Renting non student accomodation as student

WokandtheBooby

Hi,

I'll be moving from halls in june and finding a house to move into and was wondering if I can move into a regular rented apartment/flat/house and how recommended this is?

I've worked out that if I move in with even 1 friend to a non student house, furnished or otherwise, the rent pcm would be considerably lower (30-40%) than if I rented a student house/flat. My current student house only has water included in the flat pcm rent price of £340, the utilities (energy, comms) are on top of that. Being a student I would be exempt from council tax for the duration of my course also, saving money.

Does anyone have any pointers or maybe some buckshot to shoot me down if this is a daft idea?

Regards!

HappyMJ

Sounds like a good idea.

paddedjohn

My Daughter got herself a nice little 1 bed flat for less than she was paying in halls and even with electric/gas she is saving cash and has a place to herself so its certainly doable.

anselld

Bear in mind it is more expensive for your working friends to share with a student because they still need to pay full council tax shared amongst fewer people as you don't pay.

duchy

Will it ?
I was under the impression in that situation the single occupant rebate comes into play

oscarward

My son was in halls the first year and then the 2nd year was in student rented private house for which he paid £250 for a room and shared facilities inc fuel. We actually redecorated and put up new curtains for him!

I did ask why he didn't look at a better property possibly a single let but his answer was that he wanted to be with his mates and there weren't many around anyway, left it too late as usual. In practice 2 of the mates were animals and it didn't work very well. C'est la vie.

Another complication was the deposit was via the lead student and as 2 decided to stay in the house this year and weren't fussed about cleaning up after themselves the landlord was very iffy about returning parts of the deposit.

He's in a 4 bed flat on campus now which costs him £3.5k for the year but at least he gets a cleaner etc.

anselld

duchy wrote: »

Will it ?
I was under the impression in that situation the single occupant rebate comes into play

it does, but eg 1 student shares with one non-student, the non student pays 75% with the single discount. If both sharers were non-students they would only pay 50% each.

agrinnall

It's not a bad idea per se, but you do have to bear in mind that many (perhaps the majority) of landlords will be reluctant to rent to students, so although it may look like there are a lot of properties available, in reality the supply will be lower.

persa

You may be exempt from council tax, but if you move into a house with non-students and don't offer to pay 'your share', you may end up with housemates who hate you. Really not worth the cash saving - angry housemates are capable of finding out when your exams are and doing their best to sabotage your studying/pre-exam sleep.

Sharing as a student taught me a lot about how seemingly normal people can turn into crazy people when you share a house with them.

tim123456789

paddedjohn wrote: »

My Daughter got herself a nice little 1 bed flat for less than she was paying in halls and even with electric/gas she is saving cash and has a place to herself so its certainly doable.

In Dundee perhaps.

I can't see that working in York, Bath, Durham, anywhere else *nice*

tim

Brallaqueen

you might find that the moment the word 'student' passes your lips, the room will mysteriously be let. the reason student lets are so pricy is because they are unattractive tenants to the majority of LL, who prefer full time employed.