Accommodation Fees

Payment options

There are a variety of ways to make a rent payment.

Upon receiving an accommodation offer, during the acceptance process, applicants will select a preferred payment frequency.

There are three rent payment frequencies: Monthly, Termly or Pay in Full There are three payment options - Recurring Card Payment, Bank Transfer, Online Card Payment.

Undergraduate 2025/26 Payments

Type	Full Year (39 weeks)	Engineering Academy (43 weeks & 5 days)	Semester 1 (14 weeks & 2 days)	Semester 2 (21 weeks & 5 days)
Monthly	8 Instalments (Monthly): From 10 October, then monthly thereafter until 10 May	8 Instalments (Monthly): From 10 October, then monthly thereafter until 10 May
Termly	3 Instalments (Termly): 10 October 10 February 10 April	3 Instalments (Termly): 10 October 10 February 10 April		2 instalments (Termly): 10 February 10 April
Pay in Full	Payment due by 10 October	Payment due by 10 October	Payment due by 10 October	Payment due by 10 February

Postgraduate 2025/26 Payments

Type	Full Year (51 weeks)	PGDE (43 weeks & 5 days)	January Intake (49 weeks)
Monthly	8 Instalments (Monthly): From 10 October, then monthly thereafter until 10 May	8 Instalments (Monthly): From 10 October, then monthly thereafter until 10 May	8 Instalments (Monthly): 10 February, then monthly thereafter until 10 September
Termly	4 Instalments (Termly): 10 October 10 February 10 April 10 July	3 Instalments (Termly): 10 October 10 February 10 April	4 instalments (Termly): 10 February 10 April 10 July 10 September
Pay in Full	Payment due by 10 October	Payment due by 10 October	Payment due by 10 February

Ways to Pay

Pay rent by direct card payment

If you select ‘Pay Later' by direct card payment’ then you will need to visit our to make each rent payment.

Payment can be made via our online payment system, please select Pay Online followed by Pay an Outstanding Invoice on our How to Pay webpage.

Pay rent by bank transfer

To pay your rent by bank transfer, please refer to the bank transfer instructions on our How to Pay webpage. You will need to make a separate bank transfer for each rent payment.

Auto Card Payment Plan

Payment of accommodation fees can be made in instalments using a credit/debit card. This is known as an Auto Card Payment Plan. During the induction, you will get a chance to select this.

Auto Card Payment Plan - Amendment or Cancellation

It's imperative you contact Finance immediately of a change in your Occupancy Agreement which requires your Auto Card Payment plan to be amended or cancelled completely.

Please note if you cancel your Auto Card Payment Plan, any outstanding balance which is due at this time must be paid in full. If your fees alter or your card details change during the year then you must contact Finance at finance-helpdesk@strath.ac.uk, they will amend your Auto Card Payment Plan. If you make a manual payment in advance of the due date then you must contact Finance to prevent a duplicate payment from being collected.

Auto Card Payment Plan - Changing Your Card Details

You'll need to change your card details if:

• your card is lost or stolen
• your card expires
• your card provider changes supplier (eg. from Visa to Mastercard)
• you change your bank account

If you wish to amend your card details then you can do this on our online payment page by selecting the option ‘Amending Card Details on Auto Card Payment Plan'.

Bank or Card Provider Charges

The University will not be liable for any charges incurred as a result of any overdraft or credit card charges applied to the payer’s account.