This information is for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

You are responsible for keeping your accommodation clean and tidy.

Read our cleaning guide for support and advice on how to keep your accommodation clean.

To ensure hygiene standards, ResLife staff will check all accommodation areas, including bedrooms. If you or your household are struggling to keep the required level of cleanliness, they will be able to offer support and advice.

If you share a room, bathroom, kitchen or lounge area, we recommend organising a cleaning and waste removal rota with your household.

Your bedroom

You are responsible for keeping your bedroom clean and tidy by:

• opening the window every day to let fresh air in
• removing condensation from the windows
• vacuuming or sweeping regularly
• removing general waste and recycling

Vacuum cleaners can be borrowed from your ResLife Ops team.

We check bedrooms regularly. If your room is below an acceptable standard you will have one week to improve.

If there is no improvement, our staff will carry out a full deep clean, which you will be charged £50 for.

You will be given a date and time of when the deep clean will take place.

Your ensuite bathroom

You are responsible for keeping your ensuite bathroom tidy and cleaning it regularly. This should include:

• mopping up any excess water from the floor
• wiping down the sink, surfaces and shower
• cleaning the toilet
• checking drains for hair or build up
• sweeping or vacuuming the floor

Shared Bathrooms

To ensure a hygienic shared living environment we aim to provide a weekly cleaning support in your shared bathrooms.

It is your responsibility to keep the shared facilities clean and tidy in between the weekly cleaning support.

The kitchen

You and your household are responsible as a group for cleaning the kitchen. You should:

• recycle as much of your rubbish as possible
• wash, dry and put away any washing up straight away
• keep surfaces, worktops and windowsills clear and clean, use the cupboards provided
• keep the dining room table tidy and clutter free, so everyone can use the space

You should regularly wipe and sanitise:

• worktops
• oven front and hob
• sink and draining board
• door and cupboard handles
• front of fridge and freezer
• dining room table
  

If the cleanliness of your kitchen falls below an acceptable standard, you will have 48 hours to improve it.

If there is no improvement, our staff will carry out a full deep clean at a cost of up to £35 per resident. You will be given a date and time of when the deep clean will take place.

Your hallway

You must keep your hallway and fire escapes clear. Anything blocking these could be a potential hazard in the event of an emergency or fire.

Living Lounges

If you have a Living Lounge in your accommodation, it is your responsibility to make sure it is left in a clean and tidy condition after you have used it.