Extend your stay in halls over summer

Posted 4 days ago

We are offering accommodation extensions for students

Are you still trying to figure out your plans over the summer break? Perhaps you have landed a work opportunity in London and need accommodation?

This summer, we are offering current UAL students in halls extensions at most of our UAL managed halls, including:

🏡 Archwood House

🏡 Gardens House

🏡 Glassyard Building

🏡 Highline Building

🏡 Sketch House

🏡 The Costume Store

How to request an extension 👀

To check availability for your required dates and which halls are available and organise an extension, you will need to contact the accommodation team accommodation@arts.ac.uk.

Useful FAQs about the summer extension 📌

Here's some useful information about the summer extensions: 

You will need to check out the pricing for 2025/26 for all of our UAL halls on our website:


If you are already staying in a UAL managed halls, you will not need to pay the £500 deposit again, we will simply carry this over for you. 

 

If you are not currently living in halls or are staying in Emily Bowes Court, Stratford One, Wick Park, YourTRIBE Southwark or Furzedown & Cedars, you will need to make an initial payment of £500 to secure your room. This is made up of £250 deposit and £250 advance rent. 

You will need to pay for the full period of your stay upfront on the first day of your tenancy. Unfortunately we do not offer instalment options for the summer extensions.  

You can pay your rent and deposit by debit or credit card. Payments through Flywire are also available for international students 

The minimum stay will be for 3 weeks, and you can choose the date you would like your extension to end. All rooms are available now until Saturday 22 August 2026 

Yes, you can stay after your initial extension period finishes. You will be able to extend your stay up until the Saturday 22 August 2026. 

The last date for summer extensions is Saturday 22 August 2026.

If you are currently living in halls, log in to the UAL Accommodation Portal, select “Academic Year: 2025-26”, go to “My Requests” tab and select "Extension". You will be able to check live availability in the portal.


If you are NOT currently living in halls, you can register and make an application through the UAL accommodation portal. Alternatively, you can email accommodation@arts.ac.uk with your preferred hall and desired dates and we will let you know if we can accommodate your request.


Either way, once you've submitted your application, email us with the dates you'd like to stay over the summer.

If you have further questions about summer extensions, you can contact our Accommodation team accommodation@arts.ac.uk.