homestay guide - Staffcentral - University of Brighton

your accommodation
We offer two Homestay packages.
You can choose catered
accommodation or self catered
accommodation.
Catered accommodation
Your Homestay host will provide
you with breakfast and a cooked
evening meal including meat, fish
or vegetarian equivalent (individual
arrangements are made for students
with special dietary needs, or where
the host is vegetarian). These meals
are provided 7 days a week.
During the week, you can buy
lunch, snacks and drinks at any of
the university’s cafes around our
campuses. Your host will allow you
access to the kitchen to make drinks
and snacks which you will need to
provide yourself.
If you choose the catered
accommodation option, you will need
to fit in with the host’s mealtimes.
Please let your host know in advance
if you will be late or do not require
your evening meal. We have advised
our Homestay hosts that evening
meals should not be served before
6.30pm to allow you time to get
home from university.
If you have any special dietary
requirements please declare these
on your application form and discuss
your needs with the host when you
arrive. Your host is likely to cook the
same food for you as they do for
themselves so it is a good idea to tell
them what you like and do not like to
eat as early as possible.
Self catering accommodation
If you choose this type of
accommodation, you will rent a room
in the host’s home but will need to
buy your own food and prepare your
own meals. Your host will provide you
with storage space in a cupboard
and in the fridge. You should agree
with the Homestay host at what times
you can use the kitchen to cook
meals. Please remember that you
will be sharing kitchen facilities with
your host so make sure you leave the
kitchen clean and tidy after using it.
Licence agreements
To make things easy for owners and
students, the university provides a
model agreement. It is easy to adapt
to your own circumstances, and is
extremely useful in helping to avoid
confusion and misunderstanding at
a later date. The licence agreement
sets out what is included in your
monthly payment and what will incur
an extra charge. The agreement
should also set out the main house
rules. The agreement will be legally
binding on students as well as on the
host. You will be given your own copy
of the agreement.
www.brighton.ac.uk/accommodation 02