Your monthly rent covers all of your electricity, gas, water and council tax. All of our properties have unlimited, high speed, broadband and the communal areas are cleaned weekly.

Our houses come equipped with washing machines, dishwashers, iron, ironing board, crockery, cutlery, two fridge/freezers, henry the hoover, Smart TVs in every living room etc. 

And yes!  All of our properties have a living room!

Our usual contract is 12 months and we prefer it if our tenants plan to stay for at least this long.   We want you to make homes and friends.  Our properties are not short stay hotels.  At certain times and in certain situations we will allow shorter tenancies.  Ask us!

Because we aren’t an agency and own all our own properties we can be much more adaptable to our tenant’s situations. If your circumstances change just let us know and we will always try to find a solution which works for everyone. 

Once we receive your deposit it will be insured with one of three government backed schemes, we use the Deposit Protection Service.  This is a legal requirement that we take very seriously.  If your current landlord isn't protecting your deposit in a registered scheme you should contact your local council to complain.

We usually return the deposit the day after you move out and the tenancy has ended.  It is rare for us not to repay deposits in full.  If you leave your room clean and damage free we will give you back your full deposit without hesitation.  You look after us, we look after you.

Most of our houses and flats are 5 or 6 bedrooms spilt over 3 or 4 floors. All have communal areas for socialising and all have as many bathrooms as space allowed!

We are delighted for you to bring your own bits and bobs.  Maybe leave the two meter dining table and granny’s sofa but other than that we will always try to find a solution which works for everyone.  

Aboding specialises in rooms for young professional singles rather than couples and each house is licensed for a particular number of occupants.

One of our superb cleaning team will come once a week to clean the communal areas and shared bathrooms.  Your bedroom and ensuite bathroom are your own responibility. Still, we ask all our tenants to remember;  even though you do have weekly cleaning please do tidy and clean up after yourselves, especially in the kitchen! Everyone should repect the others they are living with - it is as much their home as it is yours.

If at some point during your tenancy you would like to move to a room in one of our other houses, either during or at the end of your tenancy, this is something we can facilitate subject to availability.   

Yes! We have a close relationship with the councils we work with and all of our properties meet or exceed requirements. Currently the law says that if there are 5 or more people living in a house with 3 or more stories then an HMO licence is mandatory. If you aren't sure the house you are living in is licensed, you can check the council's public HMO register. If your current house is not registered but it should be, you could be entitled to have the rent you have paid during your tenancy refunded. Speak to your local council for help.

We have a trusty team of handymen who will call out promptly when problems arise. As soon as you become aware of something in need of repair, just let us know.