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We’ve now reached the exam period, where fellow housemates will be stressed out with revision. But in a couple of weeks time, it’ll all be over, and you can get back to enjoying the last few days together before you all head off to your respective homes over summer. Now, it’s

Whether you’re in student housing, private rented accommodation or halls, you will have all had to pay a deposit to cover any major maintenance and damage costs incurred during your tenancy. A common tale, especially from extravagant freshers, is that you fail to get all your

The job advert you’re looking at – it says “experience in ‘X’ required”. The problem is you’ve been a student your entire life and, unless that ‘X’ represents working at Next, it is unlikely you have what employers are after. The key to building up key skills that big companies

Following on from how to find your perfect job, we have now got some advice on how to actually land that job. This is because at some point in your life, ladies and gentlemen, you will need a job. As university students, you are the cream of this generation’s crop, and consequen

Every student knows that after the stress of exams comes an amazing period of life, full of long, hazy summer days (we can all live in hope!) with no stress or cares in the world... you can do anything you like for three whole months – you can go on that once-in-a-lifetime backpa

Further to the last entry about avoiding dodgy housemates, recent stories suggest that it’s not just your co-tenants you need to be wary of – the landlord could be just as untrustworthy. Three students at Kingston University fell victim to a fake landlord rent scam last year w

At university you often move to an entirely new city and are faced with the likelihood that you’ll be living with a bunch of people you’ve never met before. Or it may be that you go into your second or third year with your friends and the idea that you’re all going to co-habit so

It’s gotten to that time of year again when, having stared at your bank balance in excitement at the realisation your student loan just came through; you (accidentally) blow most of it on nights out and shopping... now you have to try and budget your money until the summer. See

Unfortunately, food is not free. Try as you might to stretch that loan for one more night out, you need food and you know it. Food is the most important part of the day giving you energy and brain power to get up and go study, so you need to fuel your body with some grub. Having

The academic year has almost drawn to a close which means that most students will be saying goodbye to their friends and going home for the summer. Some of you may be sad to be leaving your housemates behind, while others have been counting down the days to escaping since Christ

This past weekend we actually had some sun. Could spring finally be here? Looking at the forecast, the outlook is positive and the weather couldn’t be better timed. With the academic year winding to a close, lectures and seminars are slowly dwindling. There may still be exams

Once your exams have finished you’ll be looking forward to the start of September when you can share a new house with your closest friends. It’s going to be an exciting time and you’re sure to have lots of fun, but before you all go home for the summer, it’s best if you decide o

Perhaps after exams you’re hoping to earn a little bit of extra cash over the summer holidays to boost your savings... maybe you’re thinking about bar work or a shop job... or you could join our student team here at Accommodation for Students! accommodationforstudents.com is

Right in the horizon after all of those exams are the summer holidays... three long, lazy months – how are you going to fill your time? You feel like after sitting all of your exams, you should congratulate yourself on all your hard work/commiserate the bad grades you’re certain

Besides the actual learning part, the majority of university activities involve drinking, sleeping or trashy American TV. Though undoubtedly enjoyable, it could easily be argued that these activities are perhaps not the best ways to spend your free time and some of them are poten

Poor housing is one of the biggest stress triggers for students living away from home for the first time, according to groups helping depressed students.

Universities worldwide have set up counselling and self-help sessions to help students deal with homesickness and s

Deciding which university to go to can be an extremely difficult choice to make – whilst the degree you choose is important, so is the area in which you’ll spend the next three years of your life in. After reviewing the breakdown of average rents, and feedback from previous stud

University societies are the best ways to make new mates and have a laugh at uni. Through several (usually fancy dress) nights out, you’ll make a great new group of friends who share your passions. For those sporty individuals, it's a great opportunity to get out and exercise and

Work experience: like it or lump it, you pretty much need it. We’re living and learning in a day and age where a university degree is just not enough. The competition is fierce, with thousands of students nationally graduating with the exact same qualifications as you. How are yo

Failing an exam has to be one of the worst feelings ever. You put your heart and soul into something and it turns out you just missed the mark. Alternatively, you didn’t study hard enough in which case it’s your own fault! We’re human beings after all, we’re genetically programme

Back in last summer, it all seemed so rosy. You and your mates had signed the rental agreement for your very own house. No more living in halls with random people imposed upon you by the university accommodation department. Now, you’re panicking - one of your mates has unexpecte

Poland is cranking up interest as a bargain basement place for a university education – and wants more British students to take the plunge and enrol in the nation’s high education institutions.

