How to book accommodation

Within 24 hours of accepting your offer to study at BU, you'll be able to register for your accommodation guarantee*. You need to complete your registration to be able to go on to stage 2, when you choose and book your BU accommodation through our accommodation portal.

For January 2020 entry: Once you hold an Unconditional Offer (UF), you'll be able to choose and book your room through the accommodation portal from mid-November 2019. We will email you with further details once you hold your Unconditional Offer (UF). 

For September 2020 entry: Once you hold an Offer with us, you can register your BU accommodation guarantee. Once complete, this then secures you access to a room in BU accommodation for September 2020*

If you apply after 30 June 2020, you may not be eligible for our accommodation guarantee. We will update this page and contact you with specific information about your accommodation options nearer the time. 

* Terms and conditions apply

For January 2020 entry: So long as you hold an Unconditional Offer (UF), you'll be able to choose and book your room from mid-November 2019. 

For September 2020 entry: 

Unconditional Offer-holders: From mid-March 2020, you'll be able to complete Stage 2 where you choose your room for September 2020 and make the required payment to complete your booking. We will notify you by email when you can do this. You need to have successfully registered for your BU accommodation guarantee (Stage 1) and have an Unconditional Firm (UF) offer status.

Conditional offer-holders: From June 2020, so long as you have completed Stage 1 and registered your BU accommodation guarantee, you can commence Stage 2, where you will choose and reserve a room in BU accommodation. When you meet the criteria of your offer, and your status changes to Unconditional Firm (UF), you can then go on to complete Stage 2 where you make the required payment to complete your booking.  

To access the accommodation portal: You will need your BU Student Login, which comprises a username and password? Don't have it? Don't worry:

• Your username along with your password was sent to you by email when you first applied to BU (please check your email records).
• If you have lost this email then you can search your email folders for an email from BU Account Notification or with the subject title Your BU Student Account (remember to check your junk and deleted items).
• Once you have located this email you can retrieve your username and password (you can even reset your password from a link in this email if you wish).
• You can then log in to the accommodation portal 

If you cannot locate your email then you should contact our AskBU team on +44 (0)1202 969696, Monday-Friday, 08:30 to 17:00 (16:30 on Friday).

To complete Stage 1 and/or Stage 2: Once you are logged in to the accommodation portal, select 'Registration and Booking' on the top navigation. You can then follow the steps to complete Stage 1 (registering for your guarantee) and/or Stage 2 (choosing and booking your room).

Confirming your booking: Once you've become eligible to book your room and made your selection you will need to make a financial payment to secure your room. 

• If the room is booked directly with BU (Student Village, Unilet and Dorchester House) we will request payment of the deposit (£250). You will then need to make this payment within 24 hours. If payment is not made by the deadline provided, the reservation can be cancelled and the room released for others to book.
• If you select any of our other accommodation options your booking will be handled by one of the Halls of Residence teams, who will be in contact with you within five working days to request payment to confirm the booking. If payment is not made by the deadline provided, the reservation can be cancelled and the room released for others to book.

Our 2019/20 accommodation price guide (pdf 154kb) details the required payments to secure your booking.