My landlady says I can't keep my bike in the house.

What are the designated areas?

Dunno yet, i dont move in till the 18th, their website says "There are also secure bicycle racks and/or sheds." which probably means a couple of outdoor bike racks right near the entrance. Is it their responsibility to keep this area secure? Obviously i'll buy locks etc, but if any old criminal can walk right up to my bike, that isn't very reassuring.

What if it's wild?

Then it's not a pet? Or have I missed something about what defines a pet?

Dunno yet, i dont move in till the 18th, their website says "There are also secure bicycle racks and/or sheds." which probably means a couple of outdoor bike racks right near the entrance. Is it their responsibility to keep this area secure? Obviously i'll buy locks etc, but if any old criminal can walk right up to my bike, that isn't very reassuring.

When I was in halls last year there was a bike shed which you could only enter with a keycard. To be fair, when all my friends' bikes that were in front of our block were nicked they didn't take any from inside the shed. Also, on campus most people tended to lock up really shittily, lots of cable locks, so there will always be an easier bike to take, not that that is very reassuring I know.

Check with your insurance (if you have it) about communal bike sheds too, I'm pretty sure ETA won't cover it. But if your bike is worth less than £400 and you go with Endsleigh for general student insurance they don't really care where you keep it.

When I was in halls last year there was a bike shed which you could only enter with a keycard. To be fair, when all my friends' bikes that were in front of our block were nicked they didn't take any from inside the shed. Also, on campus most people tended to lock up really shittily, lots of cable locks, so there will always be an easier bike to take, not that that is very reassuring I know.

Check with your insurance (if you have it) about communal bike sheds too, I'm pretty sure ETA won't cover it. But if your bike is worth less than £400 and you go with Endsleigh for general student insurance they don't really care where you keep it.

Did the bike shed have a cover to keep rain etc off? I dont think my beater would last a winter exposed to the elements. I'll probably e-mail the Halls providers to find out about the facilities. I went on google maps, on google street view you can see a row of not-so-good bike racks that are only partially covered and visible from the street, but they are next to a brick walled cage thingy that is under cover, hopefully that'll be the bike shed.

I'm not too worried about locking up at the campus, theres a massive bike rack with loads of expensive looking bikes (i'm in the same building as all the creative courses, hipster central) so hopefully my dusty old peugeot'll blend into the background.

Yup it was covered. It was a faff getting bikes in and out though because the layout was shitpoor. Worse for hefty mountain bike owners though I expect.

same deal with my uni. gotta apply for a keycard with a £25 refundable deposit and can't park anywhere else. halls contract is explicit about bikes not being brought inside for any reason. oh well, might have to sort some rain covers out...

t.b. are you moving to the same place as me?
I also move on the 18th.
(Raleigh Park?)

One that might work is to keep your bike in your room but always keep it upside down, on its saddle / handlebars, and leave a spanner on the floor next to it. That way you can claim that it's inside because you're working on it. It also means it won't be leaning up against the wall leaving tell-tale marks. Invest in a cheapo rug or table runner to put it on to protect the floor.

Or get some old dust sheets to keep it on. I've got both my bikes under the stairs on an old dust sheet. Could also throw another sheet on top to tidy it up.

The landlord hasn't said anything about no bikes but as far as I'm concerned I'm lining their pockets.

htbry?

sack her.

"Any vehicles (including bikes) must be left in designated areas
only."

I read that as motor bikes and not bicycles.

Great word. I'm going to use it at the wedding reception I'm going to tonight.

how'd this go?

"There are also secure bicycle racks and/or sheds."

i would argue that this reads as there are secure bike racks/secure sheds.

if when you get there check if this is the case and if the shed isnt secure then keep your bike in your room till they make it secure. clearly secure is a subjective thing but im sure you could easily get the police round for a security check and they could provide a written thing saying the shed is not secure unless they put in fat ground anchors etc. if their secure areas arnt secure enough to pass an insurasnce inspection they arent secure. so tell them you'll keep it in the house till there are massive anchors to lock to. or something.*

*having no experience of this i have no idea if this is bolocks or not.

