Private Rented Accommodation

If you have decided not to live in the GSA’s Halls of Residence or have not been offered a place, then you may wish to look for accommodation in the private sector. This could mean living on your own, sharing with a number of other students, or rending a room in a landlord's home.  

Finding somewhere to live is a combination of hard work, persistence and determination on your part. The private sector accommodation market is currently very challenging across Glasgow, becoming increasingly competitive and expensive in the areas where students tend to live. Students are advised to search the market every day, book as many viewings as possible and be ready to pay the rental deposit when a suitable property becomes available.  

For more information on accommodation, students who have accepted their place of study at the GSA should visit the Pre-Enrolment Gateway in the first instance, or visit our guides below.

Private Accommodation Advice Sessions with Student Welfare

Student Welfare will be hosting drop-in sessions to support new and continuing students with navigating the private rental market.

Finding Private Accommodation online zoom drop-in sessions will take place on the following dates:

Wednesday the 20th May, 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 933 8792 5247
Passcode: 549578

Wednesday the 3rd June, 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

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Meeting ID: 982 6256 2180
Passcode: 570257

Wednesday the 17th  June, 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

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Meeting ID: 965 7365 0438
Passcode: 648690

The following guides are primarily for those who are new to Glasgow and flat hunting:

• Finding Accommodation Guide
• Renting in Scotland Guide
• Find a Flatmate Form
• Budgeting for the Cost of Living
• Encountering Problems with your Rented Accomodation

‍‍Rental fraud warning

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding would-be student tenants to be vigilant when looking for somewhere new to live and to avoid getting scammed. Typical scams trick people into paying an advance fee to rent a property, and in some instances fraudsters use NLA branding or fake letters from NLA Local Representatives in order to add legitimacy to the scam and lure their victims into a false sense of security.

The NLA has produced guidance about avoiding online rental fraud, which you can find here.

Police Scotland have produced an information leaflet on how to avoid rental fraud here.

The GSA Welfare team can offer further help with finding private rented accommodation