Here is our helpful guide to using the Keele SU Find a Housemate tool.
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Sign In
Make sure you’re logged into your account.
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Select ‘List a Post’
Click on the List a Post option to start creating your advert.
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Complete the Required Fields
Fill in all the necessary details:
- Advert Title: This appears in the listings, so keep it short and clear. Include key information, for example: ‘En-suite room in Barnes’, ‘Room in One London Road’, or ‘Three females looking for a fourth housemate’.
- Short Description: This is visible when someone clicks your post. Use it to highlight extra key details.
- Category: Choose whether you’re looking for housemates, offering a tenancy takeover, or searching for somewhere to live.
- Rent (per month): Enter the monthly rent amount.
- Lower Offer Option: Tick the box if you’re open to negotiating.
- Advert Display Dates: Set a removal date if you wish. Posts are automatically removed after one month.
- Image: Upload a photo to use as your cover image.
- Main Description Box: Add all the details here. You can expand the box and use basic formatting or emojis. Useful details to include:
- Location.
- Property type (e.g., room in a shared house, private halls, or campus accommodation).
- If it’s a shared house, whether you’re in a joint tenancy or individual tenancies.
- Whether bills are included.
- Tenancy end date.
- Current housemates, if applicable (e.g., male/female, undergraduate/postgraduate).
- Contact Details: Your Keele email will auto-fill. You can also add a phone number.
- Terms & Conditions: Read and accept the Terms and Conditions, then click Submit.
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Edit Your Advert
To make changes, go to My Posts and click the notepad and pencil icon next to your post.
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Remove Your Advert
To take down your post, go to My Posts and click ‘Take off sale’.