Battels and Charges

What are battels?

Battels is a collective term for all college charges and financial awards applied to your college account. Your battels/college account is identified by a battels account number which begins with letter S followed by 7 unique numbers. Your battels account number should be quoted on all payments made to LMH.

You can view your battels on the LMH Intranet using your SSO.. Please check your account regularly to see if you have any charges due for payment. Payments are due twice a term: by Wednesday 1^st week and Wednesday 8^th week of each term. Reminder emails will be sent as well.

Fees and accommodation are the main regular charges that are applied to a student’s battels account; however there are a wide range of charges and credits that can be made on a student’s account, refer to the table below.

If your battels account is showing a negative balance, this means you are in credit and do not owe any money. If you wish the credit moved to your bank account please contact student.finance@lmh.ox.ac.uk.

Fees

Course Fees, are added to your battels at the start of the academic year, usually at the end of September. If you are a new student at LMH you will receive an invoice by email to your Oxford email account. Returning students will have the course fees added to their battels accounts (copy of invoice can by requested via student.finance@lmh.ox.ac.uk). Fees need to be paid in full by Friday of 1st week Michaelmas term.

If you are an undergraduate student and are receiving a loan for your fees from the Student Loans Company (SLC), then no charge will appear on your battels (SLC pays the University directly).

In order to release your tuition and maintenance funds from SLC, you need to enrol at the University of Oxford through the LMH Academic Office on arrival. Returning students can enrol via Student Self-Service online.

If you are on a Student Loan, but the Course Fees appear on your battels, this will mean we have not had confirmation of your student loan at this time. Please contact the SLC to establish the reason for the delay.

If you are a Visiting Student, in many cases there are special arrangements in place with your home institution regarding the payment of your tuition fees (and in some cases accommodation charges). Please consult the Visiting Student Administrator (visiting.students@lmh.ox.ac.uk) if you are unsure about your fees arrangements.

Accommodation

All accommodation charges and payment schedules are detailed on your accommodation agreement and will show on your battels account. You will not receive a separate invoice for these charges. Please see Payments and Deadlines for more information.

Undergraduate Rents

Annual charge: £6202.47

Payable in 3 equal instalments of £2067.49

Vacation residence: £33.35 per night

Graduate Rents

Grade A+ room: £209.50 per week

Grade A room: £179.62 per week

Grade B room: £161.56 per week

Grade C room: £148.04 per week

Other Battels

Battel charge	Description
Course fees	Fees are charged in full at the beginning of each academic year. If you are on a Graduate Student Loan you can pay your Tuition Fees in 3 equal termly instalments without special arrangement.
Accommodation	These will appear on your battels during 0^th week and are due by Wednesday 1^st week.
Vacation Residence	These charges will appear on your battels during the holidays and become due in 1^st week. Any queries regarding Vac Res should be addressed to the Accommodation Manager.
Printing Charges	Printing charges will appear on your battels. If you run out of credit prior to 7^th week please email the Student Finance Officer to reset your balance.
Library Fines	Library fines will appear on your battels at the end of each term. Prior to this you will have received numerous reminder emails from the Librarian.
MCR Subscriptions	The MCR charge an annual subscription to ALL graduate students for Membership of the Middle Common Room (MCR). 4^th year UG Students and Clinical medics can request to join the MCR by contacting the MCR President. Any problems arising from MCR charges should be addressed to the MCR Treasurer.
JCR Lotteries JCR Charities	The JCR will run Charity events during the year and these will be batteled to your account. Any questions about these charges should be addressed to the JCR Treasurer.
Breach of Accommodation Agreement Charges	Residents are expected to vacate their rooms promptly by 1pm at the end of 8th week (for undergraduates), or other agreed period of residence, and to leave their rooms in a clean and tidy state and clear of belongings. If you fail to do so and our teams have to spend additional time cleaning your room, tracking your movements and rearranging other accommodation bookings then additional charges may be imposed.
Fines (Deans Fines etc.)	Fines from The Dean are serious and need to be paid within 1 week.
Lost / Replacement Keys	These will be charged to your battels on instruction from the Lodge.
Medical Charges	The nurse will discuss these charges with you before they are applied to your battels. For any queries regarding medical charges please contact the Nurse.
Scholarships	Scholarships will be credited to your battels at the beginning of the academic year. You can get the funds transferred to your bank account by sending a request to the Student Finance Officer including your bank account details. Payment of Scholarships will be at 1/3 per term less any battels owing.
Academic Development Grant (ADG), and Financial Assistance Awards	Applications for academic development and other financial assistance open at the start of academic year. All awards are added to battels accounts and are paid out if battels are clear. You will need to provide bank account details to student.finance@lmh.ox.ac.uk
Armorel Travel Award	The JCR are responsible for administering these awards (see Financial Support). They will appear on your battels at the end of TT. To request transfer to your bank account please send an email to the Student Finance Officer together with your bank account details.