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iQ Student Accommodation

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iQ Student Accommodation reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)
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Matthew Merrick

95% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

iQ Student Accommodation has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The iQ Student Accommodation employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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170 reviews
1.0
May 25, 2026

Toxic HR

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid working, fruit, coffee and teas

Cons

HR are toxic and make the working environment disgusting, staff turn around is crazy high, especially in the HR department. Managers are useless and do no work, they just pass it on to the people below them to do. Benefits are not great, no health care. CEO is a great guy but needs to look into how HR treats staff and how managers treat staff.

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iQ Student Accommodation Response
6d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with iQ has not met your expectations. At iQ, we’re committed to creating a positive, supportive environment for all colleagues, and our People team plays an important role in helping to build this. It’s therefore disappointing to hear when this hasn’t been someone’s experience. We would encourage any colleagues with concerns to make use of the internal channels available, whether that’s speaking with their manager or reaching out directly to the People team at people@iqstudent.com, so that issues can be properly understood and addressed. We appreciate you sharing your feedback and remain committed to continually improving the experience we offer to our teams.
3.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The role gave me exposure to a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to develop customer service and operational skills. I also met some supportive colleagues during my time there, which made certain aspects of the job enjoyable.

Cons

There was significant management turnover during my time at the company, which led to inconsistency in expectations, communication, and leadership style. At times, feedback felt overly critical rather than supportive or developmental, which made the working environment quite difficult to navigate. Overall, the experience had a strong emotional impact due to the lack of stability and consistency in management. This made it challenging to feel settled or confident in the role over time. Being mocked because of the way I talk has stuck with me, and affected my confidence in roles I took up after leaving iQ. I’m now having to seek counselling because of how it has had a significant impact on my wellbeing and health. I didn’t feel listened to, and I can only hope that my confidence comes back with time.

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iQ Student Accommodation Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear that your experience at iQ was not a positive one. As you’ve now left the business, we’re sorry we didn’t have the opportunity to address this with you at the time. If you would be open to it, please contact the People team at people@iqstudent.com who would welcome the chance to discuss this further.
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