Book accommodation in halls

You can book accommodation if you have:

• accepted your offer to study full-time at LSE next year (if you are a new undergraduate student to LSE, this means you must have listed LSE as your firm choice in UCAS)

You'll make your booking as either:

• an individual student, or
• a couple in a relationship (one of you must be an LSE student)

Additional things you can do:

• if you need accommodation as a family with up to two children (see Accommodation for families )
• if you have a disability or other support need (see Accommodation for students with disabilities or other support needs)
• if you'd like to be considered for an LSE Accommodation Bursary

Booking guarantee for new undergraduate and General Course students

If you are a new undergraduate or General Course student and book by the deadline, we guarantee that you will be able to book a place. The booking guarantee deadline for 2026/27 is:

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Joint LSE-LSHTM programme students

If you are due to enrol on a joint LSE-LSHTM programme, and wish to book accommodation in an LSE hall, you must first ensure you have completed your study application with the LSHTM. Once you have received your study offer from LSHTM, you will receive an email from LSE graduate admissions inviting you to complete your details with LSE. Once you have returned this form, the LSE Admissions team will process this and you will receive an offer to study at LSE. Once you accept this offer to study at LSE, you will be provided with instructions to create an LSE public account, and using these credentials, you will be eligible to book LSE accommodation.

Postgraduate and continuing students

If you are a postgraduate or continuing student, you are not guaranteed accommodation, even if you book by the deadline. You should still book as early as possible, because availability is limited.

New postgraduate students

You'll be able to book rooms in any available postgraduate and mixed halls.

Returning postgraduate and continuing students

Prior to the deadline you can book some rooms. After the deadline we'll release any remaining rooms in other halls. To receive an email when this happens, sign up to our mailing list in your accommodation account:

Log in to LSE Student Accommodation Account

Compare halls, costs and facilities 

You can filter halls on our Search Accommodation page.

Once you have logged in to book you can also filter on room types and the choices you see will be personalised based on your student type.

Download price lists and find out how room rates are calculated: Cost of living in halls

Choose from different types of contracts, halls and rooms

To help you choose your room, read about Types of contracts, halls and rooms.

Find out if there are refurbishment works

We sometimes carry out refurbishment works in halls. To check what is planned in each hall, visit Refurbishment and planned maintenance in halls.

To book, you need to:

• have accepted your course offer at LSE more than 48 hours ago
• have your LSE Public Account details to hand (new students will be invited to create a Public Account by the LSE Admissions team as part of the application or offer acceptance process)
• have your ‘LSE for You’ (LFY) login details to hand (continuing students only)

During the booking, we’ll ask you to:

• check the details we have about you are correct
• make an individual or couple application
• select a room from the personalised choices
• accept the terms and conditions (this step will save your booking in the system)
• pay a deposit

Depending on your circumstances, you can also:

• disclose any disabilities or other support needs (this will give you access to the GP assessment form, see: Students with disabilities or other support needs)
• book to arrive early, subject to availability

We'll ask you to pay your deposit straight away if:

• you are an incoming first year undergraduate student with an unconditional offer to study at LSE
• you are an incoming postgraduate student
• you are a continuing student

We'll ask you to pay the deposit later if:

• your booking is with a third-party hall (they will contact you directly about the deposit)
• you are an incoming first year undergraduate student with a conditional offer to study at LSE (we will contact you to ask you to pay your deposit once we receive notice of your offer has been made unconditional)

Deposit amounts

• LSE halls and Sidney Webb House: £250 for single rooms and £500 for some couple or double rooms
• Urbanest halls: equal to one week’s rent for the room you have booked
• University of London halls: £500
• Lilian Knowles House: £400

Completed bookings can't be changed

You cannot make any changes once you've booked. After you have accepted the terms and conditions, your room type and hall choice is fixed.

You must complete your 'Confirmation of Accommodation' process to finalise your booking. We will send you an email in August or September 2026 to invite you to do this. You will need to review and acknowledge the document in your online account within the deadline given.

If you don't do this, we will cancel your booking.

So if you're travelling during the summer, please make sure you can access your emails so you don't miss this step.

You can’t change your room after you’ve booked. Once you have accepted the terms and conditions, your room type and hall choice is fixed.

Cancelling before you arrive

Follow this guide if you want to cancel before you arrive at your hall. To cancel after you've arrived, follow Moving out early .

Generally, you are bound by the contract once you've booked, but you can cancel your booking before you arrive. Whether you get your deposit back depends on:

• when you cancel
• why you cancel

Cancellation terms for LSE halls and Sidney Webb House 

If you cancel by 31 July 2026, your deposit will be refunded and you will be released from your contract if one of the following applies to you:

• you don't meet the conditions to study at LSE (please provide proof before 31 July 2026)
• you are declined a visa to study in the UK (please provide proof before 31 July 2026)
• you decline your place at LSE or defer your studies (please provide proof before 31 July 2026)

If you cancel by 31 July 2026 for any other reason (or you do not provide proof of one of the above reasons before 31 July 2026), your deposit will not be refunded, and you will remain liable for accommodation fees until such time as a replacement student is found to take over your contract.
If you cancel on or after 1 August 2026, for any reason, your deposit will not be refunded, and you will remain liable for accommodation fees until such time as a replacement student is found to take over your contract.

Exceptions

• If LSE withdraws your place on or after 1 August 2026, you must notify us within 7 days by submitting a cancellation form. In this case, your deposit will be refunded, and you won't be liable to pay any accommodation fees.

How to submit your cancellation?

• Log into your LSE Accommodation account and follow the steps from your hub page.

urbanest Westminster Bridge 

Your one-week upfront rent payment will usually be refunded if you submit a cancellation request in your urbanest portal within 14 days of paying. Deadlines can vary depending on your circumstances, so check the urbanest cancellation policy.

Sanctuary Students (Lilian Knowles House) 

Your deposit will be refunded if you cancel with the Sanctuary Housing accommodation office up to and including 45 days before the start date of your licence. Email: lilianknowleshouse@sanctuary.co.uk

For full details, check: Lilian Knowles House

University of London (UoL) halls 

Your deposit will be refunded if you cancel your accommodation by TBC. Email: info.halls@london.ac.uk

If you cancel after this date, you'll only receive a refund if the housing office is able to re-sell your room AND one of the following applies:

• you don't meet the conditions to study at LSE 
• you are declined a visa to study in the UK 
• you interrupt your studies 

If you cancel after TBC, and if any of these apply to you, please email proof of your circumstances to info@halls.london.ac.uk.

Yes. After the guarantee deadline, you can still book subject to availability, but the accommodation guarantee no longer applies, see: Accommodation guarantee and policy.

Depending on whether you're a new or continuing undergraduate or graduate the rooms that you can book will be different.

The system only shows you the room options that are suitable for you based on your student type. Only rooms that you are eligible for will be available to book.

For more details, visit: Booking guarantee and accommodation policy

Room prices are calculated based on various factors. We've summed up the main differences at How are room rates calculated?

Keep checking the accommodation system every day. New rooms will become available when other students cancel, especially after IB results day in early July and A Level results day in mid-August.

Alternatively, we can also help you find Private Accommodation