Cancel your tenancy

Cancel your tenancy before it starts

You may accept a University room offer and then decide to cancel. You can cancel your accommodation contract before the tenancy starts.

Move out but continue to study at the University (including online study)

If you want to move out of your residence before your tenancy contract ends, you must:

1. read section 4 in the Accommodation Portal to understand the terms of cancellation
2. email student-accommodation@bristol.ac.uk telling us you wish to cancel your tenancy. 

Rent liability

You are legally responsible for paying rent until the end date of your tenancy. You could be released from your tenancy and rental liability if both:

• you have more than 3 months left on your tenancy 
• you find a suitable replacement tenant.

Replacement tenants 

We are not responsible for finding someone who can take over your tenancy.

You must find someone to replace you. You could use the student bulletin board or social media platforms.

The replacement tenant must:

• be a current University of Bristol student who does not already live in university accommodation
• be a current postgraduate student (if you have a postgraduate tenancy) or a current undergraduate (if you have an undergraduate tenancy)
• not be a current pre-sessional student.

If you found someone to replace you

When you have found a suitable replacement tenant, you must contact us. 

You need to send us their:

1. full name
2. student number.

We will respond within 7 days to confirm if the suggested tenant is suitable to replace you. If the new tenant does not move in, you will have to pay the rent.

Leaving university or suspending your studies

You cannot live in the University residence if you have withdrawn from or suspended your studies.

You must tell us that you are withdrawing or suspending by emailing student-accommodation@bristol.ac.uk, telling us you wish to cancel your tenancy. You must give us 28 days’ notice that you intend to leave the accommodation.

You will be liable for rent for 28 days from either, whichever is later, the date you: 

• email us with your intention to leave
  or
• leave your accommodation.

Return to university

If you are suspending your studies, you are not guaranteed an offer of accommodation when you return to university.

Subletting

You cannot sublet (rent out) your accommodation. Anyone found to be living in a room without a tenancy agreement in their name will be required to leave.