If you’re a student in Nottingham and are looking to move out of university-owned accommodation after your first year, then you’re probably looking for a student house right now. It can be a daunting process, but the right letting agent can make or break your experience. Finding one that suits your needs can help you find the right house and have the best academic year ever. This list of the best student letting agencies in Nottingham is a great place to start the search for your new home.
1. Nottingham Student Lettings
As specialists in student lettings in Nottingham’s student areas, this agency prides itself on their ‘affordable, fully renovated, furnished and decorated’ properties. Most of their properties are located in the student area of Lenton, close to the University of Nottingham campus, so it’s easier to drag yourself out of bed for those 9am lectures. The houses come in a range of sizes – 8 or more bedrooms – and are fully alarmed if security is a worry for you!
Address: 136 Ilkeston Rd, Nottingham NG7 3HB
Telephone: 0115 978 8666
Email: fill in their contact form here
2. Cunningham Lettings
With affordable and modern properties for both students and professionals, Cunningham Lettings is one to consider if you plan on staying in Nottingham after graduating. They have a lot of useful information on their website about renting for students, covering tricky topics like rent payments, deposits and making maintenance requests. They also have a dedicated page for parents to reassure them that all their properties are safe – perfect if your parents get a bit anxious!
Address: 59 Lenton Boulevard, Lenton, Nottingham, NG7 2FQ
Telephone: 01158 418841
Email: contactus@cunninghamlettings.co.uk
3. Uni2Rent
The owners of this agency are recent graduates themselves – meaning they know what it’s like to be a student worrying about housing, especially in Nottingham. They offer a variety of packages to tenants, including inclusive bills packages and contents insurance. They also offer laundry services for some of their properties, so hauling your washing to the laundromat would be a thing of the past. Their website states that they are ‘revolutionising student living’ and their glowing search engine reviews and website testimonials definitely reflect that.
Address: 8 Clinton Terrace, Nottingham, NG7 1LY
Telephone: 0115 870 8069
Email: rent@uni-2.co.uk
4. Comfort Estates
As their name suggests, Comfort Estates pride themselves in a ‘better’ standard of letting. They work to ensure the properties that they let are high-quality, modern and well-cared-for by landlords. Properties must meet the standards required by their ARLA accreditation, which requires higher-than-law industry standards. Additionally, they have guides to renting and to different areas of Nottingham on their website. Most of their student houses also come with all-inclusive bills and broadband, which means one less thing to worry about. Many of their properties also have virtual tours so you can house-hunt from the comfort of your bed!
Address: 47 Derby Road, Nottingham, NG1 5AW
Telephone: 0115 933 8997
Email: info@comfortestates.co.uk
5. Housing Students
If you study at Nottingham Trent University, this is the agency for you! All their houses are located close to Nottingham Trent, and cater to groups of 3 to 5 students. They’re perfect if you’ve got a smaller group of friends you want to rent with! Their rents are all-inclusive, meaning your bills and Wi-Fi will be included. Their houses also include a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, so you can put those hassle-free bills to good use!
Address: Shelton Street, Abbotsford Drive, Nottingham, NG3 1NG
Telephone: 07740 582900 (WhatsApp only)
Email: paul@housingstudents.co.uk
So, here are the five best student letting agencies in Nottingham to help you on your house-hunting journey – good luck! However, if you can’t get enough of halls life, there’s still a place for you there so make sure to check out our list of the best student halls in Nottingham to help you find home sweet home.
FAQs on the best student letting agencies in Nottingham
The number one tip is to start thinking about it early! You should do things like consider your budget and how many people you’d like to live with, as well as research different areas you could live in, before you even pull up Rightmove.
When you’re viewing houses, you should also make sure to chat to current tenants if they’re around, as well as look at reviews on search engines like Google.
You can also check out our article on finding housing in your second year here!
It always gives you peace of mind to move in with friends, right? If there’s people you like in your current accommodation, societies, or course, make sure to ask them whether they’ve got a group together for housing yet. You’d be surprised how many groups might have an opening or two for you to join!
You can also check out places like SpareRoom if you don’t mind living with people you don’t know very well.
If you’re a student at Nottingham Trent University, check out their guide to private accommodation here. The page contains a list of private student halls, as well as a link to Unipol, which lists properties from trusted agents and landlords in the city.
Last Updated on August 10, 2025
Published on March 11, 2022
