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2nd year accommodation
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First off, do people generally pay more or less for where they live in their 2nd year compared to the uni accomodation in the first?
Second, is it normal to have to pay £800+ BEFORE you even move in to your house?
i'm having to pay some bs fees and it feels like i'm being ripped off so i just wanta check what other people generaly pay...
im paying (approx). £130 "admin fees" £400 damage deposit, £280 summer rent (we're not allowed to move in over summer), so i've paid over 800 quid before i actually move in in september (and at that time i will have to pay september rent and go from there.
I'm not exactly well informed in the housing industry so I thought i'd better ask people with experience... is this a normal type thing to have to pay?
Second, is it normal to have to pay £800+ BEFORE you even move in to your house?
i'm having to pay some bs fees and it feels like i'm being ripped off so i just wanta check what other people generaly pay...
im paying (approx). £130 "admin fees" £400 damage deposit, £280 summer rent (we're not allowed to move in over summer), so i've paid over 800 quid before i actually move in in september (and at that time i will have to pay september rent and go from there.
I'm not exactly well informed in the housing industry so I thought i'd better ask people with experience... is this a normal type thing to have to pay?
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My house contract starts in October, so I don't have to pay any rent over the summer, however it catches up with us because we'll have to pay for it through the summer after we finish our last year. So far we've each paid £250 as a deposit/holding fee, and then in October we have to pay the estate agent's fees and a month's rent in advance. Something like that anyway. My housemate is dealing with most of it, I just smile sweetly and sign where they tell me.
You only pay fees if you go through a letting agency, who it's fair to say make a killing from gullible students.
i'm sure you were born with infinite wisdom but some of us dont have that luxury
a deposit is normal and as has been said is normally equivelent to about 1 months rent. £400. for student accomodation imo seems a bit high, but it depends on what area of the country you are in. (e.g. in staffordshire, where i am, no landlord would expect a student to pay more than about £300 as deposit.)
admin fees, generally are not charged by private landlords. they are usually charged by universities, student housing letting agencies, etc. - but i guess it is not unheard of.
and tbh £800. imo is excessive. and if i were you, i'd rent of a different landlord or try for halls again for your 2nd year.
hope that helps a bit.
ETA: I think it's too late to change letting agency and reorganise accommodation...
this really really pisses me off though as i have no money for summer (i cant actually even afford the 800 im 100 short atm )
I paid half rent through the summer and lived there when I was a student.
I wouldn't use an agent, I would go to a landlord direct.
Renting privately should be cheaper than halls, but if you choose to live in an amazing house in a nice area, it may be more expensive.
can't concentrate on revision at all now, i hate getting ripped off
thanks for the replies.
i paid a £200 deposit and pay rent september-june. i've lived in the same house for the last 2 years and they didn't charge us rent over the summer and we were allowed to live there.
the house i'm moving into next year is with a letting agency and you don't pay a deposit but i'll start paying rent in august.
My normal payments are
Agency fee (none if you dont use agency) £70
Bond (1 month rent + £50) £275
Cheque for summer rent £112.50 for 2 months
Total £575 ish
So maybe you are paying a bit to much......
Bopz
and i'm with a letting agency and don't pay any fees.
i know someone who has to pay half rent over much of the summer but isn't allowed to live there.
I never knew about paying rent if you didn't live there, it seems like an odd concept to me.
On the half rent thing - it is a rip off but if you're living there it's not unreasonable to expect to pay full rent. Landlords charge half rent because demand is sufficient to allow them to do so. And you pay for him to look in on the property, do repairs and decorations and for somewhere to store your stuff for 3 months.
That's well expensive moonarcanum! I pay £370 a month for a one bedroomed flat in total.
Yeah I would personally never pay rent if I wasn't living somewhere, what's the point?
Anywho, we gotta pay at deposit of £625 each for the flat we want, but it's stunning and totally worth it. Besides, we'll get that all back at the end. However, we're doing this privately (ie, not through an agency) so we don't have to pay any admin fees or shiz.
bastards.
I know. But our current place is £750 for 2 of us, and is falling apart. The new place is £680 and really nice. Park of it is paying for the complex its in, and the fact that its secure and has its own parking space and stuff.
Now, I'm paying £71 per week. I had to put down a £200 deposit and a reservation fee of £126. This includes all bills except broadband.
Exactly! I think that, maybe especially in Edinburgh, they assume we're all rich royalists.
Bastards.