What if it's wild?

It wouldn't be if BQ kept it in his flat...

Speaking from personal experience, do not give in.
I was in a similar situation in my first year at uni living in halls. The company that owned the halls said that I was not allowed to keep my bike in my room because it was a fire hazard. Instead I was supposed to put it in the "secure" bike parking area in the garage. This "secure" area turned out to be nothing more than a padlocked cage with a bike rack in it, still I begrudgingly put my bike in there.
A few weeks later the garage door mechanism broke and whilst waiting for it to be fixed they decided it would be more convenient for all if it was left open. Sure enough within 2 days every single car in the garage had been broken in to and 3 bikes were gone including mine.
The company that managed the halls refused to claim any responsability and I was out £1200 worth of bike.

Moral of the story, keep your bike in your room no matter what they tell you!!!

If you didn't persue that legally you are crazy!

Oh to all the people who are worried about uni halls complaining the "no bikes" rule is barely enforced and you are usually ok as long as no damage is done. I kept 5 bikes in my small room when i was in halls last year (its too many i know but stuff got out of hand) and noone really minded. the bike parking was awful however as it wa sthe type of stands that only allow one wheel to be locked. Brilliant!

And reading the thread has been interesting as i am going into a house this year and am not sure about the bike policy.

I stayed in rented accommodation for 3 years whilst at uni and never had a problem with parking my bike in the flat. My flat mates accepted it and I never had any issues from the landlady, even had a HMO inspector round at one point and he didn't say they were blocking fire escape routes (had them in the hallway)

I expect it's all down to your landlord/lady person, if you treat them sweet then they should be ok (and they are less likely to try and screw you with the deposit at the end)

i think i'm going to stick mine in my cupboard.

Nah it's a student house, she doesn't live there. I did think of covering it but not sure it'd be convincing. Mostly worried about when she starts showing prospective tenants round in a couple of months, when I went to look round the tenants didn't seem to know there were viewings that day.

I had the same problem when I lived in student housing, It was F'ing ridiculous as my bike was in no way "in the way" at all. Problem is, there are health & safety laws that she has to follow or she will get in deep shit should they ever decide to check. It's completely up to how anal she is about it, She has to say something to cover her own arse. I refused to move my bike over and over again, nothing ever really happened, other than a bit of a talking to. I can't stand health and safety in this country, you can't shit without someone saying you should be wearing high viz. Is it on campus housing?

How about get a carboard bike box and hide it in there every night?

It's not really about bikes, it's about large objects that can cause a tripping hazard while your running out of your burning flat on fire.

It's not really about bikes, it's about large objects that can cause a tripping hazard while your running out of your burning flat on fire.

stop taking acid, only a panicked person on drugs would be running when there is a fire

Large Objects? Does that mean no wardrobes, dressers, clothes drying stands, tall lamps, sofas etc etc etc. I've seen peoples rooms with so much shit on the floor you trip/fall when not trying gtfo, and this never seems to cause concern to Landlords/ladys.

Apparently incase there's a fire and we need to get out, it could cause an obstruction. But I don't really see this happening, seeing as it's kept in the corner of my bedroom. It isn't in the contract I can't, just says no motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts are to be kept inside. I've been ignoring her seeing as my bike isn't covered by insurance if I keep it outside at night but I'm pretty sure she will at some point find out, does anyone know what are her rights if she does? Presuming I can just refuse to move it outside seeing as it isn't in the contract?

We have as part of our contract as well as signs in the hallway (shared student/ex-student house of five guys) "No bikes allowed"

We have seven in the house right now. Landlords have to give 24 hours, 48 hours notice, I can't remember if they are planning on visiting. In which case, get rid of it for a couple of days.