Rent­ing with John Winter

Why rent from John Winter? 

Quite sim­ply, I pro­vide the best hous­es and the best ser­vice at great prices.

I have built my rep­u­ta­tion by offer­ing high qual­i­ty homes for uni­ver­si­ty stu­dents for over 50 years and I strive to be the very best stu­dent hous­ing provider. I’m proud to be the only one in Cardiff with my name above the door.

My hous­es are in the most attrac­tive stu­dent loca­tions and are refur­bished to the high­est stan­dards, and because I’m not a let­ting agent — I own every house I let — my excel­lent team and I can pro­vide you the best ser­vice. Ask any of our cur­rent or for­mer ten­ants first­hand and they’ll tell you what liv­ing in a John Win­ter house is like!

I know the impor­tance of a safe, secure and com­fort­able home whilst at uni­ver­si­ty, and every­thing about my busi­ness, from the design of my hous­es to the way you’ll inter­act with my team, is focused on ensur­ing you have the best pos­si­ble expe­ri­ence of stu­dent life in Cardiff.

I look for­ward to wel­com­ing you into one of my houses.

John Win­ter

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Qual­i­ty hous­es for groups of up to 7 students

  • Hous­es on the best stu­dent streets — with their own front doors (and gardens!)
  • Excel­lent val­ue — rents from just £500 per per­son per month
  • Fastest stu­dent broad­band in Cardiff —350Mb/​s with wi-fi sig­nal guar­an­teed in every room
  • Space to study — all bed­rooms include mem­o­ry foam dou­ble beds as well as desks, chairs, wardrobes and shelving
  • High qual­i­ty kitchens and liv­ing rooms to relax and enter­tain in
  • All hous­es have tum­ble dri­ers, wash­ing machines and dishwashers
  • Safe and Secure — all hous­es are in known qui­et and safe locations
  • Unique high-secu­ri­ty front door locks to all houses
  • Hous­es are redec­o­rat­ed and repaired every year to the high­est standards
  • Pro­fes­sion­al clean­ing to every house before you move in
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Our hous­es are in the ​‘Gold­en Tri­an­gle’ which con­tains the most pop­u­lar stu­dent streets in Cardiff

The best stu­dent loca­tions in Cardiff

All John Win­ter hous­es are sit­u­at­ed in the best stu­dent streets around Cathays in Cardiff. The major­i­ty are locat­ed in the ​‘Gold­en Tri­an­gle’, a small area con­tain­ing the most pop­u­lar stu­dent streets in Cardiff.

You’ll be close to the Uni­ver­si­ty, the City Cen­tre, trans­port con­nec­tions and Cardiff’s parks. We do also have hous­es which are suit­able for access to the Heath Hos­pi­tal, Cardiff Met (Cyn­coed and Llandaff) and oth­ers more suit­able for USW ATRi­uM too.

Our ded­i­cat­ed team

Our trust­ed and long-serv­ing team are approach­able and always avail­able to help you out, no mat­ter how small the prob­lem. All our ten­ants are pro­vid­ed with per­son­al mobile num­bers for staff as well as a Face­book group chat for fast respons­es to any day-to-day queries. 

From sign­ing-up to the last day of your ten­an­cy, we want your expe­ri­ence of liv­ing with your friends at uni­ver­si­ty to be as great as it can pos­si­bly be.

Our Let­tings Team

Based near­by at our Woodville Road office:

  • High­ly respon­sive ser­vice by phone, email and Face­book Messenger
  • Easy let­tings and straight­for­ward viewings
  • Util­i­ties accounts and coun­cil tax exemp­tions sort­ed for you
  • Avail­able to dis­cuss per­son­al issues
  • A pre-ten­an­cy meet-up 2 months before you move in, to check you are hap­py and run through any queries you may have

Our Main­te­nance Team

  • Ollie, our Main­te­nance Man­ag­er, is on hand to resolve any issues in your house:
    • Fast respons­es to any main­te­nance requests
    • No prob­lem is too small
    • Free wall fix­ing ser­vice, so you can make your house your home
  • A ded­i­cat­ed win­dow clean­er, who attends reg­u­lar­ly at no addi­tion­al charge
  • A ded­i­cat­ed gar­den­er to main­tain your gar­den, at no addi­tion­al charge


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Sim­ple terms

We trust our ten­ants, allow­ing us to make our ten­an­cies so much eas­i­er for everyone

  • No dam­age or hold­ing deposits
  • No agency or ten­an­cy renew­al fees
  • No guar­an­tors required
  • No inven­to­ry
  • Sim­ple and short con­tract, signable online
  • Straight­for­ward rental pay­ments — you won’t pay a pen­ny until you move in
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