As fees and the cost of living make studying in Britain a major financial h

1. Bring water, and lots of it! Dehydration can cause fatigue, and you'll want all the energy you can get. 2. Gather everything you need first. That way when you sit down to start work, you won't keep interrupting yourself to find another vitally important book. 3. Take healthy

Revision sucks. There’s absolutely no two ways about it. It is an obstacle you cannot avoid, and university exams boil, simply, down to this: if you don’t revise, you won’t do well. It really is that simple. However, revision itself is a slightly ambiguous beast and though we are

Students should work hard and play hard. Yet, playing costs money these days and, with tuition fees at an all-time high, it’s getting harder and harder to stretch the student loan to accommodate this. Therefore you, like many others, may be considering a part-time job to fill a f

Your house may just be a base for you between lectures and Friday night drinking sessions but it probably has most of your living possessions in it too. While you’re out enjoying yourself, you need to make sure it’s protected and everything inside if safe. Unfortunately, crime i

1. Turn down the brightness on your screen. Make the most of working on a computer that you can adjust. Your eyes will thank you for it. 2. Prioritise your work. If you've got a film to watch as research, take the opportunity to do it while you know you can blast sound from your

You’ve finally been let free to live on your own. No mum, no dad, no dog…just you and the big, bad world. Dishes and clothes won’t wash themselves, no one can survive off curry forever. Waking up and going to lectures, washing and your general well-being is all down to you. No on

So you’ve found your housemates, decided on location, logged into accommodationforstudents.com and drawn up a shortlist of great properties. Now it’s time for the viewings! There’s a certain art to viewing a student property, especially in very competitive areas, so make sure

Times are tough for graduates. In the 2012 High Fliers survey of the graduate market, it was found that there were, on average, 52 applications graduate per job. It’s a 25% rise since 2009 and means that competition is at an all-time high. Back in 2010, over one in five graduat

The reputation of British universities is under threat because of tighter controls on international student visas, say critics.

There is now a growing chorus of politicians and university leaders calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to stop including overseas studen

More students from the UK would be willing to study overseas if they have more information about doing so, according to the British Council.

Just one in five students said that they had received enough advice on moving abroad and this lack of information is preventing

University is a fantastic chapter in life. You meet some of your best friends there, become a more rounded person and experience moments that shape the rest of your life. It’s a transitional phase, for many, when you go from being a teenager to an adult. For most of us, it involv

A lack of housing options for asylum seekers in Australia has been blamed after a university student was allegedly subjected to a sexual assaulted in her home.

The issue has come to light after an asylum seeker was charged with indecent assault on a female student at a

A student at university is like a child in a sweetshop. Every day is the opportunity to go out and do something fun, broaden your horizons and live life to the full. Unfortunately, the majority of students won’t ever take these opportunities and spend the majority of time either

As students, it’s all too tempting to procrastinate. That essay isn’t in for about a month – It can wait… right? Or maybe you’ve already started the essay but are attempting to multitask it with Facebook, Twitter, sessions on FIFA and copious amounts of tea making. Whatever your

University: 3 or 4 years of new friends, laughter, memories which will stay with you forever and jaegerbombs. So. Many. Jaegerbombs. But most importantly, we cannot forget the reason we actually applied to university in the first place; to further our education. The way Universit

With great power comes great responsibility. Renting your first shared student house can be great for you and your friends, but unfortunately this usually comes with a hefty price tag in the form of a deposit. This is basically protection for the landlord against any damage or

More than a fifth of all students flock to London to study, according to the latest official figures.
Just over 460,000 students out of the total UK number of 2.245 million students live in the capital.
Most – 341,200 – come from the UK, while over 40,000 are from

Your housemates form a big part of your time studying. So it’s good for everyone if you all get along. They may be your best mates or you might not even have known them before university. No matter how much you like them as people, though, it’s likely that their habits irk you on

Campaigners and councillors are pleading with Oxford University to reduce the height of a building housing students because the roof and top floors spoil views of the historic spires.

