Is it too early to be looking for housemates for second year?

I’m feeling stressed today- one of my flatmates is looking for a flat with her friends from her course (I was going to ask said flatmate to live with me rip) no hard feelings but now I’m feeling stressed about next year.

I don’t know what to do- I’ve only been at uni for a month.

I also feel like it’s too early to decide who I want to live with just yet- there’s no one I’ve clicked with enough.

I’m worried I’ll end up having no one to live with.

Reply 1

Scienceisgood

Absolutely not.

Accommodation starts going up in November/December meaning come February, all the good/cheap houses will be gone.

I will say though, be absolutely sure you want to live with these people… I lived with someone who turned out to be a pot addict… and who pushed this onto someone with severe anxiety… and this was someone I chose to live with without knowing it would go down this route!

So if you can, try and find someone (or multiple people) within the next month or so, but I think you still have 6-8 weeks to still comfortably find a house. 🙂

Be aware I don’t know where you are so I don’t know how abundant the accommodation is in your area but I lived in Bristol and that was the general consensus of things.

Reply 2

hallamstudents

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Original post by Anonymous

I’m feeling stressed today- one of my flatmates is looking for a flat with her friends from her course (I was going to ask said flatmate to live with me rip) no hard feelings but now I’m feeling stressed about next year.
I don’t know what to do- I’ve only been at uni for a month.
I also feel like it’s too early to decide who I want to live with just yet- there’s no one I’ve clicked with enough.
I’m worried I’ll end up having no one to live with.

Hi there,

There is quite a bit of pressure around this time of year as everyone is looking for and finding housing for next year and this definitely stressed me out when I was in first year so I understand how you are feeling!

I would say that although it is probably a good idea to start thinking about housing before Christmas, there is no rush right now to make a decision. Lots of people get houses around late November/December which is still another month away so don't worry if you feel like you haven't sorted it out yet.

Saying this, there are still quite a lot of people who end up finding their houses in January/February time and there are still houses at this time of year! The reason people find them early is so they have more choice and more flexibility with location and price etc but there will still be houses and there will be somewhere to live so try not to stress too much about this.

In terms finding people to live with, have you asked your friend if you could live with her and her friends? Or, if not, are there people on your course that could live with, or if you are part of a society you might find some people here to live with too. Sometimes there are also groups on social media e.g. Facebook where you can find people to live with so this might be worth a try if you are set on moving into a house.

Or, you could live in student accommodation again next year. Lots of people do this and if you haven't got a group of people to live with, it's a good opportunity to meet lots of new people and make some new friends. Have a look at student halls in your area and there might be a different one to move to, or live in the same one you are in now. You can usually request to live with others in second year too if this is something you would be worried about.

I would also echo what has already been said - make sure you are happy with the people you are living with before you sign a house! It's a big commitment and doing it so early means you sometimes are left in a position where you don't get on with your housemates, so just Mae sure you think about it and don't rush into something.

I hope some of this helps,

Lucy -SHU student ambassador 🙂

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

Original post by hallamstudents

Hi there,
There is quite a bit of pressure around this time of year as everyone is looking for and finding housing for next year and this definitely stressed me out when I was in first year so I understand how you are feeling!
I would say that although it is probably a good idea to start thinking about housing before Christmas, there is no rush right now to make a decision. Lots of people get houses around late November/December which is still another month away so don't worry if you feel like you haven't sorted it out yet.
Saying this, there are still quite a lot of people who end up finding their houses in January/February time and there are still houses at this time of year! The reason people find them early is so they have more choice and more flexibility with location and price etc but there will still be houses and there will be somewhere to live so try not to stress too much about this.
In terms finding people to live with, have you asked your friend if you could live with her and her friends? Or, if not, are there people on your course that could live with, or if you are part of a society you might find some people here to live with too. Sometimes there are also groups on social media e.g. Facebook where you can find people to live with so this might be worth a try if you are set on moving into a house.
Or, you could live in student accommodation again next year. Lots of people do this and if you haven't got a group of people to live with, it's a good opportunity to meet lots of new people and make some new friends. Have a look at student halls in your area and there might be a different one to move to, or live in the same one you are in now. You can usually request to live with others in second year too if this is something you would be worried about.
I would also echo what has already been said - make sure you are happy with the people you are living with before you sign a house! It's a big commitment and doing it so early means you sometimes are left in a position where you don't get on with your housemates, so just Mae sure you think about it and don't rush into something.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador 🙂

Thanks for replying. I haven’t asked the friend I mentioned- I asked her a few days ago whilst drunk about living together so I don’t know if her saying she’s looking to move in with other people is her way of saying no? Feel a bit sad tbh, she’s know the friend she might move in with for a shorter time than me.

I could ask for a definitive answer I guess, but she lives in my flat so if it goes awkwardly then I still have to live with her for another 8months!

I have course friends but one lives at home, two live in house shares already (they’re repeating an year) and the other I’m not sure I’d want to live with.

I’m more stressed because I know a lot of people at uni but I’m not particularly close with them- I’ve only known most of them for a few weeks so it feels weird to ask to live with them and I don’t like how soon the hunt for houses has started (seems silly to me).