Atlas House

1. HOLDING DEPOSIT
On making your booking with CRM Students you will be asked to pay a Holding Deposit. Payment of the Holding Deposit constitutes your acceptance that the Holding Deposit is retained to secure your room in accordance with these terms and conditions. You agree by us holding a deposit that the deadline to conclude the Tenancy Agreement following the receipt of the Holding Deposit fee shall be 14 days thereafter, or any other period agreed by us (the “deadline”). By entering into the Tenancy Agreement your Holding Deposit converts to your refundable Security Deposit. If yourtenancy agreement is an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) it will be protected in an independent government approved tenancy deposit protection scheme such as the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) unless otherwise stated on the sites web page, your Security Deposit will be refunded to you at the end of your tenancy if there are no outstanding arrears or damage to your room and/or communal areas. By paying your Holding Deposit, you give us express consent to use the details provided by you to undertake searches against sanction lists maintained by the government of the United Kingdom, United States, and other countries we choose including those maintained by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This will not affect your rights and/or our obligations to you under the Data Protection Act 2018. You have the right to ask us to not undertake such searches but in doing so we will not be able to progress your application. CRM Students will make relevant checks to confirm your place at university and will then make you an Offer of Accommodation where you will receive your online

2. CANCELLATION BY YOU - 14 -DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD
If you choose to cancel your booking with CRM Students, you have 14 calendar days after receiving the original Accommodation Offer to do so to get a full refund of the Holding Deposit paid. If you have made your booking less than 14 days before you scheduled check-in date, you may cancel your booking until the earlier of (a) 14 days after receipt of the Accommodation Offer email and (b) the date you actually check-in. You may cancel your booking by sending an email to the relevant Accommodation Office email address listed on the individual sites contact details on www.crm-students.com. CRM Students will refund your Holding Deposit within 7 calendar days of cancellation. If you cancel your booking after the 14 calendar day cool off period, you will not get your Holding Deposit returned to you and you, and your guarantor if reasonable, will be required to meet the obligations set out within the Tenancy Agreement.

3. PERIOD BEFORE YOU ENTER INTO YOUR TENANCY AGREEMENT
The Landlord and CRM Students reserve the right to not return your Holding Deposit and cancel your booking on notice if: 3.1 We take all reasonable steps to enter into the Tenancy Agreement before the deadline and you fail to do so, for example, if you fail to complete your application or provide guarantor details and supporting documentation in good time; 3.2 You provide us with relevant false or misleading information; and/or 3.3 We are prohibited from entering to the Tenancy Agreement because of the Immigration Act 2014

4. PERIOD FROM AND INCLUDING WHEN YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THE TENANCY AGREEMENT
-ENTERED INTO THE TENANCY AGREEMENT – COVID- 19 CORONAVIRUS 

If you have entered into the Tenancy Agreement and you cancel your booking after the 14 calendar day cool off period, we will release you from the contract up to and including 23rd August 2020 where you meet the following criteria and can provide evidence: 

• If you are a first year prospective undergraduate student and your offer of a place at your preferred University/Higher Education institution is withdrawn because of you not achieving the required entry grades or you have surpassed your required entry grades and choose to go to a different University. 

In order to meet the criteria you will need: 

o To provide a written rejection letter from your chosen university/higher education institute within 72 hours of your exam results being published 

o To provide a copy of the acceptance letter 

from your new university. 

• If you are unable to travel due travel restrictions as a result of Covid-19 and that travel restriction can be verified 

Where proof is provided in accordance with these terms and conditions and to our and the landlords reasonable satisfaction, you will be entitled to cancel the booking and you will not be liable for the contractual obligations laid out in the Tenancy Agreement from the date of cancellation. 

Failure to obtain a UK Visa 

If you fail to obtain a UK Visa before the start date of your tenancy, we will cancel your Tenancy Agreement and refund any rent payments made, so long as you provide within 72 hours of receiving your official confirmation: 

• Supporting official evidence that your Visa was declined 

• Written confirmation that you wish to cancel your booking 

Cancellations for any other reasons-

If you have entered the Tenancy Agreement and you cancel your booking after the 14 calendar day cool off period, you will not get your Holding Deposit returned to you and you, and your guarantor if reasonable, will be required to meet the obligations set out within the Tenancy Agreement regardless of whether you have collected your keys.

If you cancel your booking and are able to find an eligible replacement tenant, subject to our agreement, you will be released from the contractual obligations as set out in the Tenancy Agreement. Any overpaid rent will be refunded to you, less an amount equal to your Holding Deposit as a cancellation fee. The site team will confirm your official release date. If you can provide proof that you fit into any of the following criteria we may agree to release you form your contract where: • Your notice to cancel is within the 14 day cooling off period as set out in point 2 • Your UK Visa application has been denied • Extenuating circumstances e.g. ill-health Where proof is provided in accordance with these terms and conditions and to our and the landlords reasonable satisfaction, you will be entitled to cancel the booking and you will not be liable for the contractual obligations laid out in the Tenancy Agreement from the date of cancellation.

