Housing

Where you live can have a huge impact on your student experience if you aren’t happy. It is important to know your rights when it comes to housing, and we hope that the below links will make housing not only easier for you, but also safer.
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Accommodation Team

The Accommodation Team help all current and prospective students with accommodation needs whilst studying in Cornwall. Their office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Contact the accommodation team by emailing accommodation@fxplus.ac.uk or call 01326 253639.

Accommodation Team

Deposit Protection Service

Deposit Protection Service (DPS) protect deposits for tenancies in England and Wales. This covers fraudsters trying to trick people into handing over their money or account details and ensuring tenants are treated fairly at the end of their tenancy. You can call them on 0330 303 0030 or find out more on their website.

Deposit Protection Scheme

Shelter

Shelter provides advice and specialist help for those with a housing or housing-related problem. The local Shelter is situated in Truro which you can contact by calling 0344 515 2300 or by popping in their office next to Truro bus station.

Shelter

Spare Room

Spare Room is a search engine that helps unite people looking for a housemate/room. You can place adverts on their website and search for local houses to rent.

Spare Room

Student Pad

Studentpad lets you search for student houses, student homes, flats and lodgings in Falmouth, Penryn and Cornwall. The site is affiliated with Falmouth University and the University of Exeter Cornwall Campuses. You can call them on 01326 253 741 or email richard.wilkins@fxplus.ac.uk.

TV Licensing

You need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch or record programmes as they're being shown on TV or streamed live online. This also includes downloading or watching BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on-demand. Find out more on the TV Licensing website.

TV Licensing

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Penryn Campus
Penryn, Cornwall
TR10 9FE

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