Search As Soon As Possible for Student Accommodation

Teachers, support teaching staff and lecturers are also looking for houses to rent Coventry. Often the teaching staff already live local to the university or be prepared to travel. It would not be a good situation for the teaching staff to be sharing the same accommodation as students. Apart from the obvious reasons of being disturbed by students, it could create tensions between housemates if their lecturer didn’t give them an A and they all had to live together.

It is advisable, that if you need accommodation local to the university get searching quickly as rooms to rent or houses to rent Coventry will go quickly and the options will be reduced. It is also worth checking with the university first and seeing if they have any areas they would recommend. A map and reviews should not be relied upon when looking at accommodation. You must also take a trip to the area, ask the university to recommend areas if you are a teacher. One other reason to view surroundings yourself is to see what amenities are close by or within walking or driving distance.

Car Insurance and Student Accommodation

If you are driving or riding a motorcycle before you leave for university you will be insured. Make sure before you move into a house rental or even student accommodation Coventry that your insurance is updated to the right address and contact details. Some areas have a different crime rate or if you car parking situation has changed from garaged to street parking this will affect your insurance premium. 

Alternatively, check if you can opt for a yearly change on your insurance so that you are covered term time and then you are also covered when you are back home and the right amount of insurance is covered.

House Rental Coventry For Teachers

Not everyone who moves to student areas are always students looking for a house rental Coventry. Teachers and lecturers are also after accommodation and even people who work within the university might also be looking for a local place to stay. This might include administration staff, support staff and potentially people who need to be on call such as IT staff or university security staff, not based on site. 

If you have always lived in rented houses or previously occupied one of the many rooms to rent Coventry, it will be in your agreement how to leave the house. Most agreements require the tenant to leave the property in a reasonable state. There will be an inventory which will need to be completed and signed by the landlord and tenant before they move in. The same inventory will be called upon when you leave, so you can refer back to the mark that was there on the rug before you moved in or how many cups were in the cupboards so any missing ones will need to be paid for. It is also the case that any damaged furniture or marks are either replaced or will come out of your deposit.

Getting a House Rental Coventry

If you are starting out for the first time and moving away from home, it is always a scary time. University is exciting and the chance of freedom and moving away from parents is all part of the university experience. Planning to leave your home and get a house rental Coventry is no easy task though and there is some planning involved.

First, you need to think if your house rental is going to be a single occupancy, sharing with people you have never met before or are you thinking of moving into university Halls accommodation. First make sure you pack the essentials and clothing. This can all be transported in a car. Try to keep your belongings to one car load, at least until you settle in and then decide to bring furniture at a later date.

Annoying Housemates - Type 4 Bathroom Resident

Bathroom Resident

If you involved in a house rental Coventry or sharing student accommodation there are rooms which need to be shared and one which causes a lot of problems and source of arguments is definitely the bathroom.

This is the main room that at some point in the day everyone uses. We all have our own habits and ways of doing these and living away from home for the first time it can come as a shock that we not only have to share bathroom facilities, but we can no longer take long soaks in the bath if you still want to be spoken to afterwards. The hot water supply is something which landlords will have accounted for, but this needs to be shared and not consumed by one person because they had a hard day.

Using the shower and bath also requires those facilities to be cleaned on a regular basis. No-one wants to use a bath that has been left in a horrible state and if it always falls to one person, this can be a source of arguments.
Students that are sharing student accommodation Coventry can either create a sensible cleaning rota or give the shower /bath/sink a wipe down after use. Easier said than done when it is first thing in the morning and more important studies awaits.

Be honest with yourself and housemates when it comes to setting up the rota for cleaning. If you know you will not be able to clean on a certain time, day, or weekend then let everyone know. Don’t agree to anything if you know you will not be able to stick to it.

Housemates Type 3 - Noisy Students

Noisy Housemate
Student live is often the first time that young students are away from home, therefore student accommodation Coventry is often a mix of people who have never probably seen a vacuum let alone know how to operate the oven. If they have always been told to turn music down, this is the one chance for them to be themselves and turn up the music.

This is ok if you are all on the same course or in the house at completely differently times. It is important to see who else in on your course before you move into your accommodation. Chances are you will be sharing with these people for at least a year and you may struggle to find other rooms to rent Coventry half way through the term. If you are trying to study or sleep when your housemates have just come in, or getting up for lectures or even just in the house it can get disturbing.

One way to combat this is to check what other courses your housemates to be are on. Ask the university you are applying to for assistance in finding housemates that might be on a similar course. If you are in halls of residence within the university this can help, especially in the first year, so investigate early to ensure a place.
If you are sharing a house rental Coventry, then try and get together socially and see when you will all be in.

Exams tend to be around the same time, but if you are a quiet person in general, sharing with someone who enjoys nights out there may be some need to compromise to make sure everyone gets along.

Book Review: I Lick My Cheese

If you are thinking of flat sharing or moving taking up rooms to rent Coventry, then this book is a must. Having personally read this book it not only offers an insight into flat sharing (and the interesting habits of people) but also how humans resort to the post-it note form of communication when talking isn't an option.

