So What Does The Code Say?

The Code of Practice (Download the the full UUK code of practice) is broken down into 8 sections:

1. General (Page 7)

2. Health and safety standards and procedures (Pages 7 to 12)

3. Maintenance and repair regimes (Pages 12 to 13)

4. Environmental quality (Page 14)

5. Landlord and tenant relationships (Pages 14 to 17)

6. Student welfare (Page 16)

7. Ant-social behaviour and disciplinary procedures (Page 18)

8. Administration of and compliance with the Code (Page 18)

You can download the the full UUK code of practice here

What is the Code of Practice?

The Codes aim to help those managing student accommodation to identify the key elements of good management practice and encourage the raising of standards in student accommodation. The UUK/GuildHE code was developed specifically for educational establishments.

Each section describes the current standards which the university or college is expected to meet.  Each member is independently audited against the standards every three years. The audit process will include:

• talking to students or student representative bodies;

• inspecting documentary evidence; 

• a physical inspection of a sample of the accommodation, and

• inspecting any formal complaints made by students involving the UUK/GuildHE Code.