Castle Mill is branded “stark and aggressive” and calls are urging demolition of the

The first exam season for university students is just about over and, with all that revision, you may think that you simply don’t have time for a part-time job. Of course, your studies should come first – while the money may look good in your pocket now, it won’t help you get a

As students the last thing that many of us think about is being burgled. A few weeks ago a private student accommodation house on my street got burgled. Since then numerous burglaries have also occurred in nearby student accommodation and halls. This raises concerns about our sa

At the start of your second semester there are only a few more months to go before the end of the academic year. This may be scary or exciting for some people or even a bit of both. However, before we complete the academic year it is important to work even harder in the upcoming

The world of fresher’s week probably can seem so far away, and if you’re like most students, you’re probably finding it pretty hard to focus on your studies. With a world of distractions out there – from Facebook to funny cat videos, it’s no wonder you’re putting off the inevitab

Deciding who to live with for the next academic year can be quite a difficult task for some students, especially for first year students. It can be risky considering that you have only just met your new friends, and you have to arrange who and with how many people you are going t

There are so many opportunities open for students to try something that is way out of their comfort zone. One of the things many students fear is being unemployed in the near future, however the smallest changes to your usual university lives can differentiate you from other stud

It’s normal for students to feel overwhelmed with the amount of money they find in their accounts once the student loan has gone through. The majority of students would be tempted to hit the shops as soon as possible, and buy as many things as possible, without putting any though

Studying at University is a wonderful opportunity to enhance your knowledge and graduate with a degree. However, nowadays having a degree is simply not enough for some employers. Gone are the days where people used to graduate and go straight into their dream job. Nowadays, emplo

It is certain that pretty much every student has to cope with their own deal of stress during their time at University, whether that be stress from studies, coping with being away from home and families, and of course, the fear of not fitting in or having an affluent social life

Hi I’m Marie Quinney, a final year student at Leeds University with some essential information you'll need when looking for your new accommodation whilst at university. The term is almost over and the panic of viewings and signing for next year is in sight. As a final year stu

Landlords battling to repel increasing red tape despite offering decent homes at a fair price to tenants are often let down by a few outlandish rogue landlords. The latest unnamed miscreant has been unveiled by London home hunter Laura Evelyn who revealed his idiosyncratic and

Scotland Yard detectives have arrested three more people as part of a long-running investigation in to a £1 million phishing scam that siphoned cash from the bank accounts of hundreds of students Two men were jailed for their part in the fraud last year, while two are awaiting

Landlords can finally plug in to the Green Deal for funding energy-saving improvements to upgrade heating and insulation in private rented properties. The long-awaited scheme starts for landlords on January 28, 2013. Under the scheme, whoever pays the electricity bill is re

Students are paying an average rent of just under £5,000 for their term time accommodation outside London, according to figures from new research. But in a curious quirk of fortune, higher tuition fees going in to universities have resulted in more money going out in bursaries a

Two private landlords who flouted shared house licensing laws must repay six student tenants nearly £40,000 in rent. Abdul Kalam and his wife, Jahanara Begum, were convicted of running an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) at Highbury Magistrates Court in June 2012. T

Student landlords and tenants risk losing money to lawless letting agents taking advantage of the lack of regulation in the industry, according to the professional surveyor trade body. Rogue letting agents are cashing in on the buy to let rental boom by exploiting low consumer e

Business is booming for Britain’s biggest student landlord, Unite, despite this year’s massive fee hike for English students. Annual tuition fees leapt from £3,000 to £9,000 at the start of this academic year, leading to a small drop in the number of students seeking a place at

The cost of living in student halls has doubled in a decade and seen a massive hike of 25% in the past three years. Students living in university or private halls pay an average £117 a week rent – compared with just £59 10 years ago in 2002 – according to research by the Nationa

