Manchester Student Homes is a department of The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. We help students find privately rented accommodation, provide housing information, advice and guidance, and raise awareness of off campus issues.

Accreditation Scheme

We run a voluntary accreditation scheme which sets out our management and property standards for student accommodation. Accommodation providers who wish to join the accreditation shceme and advertise on the Manchester Student Homes website must agree to manage their properties in line with the Manchester Student Homes Code of Standards. 

Why join the scheme?

Accredited landlords, agents and private halls have exclusive access to advertising on the Manchester Student Home website.

Manchester Student Homes is the only service recommended to students by the universities and colleges we work with and we help thousands of students find accredited accommodation each year!

We also offer free, impartial advice to our accommodation providers, alongside oppourtunities for continuous professional development and updates on housing legislation.

For more information about how to join as a landlord, please see below:

Manchester Student Homes operates an accreditation scheme for providers of larger, purpose built student accommodation (Larger Student Schemes / Private Halls).

Members of this scheme have exclusive access to advertising and promotion through the only source of university approved accommodation, including one of the most successful student accommodation websites for the Manchester market.

For more information on private hall accreditation, please click below:

Manchester Student Homes has created a new stream of accreditation specifically designed to work with Letting Agents in Greater Manchester. Due to the diversifying and growing private rented sector within Manchester we have recognised a need to develop the types of accreditation currently on offer to students through Manchester Student Homes.

You can find our Agency Code of Standards here.

Manchester Student Homes operates an accreditation scheme for agencies with managed student properties. Members of this scheme will be given a dedicated page, listed on the Accredited Agent page and will have access to advertising and promotion through the only source of university approved accommodation.

For more information on agency accreditation, please click below:

The Landlord Working Party has been running since 2005 and was founded by Manchester Student Homes to recognise the contribution that landlords can make to improving the private sector through accreditation.

The group meets three times a year and is made up of accredited landlords and managing agents who own or manage residential properties, as well as large student scheme management, in Manchester and/or Salford.

Manchester Student Homes organises a range of training and continuous professional development sessions for accredited landlords, agents and private halls throughout the year.