how to pay for student accommodation - confuddled!

I'm confused about the whole payment for accommodation thing and wondered if anyone could help.
How do you pay for your student accom? i.e. is it covered by your loan or are you given a bill for it monthly?! I'm sorry for being thick but I don't understand it. My parents are planning on paying my accommodation fees for the first year...so woudl they have to make a direct debit payment???

Reply 1

dingaling

I think you pay for it in advance..but i'm not completely sure...

Reply 2

Alchemy

Everyone pays for their student accomodation (regardless of whom 'actually' pays it, i.e. your parents) - At Aston our first loan installment (from hte government) came shortly before freshers, and fees were due to the university payment office (via bank transfer, cash, cheque or credit card) within...two weeks I think. At Aston you get a remittance advice letter through internal mail indicating precisely what you need to pay in each term (3 payments at the start of each term, decreasing in value each time) and what you have to do to do this easily.

The amount would normally be withdrawn from your student loan amount and then paid to the university at their bank account details (Aston is with lloyds) - This can most easily be done by bank transfer using internet banking imo.

However, it makes no differwence where the money comes from aslong as the uni gets paid. Its relatively straight forward.

Reply 3

Smigs

and yes, your parents (or you!) can pay via direct debit. you'll get a direct debit form after results day, i think.

Reply 4

Lil Lee Lee

But then I filled that in, sent it back miles before I had to and it never got set up so my Dad has to send me cheques each term to take in coz it was never taken out of his account

Reply 5

Smigs

Lil Lee

But then I filled that in, sent it back miles before I had to and it never got set up so my Dad has to send me cheques each term to take in coz it was never taken out of his account