I may rent an ensuite room in EghamBusiness and Consumer Services

Task prompt

I may rent an ensuite room in Egham while studying and want a reusable due-diligence and move-in system, not another property search. Compare three worked example offers: an individual room tenancy at £850 per month with bills included for 12 months and a stated five-week deposit; a joint tenancy at £700 per person per month with bills excluded for 11 months, a one-week holding deposit and a stated five-week tenancy deposit; and private purpose-built student accommodation at £975 per month with bills included for 51 weeks and a £250 payment whose status is unclear. Treat these as planning examples, not current listings. Identify the legal and financial protections that apply to each arrangement under the rules current when the task is performed, then build checklists I can reuse for a real offer before paying, before signing, on move-in day, during the first week and at move-out. Cover deposit protection, permitted payments, guarantors, bills, council tax for full-time students, repairs, safety documents, inventories, notice and liability for housemates. Use current GOV.UK guidance, Royal Holloway and Students’ Union housing advice, the local authority serving Egham at execution time, approved deposit schemes and current energy-consumer guidance. If a page or authority changes, locate its successor and record the substitution. Do not contact a landlord, check a real address, make an application, sign in, pay or upload evidence.