Failure to obtain a UK Visa

If you fail to obtain a UK Visa before the start date of your tenancy, we will cancel your Tenancy Agreement and refund any rent payments made so long as you provide within 72 hours of receiving your official confirmation: • Supporting official evidence that your Visa was declined • Written confirmation that you wish to cancel your booking.

5. CANCELLATIONS AFTER YOU HAVE MOVED INTO THE ACCOMMODATION

5.1. We hope you have a happy stay in your accommodation, but if for any reason you decide to leave during your contracted term, the landlord may agree to release you from your contract. Providingthe conditions set out below are met

5.1.1. You agree that you will not transfer or sublet the tenancy created by the Tenancy Agreement to anyone else without obtaining our written consent in-line with point 11.1(m) of the Tenancy Agreement.
5.1.2. You find a suitable replacement to take a new Tenancy Agreement for your room for the remaining period of your contract.
5.1.2.1. Replacement tenants must be 18 years old or over and enrolled as a full time student in a university or college in proximity to the accommodation. Where the accommodation has agreements with set universities the replacement may be restricted to that university. Please check with your Accommodation Team.
5.1.2.2. The incoming tenant must enter into a Tenancy Agreement with us and pay sums due within this agreement. 5.1.2.3. The incoming tenant, where reasonable, must provide a suitable Guarantor. TheGuarantor must accept the Terms and Conditions set out in the Tenancy Agreement.
5.1.3. Refunds due will not be processed until the replacement taking over the contract has signed the Tenancy Agreement, paid and moved into the accommodation.
5.1.4. If you do find someone to take over your contract, you will need to pay a £50 administration fee.
5.1.5. If you fail to find someone to take over your tenancy, you will be responsible for paying thefull rent until the end of your contracted time at the accommodation.

6. CANCELLATIONS BY CRM STUDENTS OR THE LANDLORD

Our terms and conditions require you to sign your Tenancy Agreement online within 14 calendar days of receiving the Offer of Accommodation. If you fail to sign your agreement within this timescale we may cancel your booking, giving notice by email, and you will forfeit any booking fee paid if it is outside the 14 calendar day cooling off period above. If you fail to check-in on your accommodation start date and you have not signed your agreement we may cancel your booking at any time by giving notice by email. If you are outside the 14 day cooling off period your Holding Deposit will not be refunded. Once you have signed your Tenancy Agreement it may only be terminated if we mutually agree to do so or in the circumstances set out in point 3 above.

7. 1ST YEAR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GET A PLACE AT UNIVERSITY

This policy is site specific so please check with the individual site for confirmation. You may be eligible to be released from your agreement, If you are a first year prospective undergraduate student and your offer of a place at your preferred university/higher education institution is withdrawn as a result of you not achieving the required entry grades or you have surpassed your required entry grades and choose to go to a different University. In order to meet the criteria you will need: The site to have signed up to the policy – Check with the Accommodation Team directly. To provide a written rejection letter from your chosen university/higher education institute within 72 hours of your exam results being published To provide a copy of the acceptance letter from your new university.

3-Instalment Plan: 51-Week Tenancy Instalment Plan (Approx. Weeks Paid)

• August: Payment for 17 weeks

• January: Payment for 17 weeks

• May: Payment for 17 weeks

3-Instalment Plan: 44-Week Tenancy Instalment Plan (Approx. Weeks Paid)

• August: Payment for 15 weeks

• January: Payment for 15 weeks

• May: Payment for 14 weeks

10-Instalment Plan: 51-Week Tenancy Instalment Plan (Approx. Weeks Paid)

• August: Payment for 5 weeks

• September: Payment for 5 weeks

• October: Payment for 5 weeks

• November: Payment for 5 weeks

• December: Payment for 5 weeks

• January: Payment for 5 weeks

• February: Payment for 5 weeks

• March: Payment for 5 weeks

• April: Payment for 5 weeks

• May: Payment for 5 weeks

10-Instalment Plan: 44-Week Tenancy Instalment Plan (Approx. Weeks Paid)

• August: Payment for 4 weeks

• September: Payment for 4 weeks

• October: Payment for 4 weeks

• November: Payment for 4 weeks

• December: Payment for 4 weeks

• January: Payment for 4 weeks

• February: Payment for 4 weeks

• March: Payment for 4 weeks

• April: Payment for 4 weeks

• May: Payment for 4 weeks