Students are griping about their accommodation in student halls – with nearly half upset they had no other choice. The findings came from a York University Student Union survey that showed 45% of students ended up in housing that was not their first choice. Many raised concerns

Firefighters have warned students about the dangers of pan fires when cooking food is left unattended following a major kitchen blaze. Around 200 students were evacuated from halls of residence at Bradford, when food caught light in a third floor flat in the six storey block. S

Student letting in one university has shifted from boom to bust in just a year as a 200-bed hall of residence may close due to lack of tenants. Last year, the University of Cumbria, Carlisle, was crying out for private landlords in an SOS for student rooms. This year, higher tu

Eguides explaining about acting as good neighbours have been emailed to thousands of students and landlords in Manchester. The specially written guides for students living off campus in private shared homes were emailed out by Manchester City Council. The guides offer hints abo

The latest solution to the lack of affordable for students in university cities has landed - the pod. Pods are simply redesigned sheds measuring a tiny 10 feet by 8 feet are intended to let to students for £400 per month - or £5 per square foot. They do come with all mod co

The government has set up a special £2 million fund to compensate students for losing advance rent and deposits as a result of London Metropolitan University losing a licence to sponsor students from outside Europe. Universities Minister David Willetts is giving the students

Students will have to take rooms in hotels or sleep on camp beds in common rooms because of a housing shortage at a university. Around 50 students are homeless at the start of term at Edinburgh University - 30 have rooms at Travelodge hotels in the city and 18 are camping out

Places in university halls are running out in one university city and pushing up rents as subsidised foreign students flock to let private shared houses nearest the campus. Landlords and letting agents in Sheffield report Chinese students are keen to pay up to £1,000 for place

Identity theft from shared houses is the target of a new joint campaign by landlords and police. The Residential Landlords Association has linked with the Dedicated Card and Plastic Crime Unit and Financial Fraud Action UK to warn landlords and tenants in houses of multiple oc

Rip-off letting agents could cost a fortune for students looking for housing in London, warns the Royal institution of Chartered Surveyors. RICS is urging students to make sure any letting agent obeys a code of conduct and protects deposits. With places in student halls gen

First-year students have made a barrage of complaints to the students union and university housing managers in York after they missed out on their preferred halls accommodation because an email was sent out late. Student union president Kallum Taylor claims the email process h

Fraud watchdogs are warning about rent scams as students hunt for homes as universities ready to start the new academic year. The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has issued a checklist to reduce the risk of losing cash to fraudsters. The scams offer housing in pri

Students will be picking up more than flat-pack furniture from budget retail giant Ikea as the firm moves in to providing housing and hotels. The £7 billion rated Inter Ikea - the holding company that owns the Ikea brand - has plans to build 100 budget hotels and student halls

Councils are increasingly trying to enforce ‘no car’ rules for student housing developments that they cannot police. The latest ruling is under consideration by Swansea planners on developers who want to build 75 student apartments on the site of a former nursing home in the c

Upmarket landlords are booting out the bankers and moving in students from overseas who have the money to live in luxury. The face of student letting is changing from the common misconception of scruffy, tired and cramped shared houses to designer hotel-style apartments offeri

A prolific burglar who preys on student victims has been jailed again - for his 83rd conviction in since 1990. James Callaghan targets student accommodation, mainly in the university city of Oxford. Callaghan, 39, was sent to prison for four years after admitting stealing a

Judges have rejected a challenge against plans to build one of the world’s tallest student housing towers in London. The Court of Appeal has backed the scheme after objections from neighbouring landowner Threadneedle. The Quill is destined to soar to 31 storeys (109 metres)

Student landlords with shared homes to rent near Birmingham’s City University may be left high and dry if plans to move the campus across the city come off. The university is based at Perry Barr, Birmingham, but is set to move to a new £125 million purpose-built campus at East

Students in London and Manchester are victims of the worst crime rates near university campuses, according to police statistics. London Metropolitan has the worst overall record for crime - and also records the greatest number of robberies and violent offences. Second is Ki

Good housing standards are slightly more important to home-hunting students than price or location, according to a new study. Two-thirds of students believe they are paying too much for their accommodation, according to the research by student housing provider FreshStart.

