Levels of student rents in university controlled accommodation

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Dear Royal College of Music,

I would like to make a request for a comprehensive breakdown of student rent levels at all university-owned, or formally affiliated private accommodation, available this year for undergraduate students at the Royal College of Music.

The information, covering the bullet points below, should be provided for each building or house that is offered for rent to undergraduate students, whether owned and run by the college or by a private provider.

For the college as a whole, I would like to ask:

1. The total number of undergraduates studying with the college in the current academic year, broken down by year of study, and whether they are domestic or international students, or mature students.

2. The total number of places available in halls or college controlled accommodation in this academic year.

3. Details of any financial support provided in this academic year through the college that is intended to help with accommodation costs, including the number of such bursaries and the amounts.

For each hall of residence, building or house offered for rent to students through the college, I would like to ask:

1. The name of the accommodation, the owner or provider, and its address including postcode

2. The total number of rooms

3. The number of rooms available to undergraduates

4. Any rooms reserved for, or only marketed to, specific groups, such as international students, UK-based students, students on particular courses, from particular colleges within the university, or those receiving bursaries or financial help.

5. The rents for the rooms, broken down by the cost of rent per week per person and the number at each rent level – e.g. 12 single rooms at XX cost, 12 twin rooms at XX cost. If the rents in a hall vary in a complex way, an average rent, lowest rent and highest rent is sufficient information.

6. The Energy Efficiency Rating and Environmental Impact Rating for the (whole building’s) Energy Performance Certificate, if available.

Finally, if the college has recorded any information, e.g. via a survey, on the levels of rents paid by students renting privately outside the university’s own accommodation system, please provide a summary of this information too, or a link to where these results can be found online.

Note on data protection:

I am aware that the details of the owners of some halls may be commercially confidential, and so a trading name or a suitable category of owner would be a useful substitute in these cases. Also that the addresses of individual houses that are formally rented out to students through the university may be protected by data protection legislation and I am happy for this to be redacted and only the first part of the postcode given.

The data should not include private homes where students are renting independently from private landlords that are not linked to the university in a formal way – e.g. via an exclusive contract.

Yours faithfully,

Sian Berry

Nicholas Seager, Royal College of Music

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Dear Ms Bery,
 
I acknowledge receipt of your request for information.
 
Before I begin work on this, please would you clarify for me what you mean
when you use the terms "domestic", "international" and "mature".
 
Best wishes,
 
 
Nicholas Seager
Information & Systems Manager
Royal College of Music
Registry
Prince Consort Road
LONDON SW7 2BS
UK
+44 (0)20 7591 4752
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sian Berry [[3]mailto:[FOI #306620 email]]
Sent: 09 December 2015 21:48
To: RCMFoi <[RCM request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Levels of student rents in
university controlled accommodation
 
     Dear Royal College of Music,
 
     I would like to make a request for a comprehensive breakdown of
     student rent levels at all university-owned, or formally affiliated
     private accommodation, available this year for undergraduate
     students at the Royal College of Music.
 
     The information, covering the bullet points below, should be
     provided for each building or house that is offered for rent to
     undergraduate students, whether owned and run by the college or by
     a private provider.
 
     For the college as a whole, I would like to ask:
 
     1. The total number of undergraduates studying with the college in
     the current academic year, broken down by year of study, and
     whether they are domestic or international students, or mature
     students.
 
     2. The total number of places available in halls or college
     controlled accommodation in this academic year.
 
     3. Details of any financial support provided in this academic year
     through the college that is intended to help with accommodation
     costs, including the number of such bursaries and the amounts.
 
     For each hall of residence, building or house offered for rent to
     students through the college, I would like to ask:
 
     1. The name of the accommodation, the owner or provider, and its
     address including postcode
 
     2. The total number of rooms
 
     3. The number of rooms available to undergraduates
 
     4. Any rooms reserved for, or only marketed to, specific groups,
     such as international students, UK-based students, students on
     particular courses, from particular colleges within the university,
     or those receiving bursaries or financial help.
 
     5. The rents for the rooms, broken down by the cost of rent per
     week per person and the number at each rent level – e.g. 12 single
     rooms at XX cost, 12 twin rooms at XX cost. If the rents in a hall
     vary in a complex way, an average rent, lowest rent and highest
     rent is sufficient information.
 
     6. The Energy Efficiency Rating and Environmental Impact Rating for
     the (whole building’s) Energy Performance Certificate, if
     available.
 
     Finally, if the college has recorded any information, e.g. via a
     survey, on the levels of rents paid by students renting privately
     outside the university’s own accommodation system, please provide a
     summary of this information too, or a link to where these results
     can be found online.
 
