It’s been
anticipated for weeks now but the housing question has finally caught
up with you.
Report by Francesca Boyd, Platform
It only seems like yesterday since you first moved into student
halls.
Now you are looking for a new home with your new chums.
Here is advice on where you might like to live and how much it might
cost...
| Popular
areas for students studying at the Clifton campus: |
1. Clifton
2. The Meadows
3. West Bridgeford
4. Wilford
5. Ruddington |
| Popular
areas for students studying at the City campus: |
1. Bobbersmill
2. Carrington
3. Forrest Fields
4. Hyson Green
5. Mapperley
6.New Basford
7. Radford
8.Sherwood
9. Sneinton
10.St Anns
"Clifton, West Bridgeford and Bobbersmill seem to be some
of the most popular areas, generally you’ll find that the
closer the property is to the city centre the higher the rent
will be." Stuart Bowley, Country Wide Estate Agents
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| Average
rent for student accommodation by area starting with the least
to most expensive: |
1. Sneinton
£30
2. Clifton £35
3. The meadows £35
4. Bobbersmill £35
5. Hyson Green £35
6. Radford £40
7. Forrest fields £40
8. New Basford £40
9. Sherwood £40
10. St.Anns £40
11. Carrington £40
12. Ruddington £45
13. Wilford £50
14. West Bridgeford £55
15. Mapperley £60 |
Rent may vary according to area but may also be subject to negotiations
with the landlord. You will find that the best-kept properties are
slightly more expensive than the more "shoddy" ones and
remember properties are also subject to inspections, which may also
have an effect on the price of the rent.
After searching through "the good old" Yellow Pages a good
hour or two was spent literally stuck to the telephone trying my hardest
to find estate agents which were student friendly, the words "sorry
we don’t deal with student accommodation was ringing in my ears
for hours, however my efforts have managed to provide you with a top
5 student friendly estate agents:
| Top
5 Estate agents that deal with students |
1.Countrytry
wide 0115 950 1400
2.Gascoines 01636 813245
3.Spencer Birch 0115 941 3678
4.Tanners 0115 958 9979
5. Barrett Lettings 0115 9 508 998 |
However,
you could always try the Nottingham property guide every Thursday
in the evening post or try "door to door" enquiries.
For further
information on student accommodation contact Student accommodation
services on (City) 0115 848 4294, (Clifton) 0115 848 3191 which is
located in:
City: Ground Floor, Chaucer Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham
Open: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Clifton: Room 028a, George Elliot Building, Clifton Campus
Open: 10:00am – 2:00pm (term time only)
Student
support: 0115 848 6260
Advanced copies
of the housing list will be available at Clifton: Main Lecture Theatre
3 on the 8th February at 11:00am – 12:00pm and at City: Chaucer
Lecture Theatre 4 Room 181 on 8th February at 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Some
information taken from "House Hunting a guide by student advice,
The Nottingham Trent University union of students", "The
Nottingham Trent University: private sector accommodation, Information
and advice" and "NTU in association with Nottinghamshire
police, Nottingham city council, and the reduction of Burglary in
Nottingham".
Now read about some experiences
of other Nottingham students. Also try our house
hunting hints.
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