While Dundee University celebrates topping a student poll as the most popular university in the UK, we take a look at the other end of the table. The student experience survey is carried out every year by the Times Higher Education Supplement, and grades teaching, facilities,

Landlords need to watch out for a ‘stealth tax’ on their income as clever manipulation of income tax rates could pull many in to the net of higher rate tax payers. The headlines claim increased personal income tax allowances will ease tax for many, but a combination of increas

Students have been urged to stop paying rent to a letting agent whose business has gone in to administration without warning. Joseph Newman Letting suddenly stopped trading and for sale signs went up over the firm’s office in St Dunstan Street, Canterbury. Owner Joseph Newm

Shared house planning laws that are mainly aimed at controlling the growing number of students lettings in university cities are confusing councils and landlords. Since October 2010, local councils can opt to take on article 4 planning controls that make house in multiple occu

Buy to let rents are still rising despite falling tenant incomes, according to the latest survey by landlord insurers Homelet. Average rents across the country increased 2.6% from February to £764 a month in March, but London rents surged ahead of the rest to hit £1,156 a mont

A tax tribunal has thrown out a claim for incorporation relief by a landlord changing her trading status to a limited company. In what is believed to be the first case before a tribunal by a landlord claiming the lucrative capital gains exemption offered to other traders, Eliz

Viewing flats can be very stressful: you turn up at the building to find a dozen other students all nervously eyeing each other up which provokes a competitive feeling and chilly atmosphere. This stress makes it hard to remember the checklist of ‘important’ things you had hastily

A student protesting about the cost of renting digs is in hot water over setting up home in a tent - on a raft in the middle of a lake. William Woodbridge, 21, has spent five years struggling to find a home. He has spent most of the time sharing digs or living in a car.

Operation Can-Do is targeting landlords operating unlicensed houses in multiple occupations to clear up rubbish, poor housing and anti-social behaviour in Peterborough. The council reckons the city has 4,100 private rented homes grouped in the city centre that are home to stud

Spending a fortune on fire safety measures and risk assessment is a waste of money for landlords when student behaviour sparks danger. Recent weeks have seen several student fire scares hit the headlines - with firefighters warning several of the incidents were avoidable. U

Students who want to make sure their funding for rent, tuition fees and living costs need to start an online application for their loan right away. English students can join in online web chats and UCAS conventions to find out what to claim and how to make the application as N

Students sharing a flat were at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning because their GP landlord failed to maintain the boiler. The danger was spotted when a gas engineer was called to repair a fault in the boiler at the flat in Oxford. The engineer refused to carry out the repa

Corporate student accommodation giant Unite is setting up a foundation to offer students help with living costs from bursaries. The 21 bursaries are part of the company’s 21st anniversary celebrations. The Unite Foundation will initially fund students at Bristol, Edinburgh,

Universities are bringing students to book by barring their graduation if they have unpaid fines for failing to return library books on time. Owing just £5 at Exeter University will stop graduation - while a graduation ban is imposed for debts of £20 at Lancaster and £25 at Gl

Students and their families who want to know whether the cost of studying for a degree is worth the cash outlay can check out their likely earnings online. A handy set of statistics on payscale.com plots earnings for a selection of degrees and major subjects. With fees and

Viewing property is never treated as an exact science by most investors - but experienced landlords and developers work to a plan. Just turning up for a quick trip around a home is not enough - viewing a house involves a lot more. To help, here are some professional landlor

A student ‘front man’ for prostitutes offering sex-for-sale was jailed for nine months. Thai Tanasak Sopatai, 27, who was in the UK on a student visa, rented a luxury flat in upmarket Castle terrace, Edinburgh, intending that several women would move in to run it as a brothel.

