The Service exists to help all members of Cambridge University, from students and academics to staff and visiting scholars, to find suitable accommodation. Each office has details of privately rented properties including flats, houses, rooms in shared houses and rooms where the owner lives. Properties are available on both long and short-term basis. It is more difficult to obtain self-contained accommodation for periods of less than six months. The minimum let is normally six months up to a maximum stay of two years.
Rents are competitive but there is a waiting list.
The Mill Lane office is able to assist post-doctoral visiting scholars and staff, however students would be most appropriately helped by the listings available in Silver Street. The Accommodation Service sells maps and phone cards, and provides a helpful information leaflet. Useful guidance on rents, letting arrangements and tenancy agreements will be given, as well as information on schools, banking, medical practices and other local facilities. If you are looking for accommodation, staff in both parts on the Accommodation Service will be pleased to discuss your particular requirements. This makes is easier when matching your requirements to the property and owner.