How do room inspections work?

And why we inspect your room

Residences staff* carry out room inspections during the year to help ensure cleanliness, health and safety issues and general maintenance is up to the expected standard. We want to make sure your living conditions and our estate are at the level they need to be.

Please find guidance below on what the inspection consists of, what we are checking for and what you can do to ensure your room is kept in the best possible condition:

One of the most common reasons for failing room inspections is use of unsafe adaptors, extension leads or overloading of multi-sockets. Additionally we do find instances of use of boken or damaged items which can be a fire risk. You can find details of how to keep on top of electrical safety in the following short video.  

If you have any maintenance issues in your room, remember we can get these fixed for you. These can be requested via the Planon app. You can find full guidance on reporting maintenance issues and a how to video on our "Maintenance: When to submit on Planon" Halls Life page.

Maintaining clean and tidy spaces, and reporting maintenance issues promptly, are great ways to encourage a more harmonious and enjoyable stay at halls.

*Staff attending to do room inspections may be of any gender

Updtated August 2026