Accommodation - 41 / 51 Week Tenancy Which one do you prefer?
Poll
How many weeks of student accommodation do you need?
In light of the Petition against unite to allow the choice of a term time contract aswell as the standard 51 week contract, might be a good place to see how many students on this forum prefer the 41 week contract option or the 51 week option?
According to Unite 83% of students prefer having 51 weeks of accommodation! Lets find out what the students from TSR prefer!
If we get enough responce from The Student Room, im planning to send the findings along with the Petition to Unite Directors!
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According to Unite 83% of students prefer having 51 weeks of accommodation! Lets find out what the students from TSR prefer!
If we get enough responce from The Student Room, im planning to send the findings along with the Petition to Unite Directors!
Thanks For your Help
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Live in Unite Halls? Fed up with 51 week contracts? Sign our petition!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/heights
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well yea 41 does seem more resonable for students but who are the landlords supposed to get in their houses/flats for the other 11 weeks of the year? the only reason its 51 (or 50 in my case next year) is so letting agents and landlords dont go bankrupt because they have vacant propities sitting rotting!
can i just add, after reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4711528.stm
i can hardly afford my flat next year, as beautiful as it is im gonna have to work my bum off to be able to survive, unless i can live on £20 a week but this guy....
he's complaing about his rent next year.... but look
2005-2006
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £3,275
Spare: £920
2006-2007
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £4,643.75
Shortfall: £448.75
why doesnt he just keep some of his "spare" money... say £448.75 to pay for next years rent shortfall?!
crikey i wish i had that much spare money to make up my shortfall!
can i just add, after reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4711528.stm
i can hardly afford my flat next year, as beautiful as it is im gonna have to work my bum off to be able to survive, unless i can live on £20 a week but this guy....
he's complaing about his rent next year.... but look
2005-2006
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £3,275
Spare: £920
2006-2007
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £4,643.75
Shortfall: £448.75
why doesnt he just keep some of his "spare" money... say £448.75 to pay for next years rent shortfall?!
crikey i wish i had that much spare money to make up my shortfall!
To be honest its not just about the person featured in the BBC story, its to do with all students in this position.
+ The main reason for the petition is that Unite should offer the option for both 41 and 51 week contracts!
+ The main reason for the petition is that Unite should offer the option for both 41 and 51 week contracts!
The reason for the Poll is that Unite recons that 83% of students prefer to have 51 week contracts! Which i cant believe from the petition comments!
well i get the 3075 quid minimum loan, and my accomodation here in 1st yr for a non inclusive of summer holidays accomodation ibn bristol is 2700.. that leaves me with 375 quid to live off for the whole year! tis ridiculous, what they need to do is raise the bloody loan so its enough to even cover accomodation, cus next yr my accomodation is 3600...where am i supposed to find the extra 600 on top of my loan, and money for food books and a life? my parents, and if my parents were to lose their jobs i would have to drop out of uni!
yeah im pretty sure they did we had a live interview on BBC radio West midlands on friday @ 5.30ish, it was a figure in the 80ies!
dremmel
well yea 41 does seem more resonable for students but who are the landlords supposed to get in their houses/flats for the other 11 weeks of the year? the only reason its 51 (or 50 in my case next year) is so letting agents and landlords dont go bankrupt because they have vacant propities sitting rotting!
can i just add, after reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4711528.stm
i can hardly afford my flat next year, as beautiful as it is im gonna have to work my bum off to be able to survive, unless i can live on £20 a week but this guy....
he's complaing about his rent next year.... but look
2005-2006
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £3,275
Spare: £920
2006-2007
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £4,643.75
Shortfall: £448.75
why doesnt he just keep some of his "spare" money... say £448.75 to pay for next years rent shortfall?!
crikey i wish i had that much spare money to make up my shortfall!
can i just add, after reading http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4711528.stm
i can hardly afford my flat next year, as beautiful as it is im gonna have to work my bum off to be able to survive, unless i can live on £20 a week but this guy....
he's complaing about his rent next year.... but look
2005-2006
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £3,275
Spare: £920
2006-2007
Loan: £4,195
Rent (inc utilities and internet): £4,643.75
Shortfall: £448.75
why doesnt he just keep some of his "spare" money... say £448.75 to pay for next years rent shortfall?!
crikey i wish i had that much spare money to make up my shortfall!
You do realise that "spare" money has to include food, books, going out, stationary, travel and everything else? I'd like to see you live on £920 a year excluding accommodation, it may cover food, but you'd have no social life and be unable to travel anywhere.
Drogue
You do realise that "spare" money has to include food, books, going out, stationary, travel and everything else? I'd like to see you live on £920 a year excluding accommodation, it may cover food, but you'd have no social life and be unable to travel anywhere.
