Information for landlords

We have an online database of registered private sector properties. If you have a property that you think would be suitable for our students (or staff) and you would like to register it, further information is below.

Private sector properties

Entire properties – either shared and/or self contained – for rent by groups or on a per room basis. These include houses, flats, apartments and bedsits. View our database of properties.

Private halls of residence

We class any property with over 25 rooms as a hall of residence. There is a separate private halls of residence registration form (PDF 255KB). Any hall of residence where we do not allocate 100% of the bed spaces can register on our private sector database.

Homestay properties

We have a separate database for homestay properties. These include accommodation where the landlord lives at the property – such as host families, lodgings, spare rooms for rent, bed and breakfasts and guest houses.

Requirements

Properties must meet all the relevant legal and local authority standards.

If you need any further information on the licenses and certificates your property should hold, please contact Private Housing Standards team (contact details below) at Sheffield City Council. All properties are checked with this team prior to registration with Sheffield Hallam University.

Please ensure that you have up to date gas safe and electrical safety certificates, smoke detectors, fire blankets and carbon monoxide detectors for all of your properties.

Private Housing Standards
1st Floor, Howden House
1 Union Street
Sheffield
S1 2SH

Phone 0114 273 4680
Email phs@sheffield.gov.uk
Web www.sheffield.gov.uk/phs

Halls of residence must be of Accreditation Network United Kingdom (ANUK) standard and follow the ANUK code of practice.

Registration forms

Registration renewals

Approximately one month before a registration is about to expire, you'll receive an automated letter stating which property is about to expire and the expiry date. If you wish to re-register the property, please complete a new registration form and return it to Accommodation Services with the relevant payment (details below).

Payment

The cost for each type of property registration is included on the registration form. The payment will register the property with the University for one year from the date it's added to the database. Accommodation Services can only accept payment by the following methods.

Cash – you can pay in cash at the Accommodation Services office at the address below. We wouldn't advise putting cash payments in the post.
Credit/debit card – all card payments can be completed on the downloadable card mandate form and returned with registration forms to Accommodation Services or by phone 0114 225 4504/5. Please do not return payments forms by email.

Returning forms

Return to

Accommodation Services
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
38–40 Howard Street
Sheffield S1 1WB

Or email fdr-privatesectorenquiries@shu.ac.uk. Please do not return card payment details by email. Refer to the payment section.

Househunt details for landlords

Registered landlords with vacancies in September can apply for appointment viewings on our annual househunting week.

Househunting week helps students to find private sector accommodation. A minibus takes each day's group of students around the pre-booked appointments. For more information contact Accommodation Services on 0114 225 4504 or email fdr-privatesectorenquiries@shu.ac.uk.