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housing issues...again...
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I went to look around the area that i'm going to be moving to for uni, and went to talk to the estate agents just to see what was available in the local area, and all of them said that i wouldn't find anything in July or august, due to the student uptake. i went to the housing officer and she said that that was true and i need to look around april time, to move in around end of may or june.
the problem being that if i move into somewhere before i get my student loan, i'm not sure where i'm going to get the extra money from. Social services will be providing £120 a week for rent but nothing towards bills or anything else. if i need to move in earlier, i'd have to pay anything else out of my income support, which i don't think is going to cover it very far.
i'm not to sure as to what i can do. I can't move into halls for 3 years, i can't share with people i don't know again, as that caused me a lot of problems which i'm not going into now, but i would share with friends.
any ideas as to what i can do?
the problem being that if i move into somewhere before i get my student loan, i'm not sure where i'm going to get the extra money from. Social services will be providing £120 a week for rent but nothing towards bills or anything else. if i need to move in earlier, i'd have to pay anything else out of my income support, which i don't think is going to cover it very far.
i'm not to sure as to what i can do. I can't move into halls for 3 years, i can't share with people i don't know again, as that caused me a lot of problems which i'm not going into now, but i would share with friends.
any ideas as to what i can do?
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I've found looking on facebook actually has loads of houses with people who've had one person drop out - goldmine for housing opportunities on a whim for students.
i really don't know when i should be looking for a flat though, cos i started having a look around last week and ended up having a row with the boyfriend....:(
I second this. Actually, if you can survive on it, take out the overdraft and put half in a savings account and use the money in the savings account for emergencies.
As for looking for a flat - do it ASAP.
There WILL be places later on, and they will be cheaper.
I hope so. I applied to a different uni for next year but have heard nothing so I'm panicking my butt off thinking that I might not have anywhere to live next year .
:yes:
This year I had nowhere to live and people were offering me rooms for £55 a week. The going rate in York is £65 upwards. When someone drops out they need someone to fill the space. The estate agents whip students up into a frenzy months before so it looks like all the houses are going to go, and so they pay the higher prices. Seriously, if you just look somewhere as innocuous as facebook now you'll find loads of houses that need someone urgently.
*just looked*
there's a room in one of the nicer areas of York right now for £45 per week .