So I'm going into 2nd year, and have signed to rent a 2 bed student flat I was going to share with my best friend. Due to some crazy circumstances, she is probably not going to be able to live with me in any capacity.
My rent is pppw so if I stayed there, and couldn't find a replacement tenant, my poor friend would have to pay all that rent even though she isn't even living there. This is, until they could find a replacement tenant, and then god knows who I will be stuck with.
The best course of action I think is find 2 replacements for us both and I will find a place on my own.
However, being that it is June, and my budget at absolute max is about £220 bills incl here are very very few options. Renting a room/house sharing in a private property/not on a uni complex makes me feel very unsafe (I'm a young, small woman), so I'd far prefer a studio.
Have any of you dealt with anything like this before? Have you got any tips?
Are waiting lists worth getting on? Is a place likely to come up in time?
Also is it easy to advertise for a replacement tenant for oneself? How is best to go about this?