Affordable dual occupancy student accommodation in Birmingham?

Me and my partner (both students) will be attending Aston university as international postgraduate students. We have been looking for en-suite student accommodations around Aston and Selly Oak but our budget is a maximum of £150/week preferably less, with bills included. We'd prefer to pay in installments but we don't have a UK based guarantor. Most places I've asked seem to only offer studios for dual occupancy and those are quite expensive. We don't mind commuting a bit but just want a safe, affordable place to live. Any ideas?

Hi there,

Finding accommodation as an international student can be a bit annoying, I've been there and I totally get it. Here are a few websites that'll be useful for searching for accommodation and filtering it with your budget and other requirements:

https://www.accommodationforstudents.com/birmingham
https://www.studentpad.co.uk/institution/aston-university
https://www.astonstudenthomes.org/Accommodation (this one will be particularly useful as an Aston student)

The student union also manages a super affordable residence called The green that might fit in well with your budget. You can check them out here:
https://www.astonsu.com/housing/abg/

I hope this has helped

*Ethel

Hi Ethel,
I've talked to the student union and unfortunately the green seems to be fully booked for their dual occupancy rooms. Thank you for the links, although most of the places I've found seem to require a UK based guarantor or the full payment upfront. Would you have any recommendations for places that accept an international guarantor instead? Or if you have any alternative advice, that'd be great as well.
Thank you!