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Nexus Student Accommodation

UK Student Housing Reservation & Tenancy Workflow Platform

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LaravelPHPMySQLProperty TechREST API

Properties Listed

150+sites

Rooms Reserved

900+bookings

Inquiry Response

<2hrs

Tenancy Completion

96%

UK-based student housing and property rental platform enabling room reservations, tenancy workflows, automated tenant inquiries, property listings, and payment handling. Built to guarantee that no two applicants can ever be confirmed into the same room.

Architecture & System Design

Room availability is protected with timed reservation holds at the database level. Tenancy applications flow through a step-based workflow with document verification before deposit and installment payments are scheduled.

Request Flow

Property Search

Room Availability Check

Timed Reservation Hold

Tenancy Application

Document Verification

Payment Processing

Tenancy Confirmation

Real-time room availability engine with timed reservation holds and auto-release
Automated tenant inquiry routing directly to the relevant property manager
Step-based tenancy application workflow with document upload and status tracking
Payment scheduling for deposits and rent installments

Engineering Challenges

Preventing Double-Booked Rooms

Problem

Multiple applicants applying for the same room concurrently risked two tenancies being confirmed for one space.

Solution

Built a reservation hold system using timed database locks that automatically release if an application isn't completed in time.

Result

Zero double-booking incidents across 900+ recorded reservations.

Streamlining Tenancy Applications

Problem

Manual, paper-style application review created bottlenecks and inconsistent document verification.

Solution

Built a step-based application workflow with document upload, verification checkpoints, and status tracking visible to applicants.

Result

Tenancy completion rate reached 96%.

High Inquiry Volume During Peak Enrollment

Problem

Inquiry volume spiked sharply during enrollment season, overwhelming manual response capacity.

Solution

Implemented automated inquiry routing to the correct property manager with templated first-response messaging.

Result

Average inquiry response time reduced to under 2 hours.

Core Features

Real-Time Room Availability

Live availability with timed reservation holds that auto-release on expiry.

Clean Code

RoomReservationService — Timed Hold on Availability

1<?php
2
3namespace App\Services;
4
5use App\Models\Room;
6use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
7
8class RoomReservationService
9{
10    public function hold(Room $room, int $applicantId): void
11    {
12        DB::transaction(function () use ($room, $applicantId) {
13            $locked = Room::where('id', $room->id)
14                ->where('status', 'available')
15                ->lockForUpdate()
16                ->firstOrFail();
17
18            $locked->update(['status' => 'held']);
19
20            $locked->reservations()->create([
21                'applicant_id' => $applicantId,
22                'expires_at' => now()->addHours(24),
23            ]);
24        });
25    }
26}