     Note on data protection:
 
     I am aware that the details of the owners of some halls may be
     commercially confidential, and so a trading name or a suitable
     category of owner would be a useful substitute in these cases. Also
     that the addresses of individual houses that are formally rented
     out to students through the university may be protected by data
     protection legislation and I am happy for this to be redacted and
     only the first part of the postcode given.
 
     The data should not include private homes where students are
     renting independently from private landlords that are not linked to
     the university in a formal way – e.g. via an exclusive contract.
 
     Yours faithfully,
 
     Sian Berry
 
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Dear Nicholas,

Thanks for your query. Most universities have some kind of difference in fee structure and how accommodation is allocated for students from the UK, students from other countries and mature students and the names of these classifications may vary, but if there is no difference in the way they are dealt with in the Royal College please do simply give a total and no breakdown. I hope that's ok and very best wishes,

Sian Berry

Nicholas Seager, Royal College of Music

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Dear Ms Berry,
 
Further to your recent FOI request, the answers to your questions are in
the body of your email below, and on the attached spreadsheet.
 
 
Nicholas Seager
Registry Information & Systems Manager
Royal College of Music
Registry
Prince Consort Road
LONDON SW7 2BS
UK
+44 (0)20 7591 4752
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sian Berry [[3]mailto:[FOI #306620 email]]
Sent: 09 December 2015 21:48
To: RCMFoi <[RCM request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Levels of student rents in
university controlled accommodation
 
     Dear Royal College of Music,
 
     I would like to make a request for a comprehensive breakdown of
     student rent levels at all university-owned, or formally affiliated
     private accommodation, available this year for undergraduate
     students at the Royal College of Music.
 
     The information, covering the bullet points below, should be
     provided for each building or house that is offered for rent to
     undergraduate students, whether owned and run by the college or by
     a private provider.
 
     For the college as a whole, I would like to ask:
 
     1. The total number of undergraduates studying with the college in
     the current academic year, broken down by year of study, and
     whether they are domestic or international students, or mature
     students.
See attached spreadsheet
 
     2. The total number of places available in halls or college
     controlled accommodation in this academic year.
220
 
     3. Details of any financial support provided in this academic year
     through the college that is intended to help with accommodation
     costs, including the number of such bursaries and the amounts.
6 bursaries specifically for supporting accommodation costs were made to
undergraduates this year, the total value of which was £3500
 
     For each hall of residence, building or house offered for rent to
     students through the college, I would like to ask:
 
     1. The name of the accommodation, the owner or provider, and its
     address including postcode.
 
The RCM has one hall of residence, Prince Consort Village, further details
of which can be found on its web pages [4]here
 
     2. The total number of rooms
220
 
     3. The number of rooms available to undergraduates
Rooms are available for all RCM students and no rooms are reserved for
specific groups of students
 
     4. Any rooms reserved for, or only marketed to, specific groups,
     such as international students, UK-based students, students on
     particular courses, from particular colleges within the university,
     or those receiving bursaries or financial help.
Rooms are available for all RCM students and no rooms are reserved for
specific groups of students
 
 
     5. The rents for the rooms, broken down by the cost of rent per
     week per person and the number at each rent level – e.g. 12 single
     rooms at XX cost, 12 twin rooms at XX cost. If the rents in a hall
     vary in a complex way, an average rent, lowest rent and highest
     rent is sufficient information.
Details of the rents are available on the Prince Consort Village web-site
[5]here
 
     6. The Energy Efficiency Rating and Environmental Impact Rating for
     the (whole building’s) Energy Performance Certificate, if
     available.
This is not yet available
 
     Finally, if the college has recorded any information, e.g. via a
     survey, on the levels of rents paid by students renting privately
     outside the university’s own accommodation system, please provide a
     summary of this information too, or a link to where these results
     can be found online.
The RCM does not collect this information, although a guide to the levels
of rent in private accommodation can be found on the UNISTATS web pages.
 
     Note on data protection:
 
     I am aware that the details of the owners of some halls may be
     commercially confidential, and so a trading name or a suitable
     category of owner would be a useful substitute in these cases. Also
     that the addresses of individual houses that are formally rented
     out to students through the university may be protected by data
     protection legislation and I am happy for this to be redacted and
     only the first part of the postcode given.
 
     The data should not include private homes where students are
     renting independently from private landlords that are not linked to
     the university in a formal way – e.g. via an exclusive contract.
 
     Yours faithfully,
 
     Sian Berry
 
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     Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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