What a stressful couple of weeks!!!
Now if there was a better word for being stressed it belongs in this post ALOT...!!
Two weeks ago I received an email saying that my uni accommodation was nowhere near finished and I would need to live in a hotel room until the place become liveable! THREE WEEKS BEFORE MOVE IN!!
This place cost a lot more than the place I was in last year so this made me very angry as I'd be paying rent for living in a hotel room for up to 6 weeks and not getting what I was paying for! After finding this unacceptable and unsettling for someone who needs somewhere to feel safe (uni is nowhere near home), I went on the accommodation hunt again- this is not fun at the best of times!
Luckily because the agreement was broke I was able to get the deposit back to put straight on a new place.
I've been super lucky and have found a place at a company ran student flat block and have paid before the original move in date which he great, as the move in date stays the same! (I will be doing a post on my accommodation when I'm moved it)
The start of uni or in my case the start of a new year is stressful enough without the added stress of accommodation! So here is a few tips I have learnt over past year:
- Make sure the place you are moving into is complete when you sign the agreement
- Do not leave finding accommodation to the last minute, you want to find somewhere as early as possible
- If your a first year go into halls or HMOs (private places managed by the uni) as these are 100% easier than finding a landlord.
Sarah x
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