The way this book is divided into sections for the different scenarios of flat sharing. 'I Lick My Cheese' was a post -it note that was placed in the fridge of someone tired of their food being eaten. This book covers the delights of embarrassing bathroom to bedroom runs and being caught with no clothes to the frustrations of sharing a living room with someone who carries out a range of activities that should not be done in the living room.

Student accommodation similar to student accommodation Coventry, features heavily in this book, but not all situations are a result of student life. 

 

Check out the authors website for similar titles

Annoying Housemate Type 2

'Food Borrower'

Annoying to one person might be considered acceptable to another housemate. However, we are sure that one type of person that might make an appearance in your student accommodation Coventry is that of the food thief. We’ve all been there, you know you’ve brought a fresh loaf and now there’s nothing left. This is a common trait with sharing accommodation as you often don’t know the people you are sharing with and it’s not always obvious to spot the person who is eating your food.

Shared kitchens are a fact of student life and it is not hygienic to store food in your room, so you do need to share this space. You can label cupboards and shelves in the fridge for each of your own food. However, it is a fact that you are going to share milk and maybe bread.  You can consider a food kitty, but this only works if everyone contributes.

Another alternative is to lock food cupboards. This may seem extreme, but if food keeps going missing and you have left notes and polite messages and even tried to reason with housemates – it is an alternative.

Sharing accommodation in a house share or even student accommodation Coventry university will result in having to compromise, it is ok to ‘borrow bread’ if you replace what your borrowed.

Annoying Housemates Making Student Accommodation Hell

When you move to a new city to start University you will most probably be placed in student accommodation where you don’t know anyone. Hopefully, your new housemates will be nice people who you get on with and become friends for life but there are times when unfortunately you may be housed with annoying housemates.

University Sports: Number One – Ultimate Frisbee

If you live in student accommodation Coventry and attend either of the two universities in the city then there are plenty of different sports or activities to take part in during your time at University. In a new series of posts we will take a look at different clubs and societies that are offered by the two universities.

Advice for Finding Student Accommodation

With £9,000 per annum tuition fees and rental prices always increasing, being a student can be financially hard. One area to make sure you don’t have any financial problems is with your accommodation.

Student Accommodation Expansion

With the recent increase in tuition fees and the global money crisis, you would think that there may not be the demand for more student accommodation in cities across the country but a quick Google search reveals that to be the complete opposite to the truth.

From Pix'n'Mix to Student Accommodation

There are many accommodation options available to Coventry students including halls of residence for freshers and house shares throughout the city for students in their second, third or fourth years. In the city centre there is the Study Inn accommodation which is located in Market Way. The accommodation is located above the Poundland store, which in turn is located about Sports Direct. It hasn’t always been the case though, here’s a look at what was previously there before the current shops and accommodation.

House Rental Coventry

If you are looking for house rental Coventry then here’s a list of the main student locations in the city:

Coventry University Students Union Elections

If you are living in student accommodation Coventry and attend the University then you may want to vote in the Coventry University Students Union elections.

Types of Student Accommodation

It is very important to investigate fully the student accommodation Coventry options available to you before making a decision. We're going to quickly go over the different types of accommodation that you might look at.

Second Year Student Accommodation Coventry

The year is in full swing once again and now is the time to start thinking about your student accommodation Coventry for next year. If you are a first year student then the chances are that you are currently living in halls of residence. Most people move out of halls and into houses in their second year.

New Year, New Start?

Happy new year form all of us here at The Future Lets.

If you are a student looking for somewhere new to live or perhaps a new lecturer looking for short or long term accommodation be sure to check out our houses to rent Coventry.

Merry Christmas from The Future Lets!

Well didn't that come along fast! It's Christmas again and we wish you and your family all the very best today and for the upcoming new year!

We know students aren't renowned for their cooking skills so we wish you look if you're entertaining in your student accommodation Coventry this Christmas day!

Christmas Shopping in Coventry

We know what you students are like so we know that you probably haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet. If you’re new to the city this year you might not be unaware of what great shopping opportunities Coventry and the surrounding places have to offer. If you have decided that now is the time to venture from your student accommodation Coventry and do your shopping we would like to help you!

Coventry itself is full of shopping opportunities with the large west orchards shopping centre, lower and upper precinct and cathedral lanes in the city centre and all the adjoining roads full of shops to do your Christmas present hunting. There is also the famous large Coventry market where you could pick up some bargains.

Outside of the city centre we have several large retail parks, notably Gallagher which has large Argos and Matalan stores amongst many others and Orchard retail park which comprises of a huge Currys and PC World megastore for the gadget fan in your life and a large halfords for the petrolheads.

If you want to venture further out of Coventry there are plenty of choices, the best probably being Birmingham. You can get there in under half an hour by train if you don't drive and you will surely find something for everyone. As well as the shops on the main streets, Birmingham is home to the Bullring, one of the busiest and most popular shopping centers in the UK. You will find all of your major stores in the Bullring including an Apple Store and one of only four Selrfridges stores in the country.