link to that site’s Cancellation Policy.

Please be advised that discussions are ongoing with all of our building owners and we will update the relevant site’s Cancellation Policy when we have received authorisation to do so. Please therefore keep checking this page and the links below for further updates.

We have included below for your information, a link to the advice given to students by the Minister of State for Universities on behalf of the Government. We have also included a link to the advice that has been published by Unipol who administer the National Code of Standards for Student Accommodation.