What am I supposed to do?

Do yu have other options such as sharing a house with students already in?


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What location?

Could you go there and use the library so you can view them immediately? Or turn up at a lettings agency and see what they could offer you?

How do you mean the Library?

I've posted a few threads over the past weeks explaining my situation which is now desperate. Me and a friend have been looking for a flat for second year for a while now. We have £5000 to work with but this doesn't seem to be good enough.

Freshers week starts on Saturday... my friend has a flight booked for Saturday, which he has had booked for months and is coming back to no flat. Everytime a flat is advertised online, I ring the person, offer them six months rent upfront and a deposit yet they seem to ignore this and offer me a viewing. I tell them OK I will view the flat, but by the time I am ready to go up and view the flat I am told it is has been let to someone else.

Flats are coming up and going within hours... one came up this morning, I tried phoning the person but it went to voice mail where I was told to leave my number because the landlady can't take calls during working hours, so I leave the number and receive a text earlier tonight saying the flat has gone... wtf?

I live 2 hours away from uni so it is hard for me to view flats. I did manage to view a flat on Saturday... everything seemed to go well I offered the 6 months upfront and the landlady seemed to like me... she was asking if we'd like desks in our rooms and everything. I spent £40 on buses to get there, £40 I can't afford to waste. I receive a call the next day saying she has decided to let it out to an elderly couple. I feel as though she was going to do this all along... she could have saved me £40 and told me she wasn't keen on letting to students instead of letting me view it.

Then there's agencies. I phoned about a flat and was told they were taking applications so I said OK completed an application and arranged a viewing for this week. Then I receive a call today telling me the flat has gone? how can it have if they were taking applications...

It seems as though everything is against me... I don't know what else I can do. Flats come up and go within hours, I'm beyond stressed.

Hey there!
I'm Katrina. Have you heard of Nido Student Living? There are 3 buildings but King's Cross is fully booked so Spitalfields (Liverpool Street) and Notting Hill have a few rooms available. If you don't mind travelling at least 30mins to Aberdeen then you should check their rooms out. I'm a student like you and I find Nido a good place to stay. Very comfortable and convenient! They have lounge areas, art room, and gym facilities which is cool! If you're interested check www.nidostudentliving.com or call +44 (0)20 3102 1060

Goodluck! Hope this helps!