Student Accommodation to Rent in Dundee

Purpose-built student accommodation in Dundee typically runs £450–£700 per month all-bills-in. A room in a shared private flat in the West End or City Centre is usually £300–£500. A one-bed private flat in the same areas runs £450–£575. Full-time students are exempt from council tax in Scotland, which saves £70–£140 a month on top.

The West End is the traditional student heart — Perth Road is walking distance from the University of Dundee campus and a short walk to Abertay. The City Centre puts you within five minutes of both universities and the train station. Stobswell is the budget pick: 15-minute walk to campus, lowest rents in central Dundee, Baxter Park nearby. Ninewells is the obvious choice for medical students at the hospital and University of Dundee medical school.

Yes. In Scotland a landlord can ask for a deposit of up to two months' rent, though one month is the most common in Dundee. The deposit must be lodged in one of the three approved Scottish Tenancy Deposit Schemes — SafeDeposits Scotland, Letting Protection Service Scotland or mydeposits Scotland — within 30 working days of the tenancy starting. Your landlord must tell you in writing which scheme holds it. If they don't, you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for up to three times the deposit back.

The Private Residential Tenancy (PRT) is the standard form of letting in Scotland for new tenancies since December 2017. It's open-ended — there's no fixed term and no break clause needed. You can leave at any time with 28 days' written notice. Your landlord can only end the tenancy using one of 18 specific legal grounds and must apply to the First-tier Tribunal if you don't leave voluntarily. Rent can only rise once in any 12-month period, with at least three months' notice.

It varies by landlord. Scottish letting law gives no automatic right to keep a pet, but landlords cannot charge an additional deposit or fee specifically for pets — the Tenant Fees ban applies. Filter to pet-friendly listings on Rent in Dundee or contact the landlord and ask. A short "pet CV" with vaccination records and a previous landlord reference noticeably improves your odds, especially for ground-floor flats and houses with gardens, which Dundee has plenty of.

In purpose-built student accommodation, rent usually includes all utilities (gas, electricity, broadband, water) and contents insurance. In a private rented flat, only rent itself is normally included — you arrange gas, electricity and broadband separately. Water is included in your Scottish council tax bill and not separately billed. Full-time students are exempt from council tax altogether, which is a meaningful saving compared with England.