I must spend that a term!
john williams
I must spend that a term!
That's roughly what I spend a term. I tend to budget for £1000 a term for everything except accommodation and fees, and usually come out a bit under. The aim being to save enough to go on holiday/foreign conferences/general AIESECy stuff occasionally. However at the moment it seems overdraft does that bit
At least until summer internship, which should help right it a little.Drogue
You do realise that "spare" money has to include food, books, going out, stationary, travel and everything else? I'd like to see you live on £920 a year excluding accommodation, it may cover food, but you'd have no social life and be unable to travel anywhere.
err i live on about HALF of that per year! and i have a social life thank you!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
dremmel
err i live on about HALF of that per year! and i have a social life thank you!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
Depends on your situation and where you are, but buying books and stuff does generally add up to alot.
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Live in Unite Halls? Fed up with 51 week contracts? Sign our petition!!
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Live in Unite Halls? Fed up with 51 week contracts? Sign our petition!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/heights
You still haven't explained to us why you must live in a Unite property. You could get a good room around Aston for about £60 a week, costing about £3200 a year. Save yourself some money, and respect the face that Unite are a company, they're in it to make money.
dremmel
err i live on about HALF of that per year! and i have a social life thank you!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
Um... food in my college costs a minimum of £6 a day for 3 meals (ie. not getting drinks, snacks, deserts, etc.), and since we don't have kitchens, we don't have much choice. That's £42 a week or ~£1100 per year. Add to that going out, random purchases (chocolate, magazines, newspapers, buses, etc.) and it becomes a lot higher.
I don't see how you can live on under £500 a year. That's under £10 a week for food, going out, books, stationary and everything. How can you eat for £10 a week! £20 or so I can understand, being a bit frugal, but £10 just seems impossible, especially including going out! One trip to the cinema and a couple of drink and that's all gone, without any food bought.
dremmel
err i live on about HALF of that per year! and i have a social life thank you!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
i think if all these ppl "spend that per term" then they are all living above their means and should think about saving some money!
I don't mean to sound rude, but if you manage that you must live in an *incredibly* cheap part of the country. My food and travel will cost me around £10 a week next year (when I'm living off campus) in Brighton on their own, and I'm not exactly extravagent.
If I'm not mistaken, living on £900 a year is living below the poverty line, I don't think that's past anyones means realistically...
Drogue
Um... food in my college costs a minimum of £6 a day for 3 meals (ie. not getting drinks, snacks, deserts, etc.), and since we don't have kitchens, we don't have much choice. That's £42 a week or ~£1100 per year. Add to that going out, random purchases (chocolate, magazines, newspapers, buses, etc.) and it becomes a lot higher.
I don't see how you can live on under £500 a year. That's under £10 a week for food, going out, books, stationary and everything. How can you eat for £10 a week! £20 or so I can understand, being a bit frugal, but £10 just seems impossible, especially including going out! One trip to the cinema and a couple of drink and that's all gone, without any food bought.
I don't see how you can live on under £500 a year. That's under £10 a week for food, going out, books, stationary and everything. How can you eat for £10 a week! £20 or so I can understand, being a bit frugal, but £10 just seems impossible, especially including going out! One trip to the cinema and a couple of drink and that's all gone, without any food bought.
well my rent is £55 without food included, i dont buy books EVERY week, as i'd have around 37 books (for 1 year) stationary wise... obviously pens and paper last longer than 1 week!
food... err its 2006 and shops sell cheap food!
i dont go to the cinema but even if i did i have orange so get it cheaper or something
and drink/going out wise, i go to the pub every day... during free lessons and such, then go out properly about twice a week...
just because i have "around £10 a week" doesnt mean every week i have £10
some weeks i'll have like £40 because i havent spent it.... other weeks i wont be able to afford to go out at all because i've spent it
you just have to learn to live on what money you have, i feel i have more than enough money to live, because my only commitment is my rent, my mother pays my tuition fees and i dont have any credit cards or phone contracts
although she says i should get a job, but that would only be to pay for my accommodation next year which is £65 a week
misslibby
I don't mean to sound rude, but if you manage that you must live in an *incredibly* cheap part of the country. My food and travel will cost me around £10 a week next year (when I'm living off campus) in Brighton on their own, and I'm not exactly extravagent.
If I'm not mistaken, living on £900 a year is living below the poverty line, I don't think that's past anyones means realistically...
If I'm not mistaken, living on £900 a year is living below the poverty line, I don't think that's past anyones means realistically...
my accommodation is on campus... i dont need to travel!
poverty line or no poverty line if your spending more money than you have that IS living beyond your means
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