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ASTONUNIVERSITY
ACCOMODATION LICENCE2015/16
(“The Licence”)
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INTRODUCTION
1.1.
When an offer of a place in the Halls of Residence is accepted by a student,
that student and theUniversity become legally bound to complywith this Licence.
1.2.
This Licence therefore regulates the relationship between the University and the students
who are resident in its Halls of Residence.
1.3.
This Licence does not create a tenancy
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DEFINITIONS
2.1.
“ASV”means Aston Student Villages company number 04468163, a charitable company with
charity registration number 1098766, whose registered office is at 66 Prescot Street, London
E1 8NN.
2.2.
“Chief Operating Officer” means the individual holding that position at ASV for the time
being.
2.3.
“The Common Areas” means all the parts of the Halls of Residence which are not
Rooms and includes kitchen areas (equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer,
kettle, ironing board, storage units), shared bathrooms, lounges, staircases, lifts and toilets
together with the fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment in them (as set out in the
inventory for the Common Areas for the relevant flat or floor) as well as campus common
rooms which are provided by the University for the common use of the Licensee and other
residents. It also includes the grounds and landscaped areas around the Halls of Residence.
The University does not provide a car parking space.
2.4.
“The Deposit” means a sum of not less than £250.00 payable by the Licensee on
acceptance of an offer of a place in the Halls of Residence. The Deposit will be held in
accordancewith clause 4.1.
2.5.
“Halls of Residence” means the residences available for occupation by students of the
University.
2.6.
“The Licence Fee” means the fee for Rooms for the Residential Year as determined by the
University prior to the Residential Year and notified to the Licensee.
2.7.
“The Licensee” means an individual who has accepted a place on a programme of study at
the University and who has been offered and who has accepted a place in the Halls of
Residence subject to this Licence. The University acknowledges and accepts that some
Residential Years may extend beyond the end of a particular academic year and where this
is the case, the Licensee shall be deemed to fulfil the definition of “Licensee” for the period
between the end of the academic year and the end of the Residential Year
notwithstanding that his/her programme has been completed. This provision will not apply
where the Licensee has been temporarily or permanently excluded from the University or
parts thereof in accordance with the University’s procedures or where he/she has withdrawn
from the University.
2.8.
“Offer Letter” means the letter sent by the University to the Licensee or the booking details
relating to the Licensee posted on the University’s on-line Accommodation Application site
making an offer of a place in the Halls of Residence.
2.9.
“Residences Staff” means all the staff of the University appointed to manage the Halls of
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A tenancy is a legal interest in the property. This Licence does not confer an interest in the property but gives a contractual
right to occupy the Room and to use the Common Areas.
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