Councillors are ignoring pleas from students and landlords to set up a no-go zone for shared houses in Southampton. Southampton City Council voted the ban on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) after neighbours complained about noise, litter and bad behaviour by tenants. T

A university has hit out at speculative student flat developers and councillors for building too much housing that is not needed. Birmingham’s Aston University warns they have their sums wrong and the city’s student numbers will fall as restrictions on students from abroad and

Students living in a shed village at Lincoln University have moved out to a new home. The university is in crisis over accommodation for students after accepting 200 more freshers for courses than beds were available to sleep. The solution was moving temporary huts on to ca

Desperate developers cashing in on student rental gold are flooding town halls with planning applications. Meanwhile, banks have lost their appetite for funding big student projects, according to a report from property consultants EC Harris. The study suggests a cut in publ

Freshers are picking up advice safeguarding themselves and their belongings from crime as the new academic year gets underway at colleges and universities. Many first year students staying in halls pick up crime prevention tips to help them stay out of trouble. While severa

Students demonstrating with a sit-in at the University of Strathclyde as a protest against charging students from England and Wales £27,000 in tuition fees for courses. The protesters claim Scottish universities are unfairly charging students from England and Wales for tuition

Police tracked down a thief who stole a student’s laptop by monitoring his internet usage with antitheft spy software loaded on to the computer. Now, police are urging students to download and activate the software to deter thieves on campus and at student houses. The call

Students moving out of home to start a college or university course may have a lot of book knowledge but have problems looking after themselves. Many confess they have never had to cook, wash clothes or do the ironing. The shocking statistics were highlighted in a survey of

Students are such rubbish about putting their garbage out at the right time that a special team of bin men has to clear the streets where they live every day. Now, neighbours and the council are so fed up with their laziness that £100 fines are being introduced for residents w

Cash-strapped students have offered sex-for-sale to raise the money to pay their living costs and complete their courses, a court heard. The sordid details were revealed in a sex trafficking case involving an escort agency in Glasgow. One girl, an unidentified girl from Bel

Student housing is so scarce in Aberystwyth that the university has started installing extra beds for room shares in halls of residence. Aberystwyth University, one of the fastest growing in the country, has had a deluge of applications and housing students has reached a crisi

University bosses have banned parties at a nightclub because they fear students might be encouraged to take part in lapdancing. More than 1,000 complaints were received about the club’s licencing plan - and public opinion led to the University of Bedford pulling a deal to hold

Hundreds of students looking for digs were shown around a holiday camp after a university put up a ‘no vacancies’ sign on halls of residence. New students at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, were offered shared chalets after a guided tour of a Pontins Holiday Camp a

Students are competing with young professionals who can pay higher rents in some cities. Landlords with shared houses are picking up more inquiries from young adults out at work who can no longer afford to rent or buy a flat on their own. For them, renting a room in a share

Universities are pleading for more private landlords to offer their homes to rent as numbers of homeless students queue up for digs. Renting black spots include London, Crewe, Aberystwyth and Carlisle, while Edge Hill University is sending students to check out a holiday camp

Broadband access is rated as more important that value for money and location by students looking for a home. Thousands of students in universities and colleges across the UK were asked what makes a good home by the National Student Housing Survey (NSHS), and 90 per cent rated

Finding an affordable home to rent while organising courses and a move to a new city can be a stressful time for students and their families. Online portals and letting agents can make the task easier - and to help here’s a helpful top five tips for students moving in to digs:

Lawyers are challenging the Scottish government’s university funding scheme because students from England face discrimination that breaches their human rights. Legal firm Public Interest Lawyers are preparing to take the Scottish government to court for a judicial review of ho

Students starting university this year should expect to pay an average £9,541 living costs plus tuition fees, according to new research. Those that fork out top-rate tuition fees of £9,000 a year to study will have to find around £1,855 a month to fund term-time at university.

