STUDENT LETTINGS Recommended by
Lancaster University
About Escape Campus
Escape Campus was set up in 2016 with a view to providing a range of well managed off-campus accommodation, that met all the standards Lancaster University Homes (LU Homes) were looking to promote for student lettings, with the added aim of improving student's experience of living in student houses in Lancaster.
We only work with student properties that meet those standards, and are committed to maintain them with all new properties that we take on. Whatsmore, we tailor the management of our business to offer a high level of professionalism to students and landlords alike. By doing these things we were able to become the first (and still only) Letting Agent to be approved and recommended by Lancaster University Homes.
Meet the team:
Paul Morris
Managing Director
About Paul
Paul is the founder and Managing Director of Escape Campus. He has rented property since 2003 and understands how good students can be as tenants...
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Vanessa Thackray
Lettings Director
About Vanessa
Vanessa runs the lettings process and planned maintenance, along with keeping everyone in the office generally in line!
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Philip Houghton
Finance Director
About Philip
Philip brings a huge range of skills to Escape Campus having worked in the commercial banking sector for more than 15 years, specialising in small and medium sized business finance.
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Jennifer Neale
Lettings Administrator
About Jen
Jen has come to Escape Campus to work on compliance based planned maintenance and the processing of letting applications, which really plays to her strengths...
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Emma Jones
Finance Administrator
About Emma
Emma’s journey to the Escape Campus door, working with Philip in the finance department, has taken her through a range of public and customer facing roles...
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Claire Bulmer
Lettings Administrator
About Claire
Claire emigrated to the fine city of Lancaster from Cumbria, initially to study Business at Lancaster University, but has ultimately...
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Holly-Marie Broadhurst
Lettings Administrator
About Holly-Marie
Holly-Marie came to Escape Campus as part of our very own ‘The Apprentice,’ and went on to be told ‘you're hired’...
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Beth Foster
Lettings Administrator
About Beth
Beth has family links to Lancaster and, having not lived in the area for a number of years, she returned to study at Lancaster...
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Safia Morris
Lettings Administrator
About Safia
Safia has close family ties to the Lancaster area, mixed with a more international background, and has many years living in the area to study and work...
Learn moreWe provide exemplary management by:
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- Ensuring safety checks and certificates are in place and up to date
- Having and sticking to agreed maintenance response times
- Clear, friendly and honest communication
- Treating student tenants with respect
- Having clear, easy to understand contracts
- Using an open and transparent inventory process
We offer a professional service by:
- Being a member of the Agent trade body: UKALA and Landlords association: NRLA
- Being a member of the Property Redress Scheme
- Having a complaints procedure with third party input
- Having relevant professional insurances in place (public and employers liability)
- Protecting rent and deposits through Client Money Protection
- Handling all deposits through the Deposit Protection Service