Accommodation

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 w...

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 to live i...

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 a...

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 mom...

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 have enjoyed...

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 in...

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...

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 p...

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...

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...

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...

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 pl...

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 re...

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. Whi...

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 universi...