University of Edinburgh Accommodation Thread for Entry 2012/13

No, they rent out the accommodation during the summer for the Edinburgh festival so they'd be looking to make a lot more money per night than you would be paying them during a normal tenancy. You could sub-let someone else's room for a month in August if you wanted to be in the city then - there's always plenty of stuff for rent for a short period on the internet, particularly during the summer.

Okay, I see. Do you know any useful website where I could find stuff to rent? Cheers.

My son found his flat through these people http://www.benproperty.co.uk/ and says they're very good landlords. The flat is lovely, too.

Thanks,
How much was it, out of curiosity? I've checked and it is very expensive... Plus it's always several bedrooms.

Seriously - if you don't get how it works then read the OP for advice. That's what this thread is here for!

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How much was it, out of curiosity? I've checked and it is very expensive... Plus it's always several bedrooms.

Nowhere that is s/c is particularly far from the city centre. Even Warrender, which might be considered further away, is less than 20 minutes walk from Princes Street.

Sorry boss! Being interested in finding an accomodation in Edinburgh the odds I've read the OP are high but thanks for the advice.

Obviously - if i'm asking questions it's probalby because I didn't find what I wanted.

College Wynd, Darroch Court, East Newington Place, Kincaids Court, Meadow Court, New Arthur Place, South College St/Nicholson St, Robertsons Close, Sciennes, South Clerk Street, Warrender Pk Rd, Warrender Pk Crescent. They're all comfortably within 15 minutes walk of the university's central area and under 20 to Princes Street. But you need to understand that there's a lot going on around the university and in the city's southside - you don't need to go to the middle of town as part of your day-to-day. Personally, I stayed in Warrender Pk Rd, which had its pluses and minuses, but it was in a nice area. Some of the other stuff that is more central will be affected by noise.

a quick question, what exactly is the student id number you're supposed to enter for your accommodation application? the only 'number' i have is my euclid username

It's a 2 bed flat and it's about £750 a month between them. I think that's probably about average. At least that's what he tells me....

Yeah that would be broadly average, perhaps a wee bit above average but not by much. I always paid a wee bit less than that (around the £320 mark) but I generally had cheaper accommodation than other people I knew and also, I am very aware that I left university a couple of years ago now so I imagine average prices are probably around the £340-360 mark if I'd hazard a guess. When I was at Edinburgh a lot of people I knew were paying in excess of £400 a month. I'd imagine that's a lot more common now.

He says he saw worse flats for more money, so I'm ok with that. Also, he lets us stay in it, and it's nice enough for me to want to, so free holidays in Edinburgh!

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How much was it, out of curiosity? I've checked and it is very expensive... Plus it's always several bedrooms.

Also, two bed properties tend to be more popular with final years/postgraduates/recent graduates so again they tend to be a higher quality than the typical student flats because they're aimed at a more picky/more experienced market of renters rather than second years who are more concerned about the number of bedrooms and are more likely to put up with things like poor plumbing in the bathroom or lower quality furnishings as they don't know any different.

Hi,

I applied for University of Edinburgh but I was wondering whether I should apply now for accomodation ? Do I need an offer ? (still pending)

Thanks =)

Do people who insure Edinburgh apply for accommodation too?

They do if they want somewhere to live if/when they end up there