Private accommodation in general

In general at University and especially in Huddersfield stay away from renting through agencies. There are a lot of these in Huddersfield and it is easy to fall into the trap of going with this so called easy options. As it is though you are better off renting through a University approved private landlord. Letting agents receive a fee from landlords to fill their houses and manage any complaints the tenants may have. The problem with this is that agents don't have to have any prior knowledge of renting properties and can just give you poor service and the last thing you need with your studies is problems with your house. Private landlords care about the well ...  Read the complete review

My experience of private accomodation has been mixed. I live in a student area and thus crime is high. I have been burguled and it was very upsetting, Im therefore always winging on about security. One thing to bear in mind when you are deciding who to live with is can you trust them to shut the door if they are drunk and coming in last at night? When looking through the masses of landlords houses I have some tips to make sure you do: *Ask about bolier saftey checks, is there a certificate to say its been done in the last year *Check walls and inside nooks and crannys for damp, and underneath the boiler. *Ask your landlord to put all repairs ...  Read the complete review

Moving to University is exciting in itself - in Halls of Residence you have a secure home, lots of fun and, most importantly, no parents!!! But come the second year when most students move into rented accommodation elsewhere in their university town problems begin to surface. I can't complain. Two of my housemates have lived in Reading since they were very young and one had a friend of a friend of a friend that rented out houses to students. Great!!! There was no frantic searching around offering vast amounts of money in rent to any old landlord for us. We have a lovely house and the most wonderful landlord. You hear all these horror stories ...  Read the complete review

Well as you probably will have noticed Im a student at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. And boy have I had my fare share of accomodation problems... To all students embarking on private rented accomodation take note of the following. ALWAYS ensure you read any tenancy agreements carefully. INSIST on getting a rent book - its a legal right and is a record of the rent you have paid. If you pay cash always get a receipt - its how many landlords avoid paying tax. Landlords have a habit of being really friendly at first and being incredibly awkward and nasty when you get on their case. At least in my experiences anyway. Always ensure ...  Read the complete review

That was the state of house when we got back after the summer holidays. Outside the back door the drains had blocked flooding the area, causing the area to be flooded in runny s**t. mmmm lovely. But that wasn?t the only thing; the pressure on the boiler had also become dangerously high so we had to turn it off, so we had no heat or hot water. We had fungous growing on the inside on the front door frame. And when I say fungus I mean orange and green big plate fungus growing about 3 inches from the wall. These were only the main problem, there were other too, too many to mention here. Anyway after having our landlords (FlatFinders of Swansea) for ...  Read the complete review