Student Accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent

Your Landlords - Deb and Alan (and a rare occasion when I'm wearing a tie!)

About your Landlord!

As mentioned before, my name is Alan and together with my wife of 26 years, Deb, we manage and maintain the properties ourselves and look to provide a quality service regarding accommodation for students in Stoke-on-Trent.

A bit about myself: I am 50 years young, Deb is younger, and we have 2 children of our own - a lad of 21 and a girl of 18 - so we understand a bit about the needs of young adults! We also have an Old English Sheepdog, aged 12, but that's another story..!

We see ourselves as friendly and fair and like to think that our tenants feel the same. In fact, we treat our tenants more like friends than tenants! I have found that this way works better for all concerned. Our philosophy is to tell our tenants, "You look after our house, and we'll look after you!"

When I started in this business, people said to me - "Don't rent to students - they'll trash your house!". Well, I have found this to be totally untrue. If you treat people properly, then they will respect you and treat your property with respect as well.

Many times students have told me about their other friends who have inferior accommodation (usually at a higher price) and a "horrible" Landlord (their words not mine!). I would like to reassure you that I am not like that at all and is also the reason I have included a "Testimonial" page on the web site.

You may notice that I am based in Oxfordshire. That is not really an issue for me as I can be in Stoke in less than 2 hours if neccessary and have local specialist contacts if required. As it is, I probably visit the area about once a month anyway - although I don't get to every house each time! Usually, it will be to replace a washing machine or deliver a new bed - something of that nature!

Aside from our relaxed and informal attitude with our tenants, we do take our business seriously, and as you can see from the logo's at the top of the page, we are registered with the "Landlord Accreditation Scheme" run by Stoke City Council - which means our properties meet the specified standards in terms of health and safety and living standards. (although we like to think we exceed these!). We are also registered and members of The North Staffordshire Landlords Association.

To re-iterate - All our properties have a CORGI Gas Safety check annually, an NIC/EIC Electrical Safety Inspection Certificate, and are equipped with mains powered smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, fire blankets, etc. They all comply with current housing legislation and local council regulations in respect of planning, Building Control, Environmental Health and Fire regulations.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like more details of the properties or just to have a chat about possible accommodation - but if you are currently looking for accommodation for the 2007/8 academic year, please do not wait too long, as our properties tend to be signed up early in the year!