Posted 4 hours ago
Fri 29 May, 2026 01:05 PM
We’ve pulled together the key information below so you can quickly find what you need:
You’ll need to fully move out of your room by 9:30am on your departure date.
Please make sure all of your belongings have been removed before you hand in your key. Once your key has been returned, you won’t be able to go back into your room and any items left behind may be disposed of.
Before you move out, please make sure you:
- Clean, vacuum and dust your room
- Remove posters or pictures without damaging the walls
- Take all rubbish to the outside waste bins
- Remove all belongings and food from the kitchen, fridge and freezer
- Clean shared spaces, including kitchens
- Check furniture is undamaged and where it was when you arrived
- Switch off lights, heating and electrical appliances
- Close your window
- Lock your bedroom door
- Collect any outstanding post from reception
- Update your address with companies, banks, delivery services and contacts
The aim is to leave your room and shared spaces clean, clear and ready for the next resident.
You’ll need to return your room key to your reception.
Please allow around 15 minutes to do this, as you’ll be asked to scan a QR code and complete an online Key Return form. If you don’t return your key, you may be charged £40.
No. Once you have handed in your key, you can’t leave anything in your room.
Anything left behind may be disposed of straight away, without notice, and you may be charged for this in line with the Terms and Conditions of Residence.
Please collect any outstanding post from reception before you leave and update your address wherever needed.
The accommodation team can’t forward post or take responsibility for delayed collections. Any post received after your departure may be returned to sender.
If you have items you no longer need, please consider donating them rather than throwing them away. Donation points are available around accommodation and campus to help reduce waste and support local charities.
You can donate unopened food items, such as tins, UHT milk, cereal and soup, at collection boxes in:
- The Village Reception
- Freemen’s Common Reception
Unopened toiletries and hygiene products, such as toothpaste, handwash, sanitary towels and tampons, can be donated at collection boxes in:
- The Village Reception
- Freemen’s Common Reception
Unwanted clothing or fabric items can be donated using the red British Heart Foundation donation banks at The City and The Village.
Kitchen equipment, such as crockery, cutlery, pots and pans, can be taken to:
- The Village Reception
- Freemen’s Common Reception
These items will either be donated or reused.
If you have bulky items, such as furniture, that you need to dispose of, you can arrange a collection through Leicester City Council.
Yes. If you’re unable to return in person to collect your belongings, you can arrange collection through a local storage or courier company.
Summer accommodation is available for University of Leicester students who need to stay longer.
You’ll need to book through the summer accommodation portal, especially if you’re staying beyond 11 July. Extensions are no longer accepted by email.
Summer accommodation is available to any University of Leicester student with a valid student ID, whether you’re currently living in University accommodation or not.
Bookings are available from 2 nights, and there are no set contract lengths.
You’ll need to make your booking at least 2 days in advance, and rooms are charged at a nightly rate with bills and fees included.
Summer accommodation is available from 11 July until 4 September.
Not always. Summer accommodation is only available in selected blocks, so it may not be possible to stay in your current room.
If you’re not currently living in one of the available accommodation blocks, you may need to move. The team will confirm this after you submit your application.
Summer accommodation may be available in selected areas, including:
The Village
- The Pavilions: Ragdale, Quorndon
- Southmeade Court: Stapleford, Skeffington, Wistow
The City
- Nixon A and Nixon B
- Nixon J
- Mary Gee, Freemen’s Common
Availability may vary, and not all blocks in these areas will be available.
Yes. Fees for summer accommodation must be paid upfront before arrival.
You can contact the accommodation team by emailing accommodation@le.ac.uk or calling 0116 252 2428.
You can apply through the accommodation portal.
When searching, make sure you choose either Undergraduate Returner or Postgraduate Returner as your application pathway.
Returning to University accommodation gives you a simple, supported place to live, with bills and services included.
You’ll also have access to facilities and support such as:
- Shuttle bus from The Village to main campus
- Social spaces, study rooms, music rooms and launderettes
- Security and student support
- Contents insurance
- Residence Life support and events
- The option to apply to live with friends
Yes. If you want to live with friends, you can make a group application.
You’ll each need to apply through the accommodation portal and choose the same locations or room types. You should then add the names and student ID numbers of the people you want to live with in your application notes, so the team can group you together where possible.
Yes. There is a cap on returner student rooms for 2026/27.
Once that cap has been reached, returner students will only be offered Nixon Court A-E single bedrooms with washbasin.
You may be charged if something in your room has been damaged.
Please check the University’s damages and charges policies for more information on what may be chargeable.
