Deposits for Accommodation (Advice Needed)

Guess there's no other way then: To the bank and to further debt!

Ok, so I've just been putting the final touches to my accommodation acceptance for Cook Mews, when I realise, much to my own absent-mindedness, that we have to pay a £300 deposit for our accommodation?

The thing is, I don't have £300. I'm 27 and have been looking after myself over the past few years. I don't have any support from family and ultimately, I have no-one or nowhere to turn to in order to obtain this money.

Now, I am prepared to work, be frugal with my money etc. but what worries me that if I ask the accommodation office to defer my deposit payment until I receive my student finance, that this will take £300 out of my first finance payments and leave me essentially penniless for the first few months.

I understand that my best bet here is to speak to the accommodation department, I am just seeking general advice on how to tackle this issue.

Thanks,

Barry

They probably won't let you defer the payment til you get student finance, as I've worked in an accommodation office for another uni and this wasn't really an option for anyone who phoned in, as they needed some kind of guarantee that the room would be taken up, other than someone just accepting the contract. What they might do though, is let you pay a reduced amount now, say half of it now and half of it when you get your student finance through. I would definitely ring them to see if that would be a possibility. £300 is a lot of money and I guess if you really play on the fact you've got a lot to pay at the minute with the rent on your existing flat, they would probably come to some sort of part-payment deal with you if you wanted.