Where you live while at Uni can make a big difference…
Your student residence is where you’ll spend a lot of your time. It’s important to choose the right place to live in your second and third years of university, and it can be difficult to decide what you want to do.
Who are you going to live with? How much do you want to spend on rent? Do you want to move into private halls or a house?
We’ve pulled together a handy list to help you decide what the best option for you is – student halls or private housing.
For us, it makes more sense to find your feet around a new city and meet new people by moving into halls for your first year. Once you’re set, get a house for you and your new friends!
Private Housing
- You can choose who you live with
One of the scariest things for many students moving into halls is the fact you don’t know who you’re going to be living with!
One good thing about moving into a house is that you can pick who you want to live with, and most importantly, who you don’t. Perhaps you get on better with your course mates and want to live with them, and want to say farewell to your current flat mates!
- Smaller group numbers
Another benefit of private housing is you’re not going to be packed in with a load of random students! Not only can you pick who you live with, but you can also pick how many of you will be moving in together.
- More Homely
A house or apartment can also be a lot more homely than living in student halls!
Rooms in student halls are known to be very generic and clinical, which can make it difficult for them to feel really cosy.
All of our properties have a lot more character and quirks, and you will also have more freedom to decorate and get your room to how you want it with a house!
- Cheaper
As private student halls are normally in prime locations, with a 44-week tenancy, so they can charge a premium. In most cases private housing is cheaper for 52 weeks, for a bigger space!
Also, the beauty of choosing a student house is you can pick the perfect house and location, and with our properties they are all very close to colligate campus.
All of our properties come with an optional bills package through Unihomes, giving you the ability to budget without the worry of not having the heating on.
So, what will you choose?
Take a look at our great range of properties to find your perfect home!
https://www.strawberrystudenthomes.co.uk/student-properties/