Students starting university and college courses next year expect to run up debts of more than £50,000 each - double what students starting this year reckon they will owe. On graduation, in three year’s, this year’s students will finish their course by handing over an IOU for

Crooks face a crack down as the Student Loans Company joins ranks with other financial bodies in the battle to fight fraud. The Student Loans Company (SLC) has lined up with CIFAS, the government’s fraud prevention service. Joining CIFAS lets the SLC check out weed out frau

Students signing up for a year’s tenancy at purpose-built halls can earn a £1,000 cash back. The cash incentive is offered to students who want to live at Point Exe, Exeter. Rents for the cluster rooms and en suite flats for the year average around £6,775 - with the cash ba

Three students sharing an average house will have gadgets and electronics worth around £8,000. Computers, mobile phones, cameras and music players make up the bulk of expensive personal belongings for most university students - adding up to equipment valued at around £2,650 fo

Two women students have found tiny web cameras hidden in smoke detectors with an open view of their shower. The surveillance cameras and other electronic bugging equipment linked to a wi-fi transmitter were removed from their apartment by police. The two Bulgarian students,

A new online guide profiles the gay friendliness of Britain’s 150 universities by benchmarking the institutions’ attitudes to lesbian, gay and bisexual students. Backed by lobby and research group Stonewall and search giant Google, the guide is an up-to-the-minute look at the

Starting university is not only a life-changing event for new students, but a watershed for their parents as well. As soon as a place at university is secured, the countdown for the start of term begins, which can be just a few short weeks away for late-comers who grab a last-

Student rents are rising in London because accommodation providers cannot keep pace with the number of students flocking to the capital. The latest figures pitch 55,000 purpose-built student bed spaces in the capital - with 283,500 students seeking a place to stay, which is a 6%

Students and their parents will spend the next few weeks scouring the web in a race to find the best-priced accommodation. For students starting professional courses such as Medicine, Architecture, Dentistry or Law, buying a home is an option because they may stay in the same

Art experts believe a drab picture hanging in student halls of residence for more than 80 years could be the most expensive oil masterpiece ever - a missing Michelangelo worth more than £100 million. Generations of students have ignored the depiction of Christ’s crucifixion wi

Students at universities and colleges all over the UK are building a database of problems with landlords who are failing to return deposits at the end of a tenancy. Some students are losing deposits of £1,000 or more when they move out at the end of term. Now, student union

Bogus landlords are ripping off students looking for bargain properties to rent. The scams often centre around property advertised online on budget web sites like Gumtree and Craigslist. Often the properties do not exist or belong to another landlord unwittingly sucked in t

An empty office block that featured as a set for BBC TV’s Dr Who is likely to be converted into digs for students. The block may look small from the outside, but just like the Tardis, inside it will provide deceptively spacious accommodation. Villiers House, a vacant block

A top-rated student halls has chalked up another first in a rate-your-landlord survey. Liberty Living’s Atlantic Point, Liverpool, was voted best student halls in the city in a poll by Liverpool Students Union. The plaudit follows the halls winning the Best private halls pr

Students on green university courses are moving out of cramped accommodation in to yurt tents favoured by Mongolian nomads. Three students are ready to try their new home and are expecting others to join them. The move is packed with benefits for the students - • The yur

Homeowners are blaming their student neighbours for turning their street in to a slum because they are not putting out rubbish for collection on the right days. They claim rubbish sweltering in bin bags is causing the streets around Cathays, Cardiff, to smell and that birds an

Hungry students have taken to cooking and eating road kill they scoop from gutters and verges as part of their degree course. Forensic archaeologists from Bournemouth University learn how to cut up their carcasses as part of an investigation in to butchery throughout the ages.

It’s the end of term at most universities and colleges, so time to pack up and go home for the summer. No one likes the work involved in handing back a shared house to the landlord, but the job has to be done. Here are some important points to watch that could make the diff

Some of the not so pleasant truths about studying and working at universities are revealed by investigative reporters patiently sifting data from freedom of information requests. Ian Benson runs the whistle-blowing web site AcademicFOI.com, which gives a warts and all view of

Universities are expected to give students better value for money if they charge higher tuition fees, according to David Willetts. The Universities minister claims British students are ‘frustrated’ by the low person-to-person study time they gain from lectures and tutorials.

A student evicted from university halls for breaking fire safety rules reckons she is around £1,000 a year better off living in a private shared house. Zoe Christo, 19, was thrown out of her Goodricke College room at the University of York, for smoking, interfering with a smok

A student with a knife rampaged around university halls terrifying other students as he hunted for a girl he was obsessed with. Before finding Clare Fox, 18, who he had tried to kiss two nights before, another student tackled him, took the knife and threw it out of a window.

