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Answers to your questions about our halls of residence, from security and WiFi through to bike storage and parking. This covers Parker House and Keiller Court.
Parker House and Keiller Court are owned by external companies. We have an arrangement with them where they provide a certain amount of rooms for us.
If you don't find the answer you need here, please contact Parker House or Keiller Court directly for information.
No. Their online information relates to the rooms they lease out directly. We have a large number of rooms set aside for our new students. Please apply through OASIS in the usual way.
Abertay University and Parker House, and Abertay University and Keiller Court have a contractual agreement through which a large number of rooms are reserved exclusively for our new students.
The remaining rooms are let directly by Parker House/Keiller Court to students registered at any of Dundee's other institutions of further or higher education.
If you're a new student you should apply online via OASIS using your username and password.
We will then allocate you a room and pass your details to Parker House/Keiller Court who will in turn contact you with an offer and paperwork. The lease will be between you and Parker House/Keiller Court.
Returning students should apply directly online to Parker House/Keiller Court.
Whether you are a new or returning student, your lease will be with Parker House/Keiller Court, not the University.
It depends what you choose. There is either a 43 or 51 week lease with Parker House or 44 weeks at Keiller Court.
New students allocated to rooms in the Abertay University flats will be sharing with other Abertay students.
Returning students, who must apply directly to Parker House/Keiller Court, may be sharing a flat with students from other institutions.
Please see the Parker House and Keiller Court websites for full information.
Yes, the rent charge covers the WiFi, electricity and water costs. It also includes basic contents insurance cover.You need to buy your own TV licence.
Visit the Parker House and Keiller Court websites for full details.
No, unfortunately not.
The lease with Parker House/Keiller Court is not transferable with an Abertay University lease. If you have any issues with your flat or flatmates, please speak to a member of staff in the Parker House or Keiller Court offices.
Yes. You need a licence if you watch television programmes on any device. If you do not buy one you could be prosecuted and fined. Please go to the TV Licensing website for more information.
Yes. There is a free broadband connection in each bedroom.
No. Smoking is strictly prohibited in every part of the buildings at all times. If you wish to smoke, cigarette bins are provided outside the building but within the secure perimeter of the complex. Please note that Abertay University has a strict no-smoking policy throughout the campus and all Halls of Residence.
Contact Parker House or Keiller Court directly for information.
Yes. Contact Parker House or Keiller Court directly for information.
There are 3 room packages available to our students in Parker House:
Visit the Parker House webpage for more information.
For Keiller Court, we have double rooms with shared shower rooms available.
Visit Keiller Court's website for more information.
Bedroom: Bed, bedside cabinet, over-bed light, pin board, desk, storage space, bookshelves, drawers
Kitchen/Lounge areas: TV, microwave, fridge freezer, hob/oven/extractor, vacuum cleaner
Bedding, crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils, toaster, kettle, iron and ironing board, dustpan/brush, mop/bucket, a TV licence if you plan to watch TV.
Apartments have five or seven bedrooms so you will be sharing with another four or six students.
You can leave your accommodation at any time.
BUT whenever you leave, you may be liable for the full amount of rent for the full period of your lease. This is unless you can make an arrangement for another suitable student to take over your lease.
This will require the formal signing of a contract between Parker House/Keiller Court and the other student before it takes effect.
Parker House and Keiller Court both include:
All windows have restricted opening for security and safety reasons. Students are also able to contact the University's Campus Security team.
Yes, and it is free of charge.
Yes, the onsite management office will be able to resolve any maintenance issues you may have. They also have a 24-hour emergency service for any out of hours emergency issues.
Please contact Parker House and Keiller Court directly for further information.