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Private rented accommodation - Liverpool Student Homes

You have many choices available to you when considering what type of accommodation you want following your first year in halls. Whatever your decision, support and guidance is available. Liverpool Student Homes is the only University-run private sector accommodation service in Liverpool.

Looking for private rented accommodation?

If you are studying at the University of Liverpool and are looking for accommodation to rent privately from a landlord or letting agent, then make sure you do so through Liverpool Student Homes (LSH). LSH is a free support service, owned and managed by the University of Liverpool, LJMU, Liverpool Hope University and LIPA, offering free, confidential housing advice and advertise the widest range of private student accommodation in Liverpool, including shared houses, flats and private halls, plus individual rooms in different property types.

They can help with:

  • Property search, comparing locations, price and facilities offered by over 200 landlords and agents in the city
  • Finding housemates
  • Free contract checking
  • Advice on deposits
  • Your rights and responsibilities as a tenant
  • General house-hunting advice and tips
  • Landlord/agent disputes
  • Disrepair advice (even if your accommodation is not LSH registered).

Ensuring a high standard

Liverpool Student Homes have an accreditation scheme in place and all landlords/agents who wish to advertise must ensure that accommodation meets the quality and safety criteria in the LSH Standards.

LSH Housing Fairs

These are a great opportunity to meet over 40 Liverpool Student Homes-registered landlords and agents to find out more about your options, and ask any questions you may have. 

You can register to attend future events on the Liverpool Student Homes website. 

For more information, you can also visit our Halls Life platform.

Housing advice drop-in 

LSH also offer free and confidential housing rights advice, and your property doesn’t need to be accredited with LSH to access this service. You can contact their Housing Advisor on 0151 794 3296 or email LSH@liverpool.ac.uk to arrange an appointment or drop-in to the office Monday-Friday, 9am-4.30pm. Sometimes the office has restricted opening hours, so you may want to call first to check.

Looking for housemates?

If you are looking for others to live with or have a spare room in an LSH registered property, Liverpool Student Homes can help with:

  • 'Find a Housemate' meet-ups - these are held in September and February each year
  • LSH Message Board - a free service for students to meet and chat with other students who want to live together in the Liverpool area.

Renters’ Rights Act and what it means for you 

Private Student Accommodation

Whether you’re renting a student house or private halls, the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force in May 2026 and could impact your living and your financial situation. It’s important you understand these changes so you’re ready to act this May if you need to.  

Our housing partner, Liverpool Student Homes, have a set of webpages with more detailed information for your specific circumstances here

What will change from 1 May?

  • The type of tenancy agreement your accommodation provider or landlord must give you is changing.
  • If you have a fixed term tenancy, this will change to a rolling tenancy, known as an Assured Periodic Tenancy.
  • This means that to end your new rolling periodic tenancy and move out, you must give two full months’ notice in writing to the accommodation provider. Your old fixed-term contract won’t end automatically anymore.

There are also changes to rules about landlords requesting advance rent payments from you and to rent increases, protecting you better from these.

Rent in advance and guarantors

Landlords of shared houses and of private halls which are not part of the National Code will no longer be able to ask you for more than one month’s rent in advance when you agree your tenancy. Landlords may ask you for a UK based guarantor. If you’re unable to provide a UK guarantor and want to rent accommodation that requires one, we’ve partnered with Housing Hand to help you provide a qualifying UK Guarantor when renting in the private sector and for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA).  You can find out more about this service