Students are looking for some degree of romance as well as professional qualifications from university. Most think they will meet the love of their life on campus, just like Prince William and Kate Middleton. Romance is a hot topic for students - more than a third (35%) con

Students Josh Hart and Dan Gyi have had their two-year prison sentences overturned on appeal. The pair were sentenced to two year’s youth custody at Sheffield Crown Court after admitting criminal damage with reckless endangerment after end of term high jinks spiralled out of c

Email scammers have stolen thousands of pounds after tricking students in to revealing details about their maintenance grant payments. The fraudsters send out bogus online messages offering extra financial support to students picking up the payments. When students respond w

Shocked campaigners protesting against building student halls and an underground car park in a graveyard have lost their fight to stop the development. Planners have agreed the 262-bedroom student accommodation scheme can go ahead – but the developers have to wait for permissi

Police are investigating claims that prostitutes are running a brothel in university halls. The University of Sussex has told police a single bedroom flat in the halls at Falmer, Brighton, is advertised in an online escort site offering sexual services by single girls or two t

A university has secretly checked out the details of cars parked on public roads near halls of residence in a bid to catch students breaching parking restrictions. Drivers have had their car registrations checked against DVLA ownership records to try and match up their details

Cash-strapped students who can't afford rising tuition fees at english universities are broadening their horizons and looking at cheaper options in other countries. From September 2012, English universities can charge up to £9,000 for tuition – a 50% increase on the current £6

Around 100 students have registered to join a new soccer and business school that kicks off courses in September. The multi-million pound enterprise runs alongside Championship side Burnley's Turf Moor stadium. Builders have created a state-of-art football and business scho

Students with musical instruments often get off on the wrong note by failing to to take special insurance cover. Losing an instrument is not just a blow to brass and woodwind players – the average cost of replacing a misplaced or stolen instrument is £650 for all musicians.

Students and landlords in Scotland will have to protect rental deposits and bonds in an official scheme after a new law was passed by the Scottish Assembly. The rules are similar to the deposit protection scheme that is running in England and Wales. The aim is to cut disput

Developers are pumping millions of pounds in to building more student accommodation in towns and cities all over the UK. Construction is underway on several sites that are aiming to open for the 2012 academic year including: • Four 9 floor blocks on the former BBC World Ser

Students and landlords are protesting to councils up and down the country that the push to bring in tighter planning controls for shared houses is unfair and impracticable – and they may have a point. Many councils are seeking to ban new shared student homes in university citi

A council is seeing red over a student letting house painted bright pink to promote a web site. Swansea City Council has told the owner to cover up the sponsor's name and logos – but has agreed the house can stay in the pink. The council was involved after a complaint was r

The cost of raising children and sending them to university is a staggering £210,000 – and is set to keep on rising. Increases in tuition fees for students have helped push the costs up by 4.5% this year, according to insurer LV=. The insurer started publishing the costs of

Students and landlords should watch out for bogus property listings online set up to con them out of fees and deposits. Crooks set up the dodgy web sites by copying property listings from bona fide letting agents – and then try and scam cash from landlords and students. Let

Money management experts are keen to help students with their finances while living away at university. Almost 450,000 students will receive the free money manual packed with information, tips and cash-saving strategies when they receive their statement of decision mailing fro

Students who want to stay on in their accommodation for the next academic year need to rebook early or run the risk of losing their homes. Universities are already pre-booking their own halls and private accommodation in anticipation of a rush of new students next year. The

Crime fighting campaigns run by students in Birmingham are so successful that a plans to heighten robbery awareness have been cancelled. On top of that, thefts and burglaries from student houses in the city's Selly Oak neighbourhood have dropped 70% to the lowest crime figures

HMO protest petition signed by 1,000 students Thousands of students are protesting against councils forcing them to move out of shared houses near universities to edge-of-town halls. Latest to come under attack is Nottingham City Council, where the student union is leading

Keep an eye on the agreement Let’s assume you are about to move into your first student accommodation. It may be the first time you have heard of a tenancy agreement let alone read one. There are a few important things to watch out for. You will discover different termi