Best Practice

The Best practice guide to student living (click here to download) is a guide proposed in April 2008 by the Cardiff Landlords’ Forum. A steering group established under the leadership of Masud Ahmed, Vice Chair of the forum with the aim of producing a guide that would improve relations between landlords, student tenants, the Universities and Cardiff Council’s private sector housing department and Rhondda Cynon Taff.

In writing this guide there has been a high degree of co-operation between the Landlord Forum, the Accommodation Officers from each University, Student Advice Services, the Housing Advice Unit, Cardiff’s Advice & Representation Centre, Student Union Managers and their sabbatical officers as well as a range of students from various year groups. All these links have been expertly facilitated by Kieran McCann (cardiffdigs.co.uk) the Student Liaison Officer who has worked hard to ensure all views are represented.

The guide is envisaged as being a ‘living document’ that can be updated regularly in the light of legislative change and comments from landlords, University accommodation offices and tenants.

Please take time to read over this guide and ensure the information contained is conveyed over to any students coming to or at Cardiff – many thanks