Accommodation...
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Affordable Interior Design
Batik tapestries, curling movie posters and a variety of ash trays are SO last century when it comes to student decorating. Sure you’ve still got to work with the same...
Essential Items Needed For Student Accommodation
No one expects student accommodations to win any awards for interior design, but there are certain essentials that any student will need when going...
Estate Agents
Working with an estate agent to rent or buy a property can be a double-edged sword. On the one side you have someone working on your behalf to find a great acc...
Household Checklist
It might seem a bit over the top to thoroughly inventory your house/flat/room if you’re only planning on staying in it for a short period, but from the moment you strike...
I Moved Back Home to Save Money on Digs: Case Study
Higher education was never just about qualifications and the opportunity to better prepare yourself for the job market. Generations of students...
Interviewing Potential Flatmates
Flatmates are a mixed bag. On the one hand they are total strangers that you don’t necessarily want to know but on the other you’re going to be living intimately with...
Leases and Rental Agreements
Chances are high that at some point in your university years you will rent an accommodation. Chances are even higher that you will need to sign some sort of document...
Life in Halls of Residence
There is no environment that more closely resembles living life in a fishbowl than life in halls of residence. These university provided rooms offer little privacy,...
Living with Flatmates
Most of us enjoy a little peace and quiet in our own private spaces, but unless you’re a whiz kid billionaire, student accommodation generally means living with...
Make Your Student Accommodation Safe
In the mad rush to personalise, decorate or even mildly renovate your accommodation, don’t forget that the most important thing you can do is safety proof it. Many...
Storage Solutions for Small Spaces
Decorating on a student budget can be something of a mission impossible but even harder than getting a luxury look, is designing storage solutions for small spaces....
Subletting
Though a convenient practice for students across the United Kingdom subletting can actually lead to many more frustrations if all does not go according to plan. The...
The Importance of Rental Insurance
Many students live on a tight budget and find it hard to spend money on things that they might not ever need, like rental insurance. While it is true that rental...
Types of Student Accommodation
We’ve all heard horror stories about dark, dank, rat-ridden student accommodation. We’ve heard about freaky flatmates, funky moulds and funny smells. While these are...
What to Look for in Rented Accommodation
Aside from the lucky (unlucky?) few who get accommodation in a hall of residence and the even luckier few who have private accommodations near their...
