02/09/2026
5 things you can’t bring into your student accommodation 🙅♀️🏡
1. Electric heaters 🔥
Electric heaters, electric blankets, and humidifiers can pose a safety risk, so they aren’t permitted in your room.
2. Kitchen appliances 🍳
Kitchen appliances aren’t permitted in bedrooms. Most of the essentials you’ll need are already provided in the shared kitchens, so there’s no need to bring your own.
3. Air conditioning units ❄️
They’re too bulky for student rooms, so portable air conditioning units aren’t permitted.
4. Candles or other flammable items 🕯️
Open flames and other flammable items can be a fire hazard, so these will need to stay at home.
5. Pets 🐾
As much as we love them, pets aren’t allowed in student accommodation, so your furry friends will have to stay at home.
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